IDB grants $500 million loan to Ecuador, econ ministry says
QUITO Ecuador's economy ministry said on Wednesday that the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $500 million loan
2023-08-03 08:15
Advocates accuse New York City of using migrants as 'props' in bid for federal money
For days now, newly arrived migrants have been waiting outside New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel, hoping for a bed in an overly crowded shelter system
2023-08-03 07:51
Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice accuses liberals of 'raw exercise of overreaching power'
The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is accusing her liberal colleagues of a “raw exercise of overreaching power” after they flexed their new majority and fired the director of the state’s court system
2023-08-03 07:49
Saguaro cacti, fruit trees and other plants are also stressed by Phoenix's extended extreme heat
Phoenix is poised this week to climb back up to dangerously high temperatures
2023-08-03 07:28
Mother gets 14 years in death of newborn found floating off Florida coast in 2018
A Florida mother is going to prison for 14 years for the death of her newborn daughter who was found floating off the Palm Beach County coast five years ago
2023-08-03 07:18
Why it took four years for the Bidens to acknowledge their seventh grandchild
For the past four years, President Joe Biden and the first lady took cues from their son Hunter on how to discuss the 4-year-old girl in Arkansas a paternity test had determined was their granddaughter.
2023-08-03 07:18
Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming alleged conspirators, experts say
By not naming or charging six alleged co-conspirators in the indictment this week of Donald Trump, federal prosecutors may be signaling their desire to expeditiously put the former president on trial for seeking to overturn the 2020 election
2023-08-03 06:57
Texas is separating families at the border in apparent 'harsh and cruel' shift in policy, immigration attorney says
Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the southern border since July 10 under Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star border initiative, according to Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid immigration attorney Kristin Etter.
2023-08-03 06:56
US State Department orders evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family members from Niger
The US State Department on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family members from Niger following last week's military takeover.
2023-08-03 06:51
Alabama researcher will succeed Fauci in infectious disease post
A research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named to succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation’s top infectious disease expert
2023-08-03 06:21
St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan charged with joining Capitol riot in red face paint and Trump hat
A St. Louis Cardinals mega-fan known as “Rally Runner” has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and used a stolen shield to help other rioters attack police officers
2023-08-03 05:56
The Miami Marlins are selling $5 hamburgers to celebrate deadline acquisition Jake Burger
The Miami Marlins put together a whopper of a promotion to welcome trade deadline acquisition Jake Burger
2023-08-03 05:56