US sending F-16 fighter jets to protect ships from Iranian seizures in Gulf region
A senior defense official says the U.S. is beefing up its use of fighter jets around the strategic Strait of Hormuz to protect ships from Iranian seizures
2023-07-15 06:53
Mexico files border boundaries complaint over Texas' floating barrier plan on Rio Grande
Mexico's top diplomat says her country has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. government expressing concern that Texas' plan to deploy floating barriers on the Rio Grande may violate 1944 and 1970 treaties on boundaries and water
2023-07-15 06:50
US to reopen review of Nevada geothermal plant near endangered toad while legal battle is on hold
Federal officials have decided to reconsider the 2021 environmental review that cleared the way for construction of a geothermal power plant in Nevada where an endangered toad lives
2023-07-15 06:28
Brazil wants 10-year pause on deep sea mining as UN agency under pressure to draft regulations
Brazil is urging a 10-year precautionary pause on deep sea mining in international waters just days after companies and countries were allowed to start applying for provisional licenses
2023-07-15 06:22
GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplace
Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices
2023-07-15 06:19
Did Snoop Dogg have a pet cockroach? Rapper reveals he 'used to leave food out' for his six-legged insect 'The Gooch'
'In my apartment, I had a roach that we couldn't kill. He kept getting bigger and bigger,' Snoop Dogg said referring to his pet cockroach 'The Gooch'
2023-07-15 05:51
US Virgin Islands demands $190 million from JPMorgan in Epstein case
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK The U.S. Virgin Islands said it wants JPMorgan Chase to pay at least
2023-07-15 05:50
Authorities say escaped homicide suspect may be getting desperate living in wilderness
A homicide suspect who used bed sheets to escape from jail last week continues to evade capture
2023-07-15 05:48
US judge lets Kentucky enforce ban on transgender youth care for now
By Brendan Pierson A federal judge in Kentucky ruled Friday that the state can enforce its law banning
2023-07-15 05:48
5 leaving cemetery after funeral wounded by gunfire from another vehicle, Maryland police say
Police in Maryland say five people leaving a cemetery after a funeral were wounded by gunfire after someone shot into their car from another vehicle
2023-07-15 05:28
New Mexico's top election official met with federal prosecutors for 2020 special counsel probe
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver has spoken with federal prosecutors as part of the special counsel’s probe into the 2020 election
2023-07-15 05:21
Pence raises less than $1.2 million during second fundraising quarter, lagging behind GOP rivals
Former Vice President Mike Pence raised less than $1.2 million for his presidential campaign during the second fundraising quarter that ended June 30, according to a Pence adviser, lagging far behind several Republican rivals who have announced much larger fundraising hauls and signaling potential struggles ahead to finance his White House bid.
2023-07-15 05:19