A dozen wildfires have torched nearly 400,000 burned acres in Arizona and have left parts of the state, particularly the southeastern portion, in ruins. Nearly half of that acreage has come from the Bush Fire blazing in the Tonto National Forest, just north of Phoenix. As of Monday morning, the still-young 2020 wildfire season has […]
WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday called for the immediate release of two Canadians charged by China for alleged espionage, saying the United States was “extremely concerned” and that the two men’s detention was unjustified. “These charges are politically motivated and completely groundless,” Pompeo said in a statement. Chinese prosecutors […]
A burning care outside a store after an operation by security forces against organised crime in Celaya, Guanajuato – Sergio Maldonado/Reuters One of the most wanted Mexican cartel leaders threatened the government and his arch-foes in highly unusual video messages, including one where he can be seen fighting back tears after his mother was detained […]
NYPD Crime Stoppers New York police have arrested a homeless man suspected to be the Bronx subway station attacker who pushed a 73-year-old woman last week. Authorities announced on Saturday night that 23-year-old Ahmed Kromah had been apprehended and charged with assault after an appeal, reported CBS News. Kromah is alleged to have punched a […]
“ ‘The stock market has already discounted a significant degree of the economic recovery. So, incrementally improving data here might not do much to lift prices. The risk-reward isn’t great here.’ ” That’s Bryn Mawr Trust’s Jeffrey Mills, who oversees $16 billion in assets, talking to CNBC Friday about what’s next for a stock market […]
Asian markets were mixed in early trading Monday, after the World Health Organization reported a record single-day total of new coronavirus cases around the world. Japan’s Nikkei 225 NIK, -0.18% inched up 0.1% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index HSI, -0.76% slipped 0.4%. The Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.08% advanced 0.2% while the smaller-cap Shenzhen Composite […]
Trump campaign adviser Mercedes Schlapp did her best to respond to Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday when he pressed her on the size of the president’s rally in Tulsa. But Wallace wasn’t having it. “ ‘Mercedes, please don’t filibuster. We’re showing pictures here, and it shows big, empty areas. Frankly, it makes you […]
Former national security adviser John Bolton warned Sunday President Donald Trump is not “fit for office” and that the November election is the last chance to save America from irreparable harm. “ “I hope (history) will remember him as a one-term president who didn’t plunge the country irretrievably into a downward spiral.” ” In a […]
Kids these days. Trump’s big campaign rally in Tulsa wasn’t as big as promised — the arena seats more than 19,000 people but only a reported 6,200 Trump supporters occupied the general admissions sections. Why? Both sides of the political aisle were armed with answers. The man leading the president’s re-election efforts explained away the […]
LOUISVILLE – Louisville’s interim police chief took a first step toward firing Officer Brett Hankison on Friday, but that doesn’t mean it’s guaranteed to happen. Before the chief’s decision becomes official, he will sit down with Hankison and his legal counsel for a “pre-termination hearing,” during which Hankison can respond to allegations and make a […]