Iconic Joshua trees burned by massive wildfire spreading across Mojave Desert
A massive fire burning through the desert in California and southern Nevada has scorched tens of thousands of acres in a biodiverse national preserve and torched its iconic Joshua trees.
2023-08-03 02:50
German heavy metal festival halts admissions as rain turns site to mud
A heavy metal festival in Germany has been forced to halt admissions after heavy rain turned the site into a mud bath.
2023-08-03 02:48
Yellen says Fitch downgrade 'entirely unwarranted' amid US economic strength
MCLEAN, Virginia U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday voiced more objections to Fitch Ratings' downgrade of the
2023-08-03 02:29
Trump aide's lawyer may have conflicts of interest in documents case, prosecutors say
By Jack Queen Prosecutors who charged Donald Trump and two aides with mishandling classified documents asked a judge
2023-08-03 02:29
Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn maps
A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that Republican-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redone
2023-08-03 02:24
US House Republicans rally around Trump
WASHINGTON Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives sought to defend Donald Trump against his latest criminal indictment
2023-08-03 02:15
More than 2,000 Palestinian Americans admitted in Israel visa trial so far
JERUSALEM More than 2,000 Palestinian Americans have traveled into or through Israel since it eased conditions for them
2023-08-03 01:59
Somalia sorry for fielding record slow sprinter
Nasra Abubakar Ali took 22 seconds to complete the 100m sprint at the World University Games in China.
2023-08-03 01:50
Russia engaged in extensive effort to force Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories to accept Russian citizenship, report says
Russia is forcing Ukrainians in Russian-occupied territories to accept Russian citizenship by engaging in a systematic push "to make it impossible for residents to survive in their homes" unless they do so, according to a newly released report from the Yale Humanitarian Research Lab.
2023-08-03 01:46
Fitch Says US Fiscal Metrics and Governance Spurred Credit-Rating Cut
Weakening US fiscal metrics and governance, highlighted by political wrangling over the debt ceiling, were at the heart
2023-08-03 01:46
Oregon man arrested after woman escapes cinderblock cell in garage
A man has been arrested in Oregon after a woman escaped a cinderblock cell in his garage, the FBI has said. The agency has said that Negasi Zuberi, 29, from Klamath Falls, Oregon went to Seattle and picked up a prostitute on 15 July, pretending to be an undercover officer. The woman told the authorities that Mr Zuberi aimed a Taser at her and put her in handcuffs and leg irons before placing her in the back of his vehicle, according to KPTV. The victim said that Mr Zuberi sexually assaulted her several times during the 450-mile drive from Seattle to Klamath Falls. After arriving at his home, the suspect placed the victim in the makeshift cinderblock cell in the garage. The Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the FBI Portland Field Office, Stephanie Shark, told KPTV that the legal complaint states that the “woman was kidnapped, chained, sexually assaulted, and locked in a cinderblock cell. Police say, she beat the door with her hands until they were bloody in order to break free. Her quick thinking and will to survive may have saved other women from a similar nightmare”. The woman broke down the door of the cell when Mr Zuberi was away from the house and managed to escape and flagged down a driver who then called 911. More follows...
2023-08-03 01:45
Brazil’s Lula Says He Expects Rate Cut, But Renews Central Bank Criticism
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva expects Brazil’s central bank to begin cutting interest rates on Wednesday, saying
2023-08-03 01:24