2,800 US flights delayed or canceled due to severe storms
More than 2,800 flights across the United States were delayed or canceled Monday after powerful storms ripped through the parts of the country, mainly in the Southeast and the Ohio Valley.
2023-06-26 22:25
Supreme Court leaves in place lower court opinion invalidating North Carolina charter school skirt requirement
The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a lower court opinion that invalidated a code of conduct at a North Carolina publicly funded charter school that required girls to wear skirts in order to "preserve chivalry" based on the belief that every girl is a "fragile vessel."
2023-06-26 21:48
Supreme Court says Louisiana congressional map must be redrawn to add another majority-Black district
The Supreme Court said Monday that Louisiana's congressional map must be redrawn to add a second majority-Black district.
2023-06-26 21:47
Airport worker dies after being 'ingested' into plane engine in Texas
A ground worker was killed at San Antonio International Airport after being "ingested" into a plane's engine Friday, officials said.
2023-06-26 20:27
Putin's humiliation will require the West to reexamine its balancing act to save Ukraine
The world just got a hint of a tantalizing but possibly even more dangerous future without Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Western stakes in the Ukraine war rose significantly as a result.
2023-06-26 19:54
Victims' families, united in grief, face 2 paths to justice as Pittsburgh synagogue shooting death penalty trial moves to next phase
Federal jurors in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial will soon decide whether to sentence the convicted gunman to death or life in prison -- two potential avenues for justice that in the years since the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history have found varying levels of support in an otherwise unified community.
2023-06-26 19:18
Jury set to hear closing arguments in trial of ex-school resource officer who stayed outside during Parkland shooting
Closing arguments are expected Monday in the trial of a former school resource officer who stayed outside during the February 2018 shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school, in which 17 people were killed and 17 others wounded.
2023-06-26 18:20
Why the heat index matters more than the temperature in a heat wave
Checking the temperature reading during a heat wave won't tell the whole sweltering story. It's going to feel a lot hotter.
2023-06-26 18:19
Extreme floods are happening way more often than federal data would suggest, analysis shows
A critical federal analysis of extreme rainfall is vastly underestimating the chances of flood events, with grave implications for everything from new roads and bridges to the rising cost of flood insurance, according to a new analysis.
2023-06-26 15:25
Hundreds of thousands are without power as tornado-spawning storms batter the Southeast and Ohio Valley
Severe tornado-spawning storms battered the the Southeast and Ohio Valley, knocking out power to more than 615,000 homes and businesses across multiple states.
2023-06-26 15:00
A robot is combing the sea floor for debris from the Titan submersible implosion as a multinational investigation begins
A robot is combing the sea floor for debris from the fatal implosion of the Titan submersible as authorities in both the US and Canada turn their attention from search and rescue to investigating what led up to the maritime disaster and whether any laws were broken.
2023-06-26 12:59
What to stream this week: 'The Bachelorette,' Idris Elba, The Weeknd, Sarah Snook and 'Jack Ryan'
This week’s new entertainment releases include a new album from Lucinda Williams, the kickoff of the 20th season of the reality dating show “The Bachelorette” starring a 27-year-old therapist from Georgia who was featured on the last season of “The Bachelor,” and Idris Elba is stuck on the worst flight ever in the new series “Hijack” for Apple TV+
2023-06-26 12:27