Washington — President Trump is hosting a parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army today, bringing tanks and soldiers to the streets of Washington, D.C., for the capital’s first major military parade in more than three decades. The event — which is expected to cost between $25 million …
Read More »Air India plane crash survivor describes his extraordinary escape: “Everything happened in front of my eyes”
Out of the 242 people who were on board Air India flight AI171 when the plane crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday, moments after takeoff, just one is believed to have survived. A day later, that survivor, British national Viswash Kumar Ramesh, spoke about the moment the plane “came to a …
Read More »Atlanta rapper Silentó sentenced to 30 years in cousin’s deadly shooting
Silentó, the rapper known for “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to his cousin’s death in 2021. The 27-year-old Atlanta rapper, whose legal name is Ricky Lamar Hawk, pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and …
Read More »Paramount to cut 3.5% of its workforce amid economic and media industry challenges
Paramount Global said Tuesday that the entertainment and media company is cutting 3.5% of its workforce, citing challenges in the broader U.S. economy and in the linear television business. It’s the latest round of layoffs at the media company — which owns the CBS broadcast network as well as cable …
Read More »Grant Hardin, Arkansas escapee known as “Devil in the Ozarks,” recaptured near prison after 2
A former police chief known as the “Devil in the Ozarks” was recaptured Friday, nearly two weeks after his escape from an Arkansas prison, where he was serving decadeslong sentences for murder and rape, the Izard County Sheriff’s Office said. Grant Hardin escaped on May 25 from the Calico Rock prison …
Read More »Trump speaks to Xi on trade, says talks between U.S. and China will resume soon
Washington — President Trump spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday morning about the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and China, with Mr. Trump saying the two leaders agreed to have their teams resume talks “shortly.” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he and Xi spoke for …
Read More »U.S. sanctions 4 International Criminal Court judges, claiming they abused power
The Trump administration issued sanctions on four individuals serving as judges of the International Criminal Court, citing the court’s “politicization and abuse of power,” after one ruling authorizing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another targeting the actions of U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Last year, Judges …
Read More »Trump administration threatens California with legal action over transgender athletes
The Trump administration is threatening California with steep fines and legal action days after a transgender athlete won two statewide high school track-and-field events, ramping up the legal threats aimed at the state over transgender issues. The student, AB Hernandez, a transgender 16-year-old, won both the high school girls’ high …
Read More »Faith Salie offers her two cents on the end of the penny
What is worthless, but priceless? Overlooked, but treasured? Ubiquitous, but ephemeral? What makes us stop in the street to transcend our pride and stoop to pick it up? It’s the humble, shiny, tiny penny. The Treasury announced it will cease making new pennies by early next year. Will they disappear …
Read More »Paraglider survives being accidentally pulled 28,000 feet into air without oxygen
A paraglider in China has survived an unexpected climb to 28,208 feet in the air without oxygen after being caught in a powerful updraft, according to an account told to Chinese Central Television (CCTV). Peng Yujiang, an experienced paraglider, said he had been conducting a routine test of equipment just …
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