Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further
A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act still reverberates across the country
2023-06-07 09:20
Asian Equities Rise With Positive Signs for China: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks rose Wednesday, with hopes for stimulus in China, a positive sign in geopolitics and hints of
2023-06-07 08:59
RBI May Pause Again With Markets Watching for Shift in Stance
The Reserve Bank of India is expected to pause for a second straight month as inflation eases and
2023-06-07 08:49
New York City's air pollution among the world's worst as Canada wildfire smoke shrouds Northeast
New York City topped the list of the world's worst air pollution Tuesday morning as harmful smoke wafted south from more than a hundred wildfires burning in Quebec.
2023-06-07 08:29
Saudi crown prince, US Secretary of State discuss bilateral ties
CAIRO Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met and discussed
2023-06-07 08:27
Florida says migrants flown to California went voluntarily
By Daniel Trotta The state of Florida on Tuesday acknowledged a role in sending two flights of migrants
2023-06-07 08:23
US Army Corps revokes permit for Minnesota mine, cites threat to downstream tribe's water standards
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has revoked a crucial federal permit for the proposed NewRange Copper Nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, saying the permit did not comply with the water quality standards set by a sovereign downstream tribe
2023-06-07 08:17
Two reportedly killed in Virginia high school graduation shooting as suspects in custody
Police in Richmond, Virginia, responded on Tuesday to a shooting that took place during a high school graduation ceremony on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. Seven people were shot in the incident, leaving with three people life-threatening injuries and four with non-life-threatening injuries, Richmond interim police chief Rick Edwards said during a press conference on Tuesday. Five others went to the hospital with other injuries, he added. Bystanders also sustained injuries fleeing the shooting, including individuals who fell and someone who was struck by a car. Two people have been arrested in connection with the violence, Mr Edwards said. Two people were killed in the shooting, WRIC reports, and children were among those wounded in the incident, according to the outlet. According to the university’s safety alert system, shots were fired on the Monroe Park campus after 5pm Eastern time, near the Altria Theater. “This does have to stop. We know where it starts,” lieutenant governor Virginia Winsome Earle-Sears said on Tuesday, speaking to reporters from campus. “If I had the accountability and the responsibility, this wouldn’t keep happening. The peope who are elected here, they’re in charge. They must make that adjustment so that this, the shooting, doesn’t keep happening.” Three off-duty officers were inside the theater and heard gunshots around 5.13pm, running outside and encountering the victims. VCU police said on Tuesday there’s no ongoing threat to the public. “Multiple injuries reported. There is no immediate threat to the public,” the Richmond Police Department tweeted on Tuesday. “Avoid the area.” The shooting took place outside of Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony, Richmond Public Schools told the station. Jason Alexander, whose son was part of the graduation ceremony, told NBC12 the shooting sounded like “fireworks” and sent crowds scattering outside the theater. The man says he saw multiple injured and estimates he heard eight to 10 shots fired. “It just don’t make no sense,” another bystander told the station. “We’re supposed to be happy about people. We’re supposed to be supporting one another, loving on another, hugging one another. Come on now. I just think it’s bad. We have to do better.” The man told the station one of his daughter’s friends was among the wounded. “Everyone literally started running for their lives,” a witness told 8News. The incident occured close to the end of the ceremony, witnesses told WTVR. “This is heartbreaking,” congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “My staff & I are closely monitoring this situation. Praying for the safety of everyone involved. I encourage everyone who can to avoid the area.” Bystander video of the shooting from bystanders shows throngs of people running across the campus green after the shooting. Virginia state police and Richmond police enforcement officers are on campus investigating. Police were seen by local reporters searching a car near the campus. Richard Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday following the shooting, school officials wrote on the RPS website. This is a breaking news story and will be updated with new information.
2023-06-07 07:57
Tucker Carlson calls Ukraine’s Jewish leader ‘rat-like’ as he launches new Twitter show with pro-Kremlin rant
Tucker Carlson described Ukraine’s Jewish leader as “rat-like”, questioned the official story about 9/11, and claimed definitively that aliens are visiting Earth as he launched his new TV show on Twitter. The far-right former Fox News anchor opened the next act of his career with a pro-Kremlin rant claiming that it was “obvious” Ukrainian forces were responsible for the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on Tuesday. He referred to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky as “sweaty and rat-like”, “a persecutor of Christians”, and in bed with American investment bankers. This story is breaking and will be updated.
2023-06-07 07:52
Apple's Vision Pro goggles unleash a mixed reality that could lead to more innovation and isolation
Reporters are a skeptical bunch, so it was unusual to hear so many of them raving about their firsthand experience with Apple’s next Big Thing
2023-06-07 07:52
Virginia Commonwealth shooting – latest: Two reported dead as seven shot at graduation ceremony
Two people were reportedly killed as seven people were shot and wounded at a high school graduation ceremony being held on Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus. Officials in Richmond say that three people suffered life-threatening injuries and dour non-life-threatening injuries after gunshots outside the Altria Theater on Tuesday afternoon. Police say that two suspects were arrested. The conditions of the shooting victims have not been released. Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremonies were ending when the shooting was reported, according to witnesses. The Altria Theater is the site of high school graduation ceremonies for Richmond Public Schools, according to WTVR
2023-06-07 07:47
YouTube 'reckless' to stop policing false claims on election fraud -Biden campaign
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden's re-election campaign said on Tuesday that a decision by Alphabet Inc's
2023-06-07 07:46