Putin and Kim deepened their arms deal and defense partnership at a summit last week. North Korea could demand a range of capabilities in exchange for sending Russia weapons for its war. Nuclear and missile technologies are at the top of the list, but Kim may also want fighter jets and satellite tech. North Korea […]
Economic damage due to a warming world is now expected to be six times worse than scientists had previously projected, according to new research. What’s happening? The Guardian reported on a new study that projects that a one-degree Celsius (1.8-degree Fahrenheit) increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product. […]
Claudia Sheinbaum will become Mexico’s next president — and its first female leader in more than 200 years of independence. – Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Exchange-traded funds that track Mexican equities suffered their biggest daily decline in over four years on Monday, after Claudia Sheinbaum’s victory in Mexico’s presidential election sparked investor concerns that her party’s […]
The Corral Fire exploded in Northern California over the weekend, scorching more than 14,000 acres, jumping major roadways and prompting evacuations as it bore down on nearby homes. Local resident Daniel Perez stayed behind to help first responders. “The firefighters actually dipped the hose into my pool,” he told CBS News. Perez said it appeared […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bill that would make it a crime to possess two abortion-inducing drugs without a prescription, a move that doctors fear could prevent them from adequately treating their patients in a timely manner. Under the bill, which aims to reclassify mifepristone and misoprostol, pregnant patients […]
BlackRock sees risks in the Federal Reserve moving to shorten its asset holdings, which could weigh on the dollar and drive up benchmark Treasury yields. – AFP via Getty Images Changes to how the Federal Reserve manages one of world’s most crucial piles of assets pose “underappreciated” risks to financial markets, BlackRock warned in a […]
By Vivian Sequera CARACAS (Reuters) – The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is following the “worrying events” in the Middle East, it said on Saturday, but it did not condemn Iran’s retaliatory strike on Israel earlier in the day. Venezuela is an ally of Iran, Russia and China. Its communication with the United States […]
Apr. 8—LEAKEY, Texas — The emergency weather and road condition signs along Interstate 10 proclaim: Find a spot and stay put. So we did. But the clouds, the sun and the moon didn’t listen. As the time of totality neared Monday along the eclipse pathway, the clouds parted in Leakey, in southwest Texas. Earlier, a […]
A Connecticut state trooper who shot a 19-year-old man to death in a stolen car in 2020 testified in his defense Friday that he believed he had to open fire because the man was armed with a knife and made threatening movements toward other officers. Trooper Brian North, 33, took the stand on the fifth […]
Google has initiated significant layoffs across its various teams, including the Voice Assistant, hardware, engineering and ad sales teams, marking a continuation of the tech industry’s trend towards reducing workforce expenses. The layoffs have affected hundreds of employees within the Voice Assistant unit; hardware teams responsible for Pixel, Nest and Fitbit products; and a considerable […]
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) on Sunday said supporters of President Joe Biden who are troubled by his low poll numbers should “stop worrying and start working.” In an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” Shapiro was asked to weigh in on the fact that polls in Pennsylvania, a swing state that could determine the outcome […]
When tour guide and wildlife photographer Gaurav Ramnarayanan set out on safari on the evening of January 24, 2024, he wasn’t looking for tigers. The 25-year-old was leading a private tour in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kaziranga National Park, a 430 square-kilometer wildlife reserve in India’s northeastern Assam state. While it’s home to […]