New Mexico regulators fine oil producer $40 million for burning off vast amounts of natural gas
New Mexico oilfield and air quality regulators announced unprecedented fines against a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer on accusations that the company flouted local pollution reporting and control requirements as it burned off vast amounts of natural gas
2023-06-30 07:46
Man wanted on January 6-related charges arrested in Obama's DC neighborhood with guns and materials to make explosives
A man with numerous firearms and materials to make an explosive was arrested Thursday in former President Barack Obama's Washington, DC, neighborhood after claiming on an internet livestream that he had a detonator, law enforcement officials told CNN.
2023-06-30 07:45
Koch network raises more than $70 million, launches new anti-Trump ads in early voting states
The influential network associated with conservative billionaire Charles Koch has collected more than $70 million for political races, the group announced Thursday, as it gears up to help shape the outcome of next year's contests up and down the ballot and encourage Republican voters to bypass former President Donald Trump in the White House nomination fight.
2023-06-30 07:29
Federal judge slams Supreme Court in gun case while reluctantly ruling in favor of convicted felon
A federal judge in Mississippi ruled in favor of a convicted felon in a gun case on Wednesday while simultaneously slamming a recent landmark Second Amendment decision that expanded gun rights and changed the framework lower courts must use as they analyze firearm restrictions.
2023-06-30 07:29
West Virginia State Police recorded videos of females in academy showers and locker room, lawsuit says. Alleged victims speak out
The West Virginia State Police is being accused of fostering a "culture of misconduct toward women" in its ranks, including the placement of a hidden video camera inside a women's locker and shower room, according to a civil lawsuit filed Thursday.
2023-06-30 07:28
Biden administration could soon approve sending controversial cluster munitions to Ukraine
The Biden administration is strongly considering approving the transfer of controversial cluster munition warheads to Ukraine, multiple people familiar with the matter told CNN, as the Ukrainians struggle to make major gains in their weeks' old counteroffensive.
2023-06-30 06:57
Anti-gang community defense activist Hipólito Mora slain in Mexico
The leader of an armed civilian movement that once kicked a drug cartel out of the western Mexico state of Michoacan has been killed
2023-06-30 06:46
Wagner's global operations: War, oil and gold
(Reuters) -The abortive mutiny by Russia's Wagner group last week calls into question the fate of the group's wide network
2023-06-30 06:45
Biden's Iran envoy placed on leave after security clearance suspended amid investigation into possible mishandling of classified material, sources say
Rob Malley, the US special envoy on Iran, has been placed on leave without pay, which occurred after his security clearance was suspended earlier this year amid an investigation into his handling of classified material, multiple sources told CNN.
2023-06-30 06:28
Wall Street execs host Biden fundraisers as president closes out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz
President Joe Biden closed out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz Thursday with a pair of Manhattan fundraisers hosted by Wall Street power brokers, a funding push designed to put Biden on strong financial footing for a 2024 White House contest expected to set spending records
2023-06-30 06:26
Ex-chemical safety agency chief misused $90K on trips, renovations and other expenses, watchdog says
The former head of a federal agency that investigates chemical accidents improperly spent more than $90,000 during her tenure, including unauthorized trips to and from her California home, remodeling her Washington office and outside media training for herself, according to a new report by a federal watchdog
2023-06-30 05:58
Here's how to keep cool and stay safe during a heat wave
Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery from the Pacific Northwest to the South
2023-06-30 05:58