Extreme weather is hitting parts of the US. That's bad news for the economy
We've all heard Wall Street bigwigs compare the looming recession to gathering storm clouds, hurricanes, and heavy fog. But what happens when those weather events are no longer just analogies?
2023-06-27 19:47
GOP leaders land top recruit in Montana Senate race as potential primary battle looms
Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL and current CEO of Bridger Aerospace, announced his Senate candidacy Tuesday, setting up a potential challenge to incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and giving GOP leaders a prized recruit in a marquee race.
2023-06-27 19:24
'Their plan is to literally kill people': Senate Democrats reveal new details about intel warnings ahead of January 6 attack
The January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol was "essentially planned in plain sight on social media" and yet the FBI and Department of Homeland Security appeared to have "completely dropped the ball," a Senate committee concluded in the latest highly critical assessment of the security failures.
2023-06-27 17:20
Deliberations continue in the trial of the ex-school resource officer who stayed outside during Parkland shooting
Deliberations are continuing for a second day Tuesday in the trial of Scot Peterson, a former school resource officer who stayed outside during the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
2023-06-27 16:50
Janitor heard 'annoying alarms' and turned off freezer, ruining 20 years of school research worth $1 million, lawsuit says
A university janitor who turned off a freezer after hearing multiple "annoying alarms," ruined more than 20 years of research, according to a lawsuit filed against his employer by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in upstate New York.
2023-06-27 15:53
Congo fashion show hopes to inspire peace, creativity in region affected by conflict
Fashion designers from several parts of Africa have come together for a show in eastern Congo, hoping to inspire peace and creativity in a region long affected by conflict
2023-06-27 15:25
Tennessee inmate captured while another remains at large after the pair broke out through a jail ceiling, authorities say
Authorities in northwestern Tennessee are asking the public for help locating escaped inmate Ronnie Sharp after he and another man broke out of jail, law enforcement said.
2023-06-27 14:50
Power couple Zooey Zephyr and Erin Reed are spreading hope to fellow transgender people
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr and legislative researcher Erin Reed have emerged as a power couple spreading hope to fellow transgender people
2023-06-27 14:28
Massachusetts man arrested and charged with triple homicide after 3 family members found dead at home, officials say
Three people were found dead inside a residence in Newton, Massachusetts, on Sunday morning, including a couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, officials said.
2023-06-27 13:50
What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam's holiest sites are simply home
For residents, Islam's most sacred city Mecca is simply home
2023-06-27 13:50
John Goodenough, the Nobel Prize winner whose development of lithium ion batteries helped create 'a rechargable world', has died at 100
John B. Goodenough, the Nobel Prize-winning engineer whose contributions to developing lithium-ion batteries revolutionized portable technology, has died. He was 100.
2023-06-27 12:48
Biden is turning the screw on Putin even as US denies role in Russia's insurrection
Russia's short-lived insurrection has handed Joe Biden the most perilous version yet of a dilemma that has confounded the last five US presidents: how to handle Vladimir Putin.
2023-06-27 12:22