At least eight adolescents were injured in a drive-by mass shooting Wednesday afternoon at a public transit bus stop in Northeast Philadelphia, according to local police. Philadelphia police...
Death Valley National Park Closed Due to Flood Damage
Roads inside Death Valley National Park remain closed after historic rains caused catastrophic flash flooding earlier this month. The 3.4 million-acre park near the California-Nevada state line...
Teacher Salaries in the U.S. Are All Over The Map
(The Center Square) – A 28-year-old teacher's video announcing he quit his job in Ohio to go work as a manager in Walmart went viral in July and his story landed him on ABC's Good Morning America....
DOT Awarding Grants for Airfare to Small Cities
DFW International Airport could pick up direct routes to five small cities as the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) initiates its program to strengthen service to regional airports. The...
Dozens Killed, Hundreds Injured in Gaza Strip
After a year of lowered tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants, fighting was rekindled by Israel airstrikes in the Gaza strip. Last week, Israel launched the attacks in an attempt to stop...
More Human Remains Found in Vegas’ Lake Mead
Las Vegas Police Department's homicide's Lt. Ray Spencer warned the public in late July that as the water level continues to drop in Lake Mead, "it's likely that [they] will find additional bodies...
Mexican Central Bank Hikes Interest Rate
Mexico's central bank increased its benchmark interest rate three-quarters of a percentage point to 8.5% Thursday, following the US Federal Reserve's own action, as inflation in the Latin-American...
Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents
After a judge found Alex Jones, founder of InfoWars, liable in the defamation suit brought against him by the parents of a 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim, an Austin jury decided the damages...
Cuba’s Largest Thermoelectric Power Plant Offline
The Cuban government shuttered one of its largest thermoelectric power plants due to a fire in a fuel storage tank in Matanzas. The Antonio Guiteras de Matanzas thermoelectric power plant, which is...
Two COVID-19 Cases Shutdown Two Chinese Cities
Recently, a single COVID-19 diagnosis in two Chinese cities led to the lockdown of more than two million people. The city of Yongcheng in the central Henan Province of China went into lockdown on...
Gang Violence Kills 11 in Border City
Nearly a dozen people were killed Thursday after a prison gang fight broke out that quickly spread to the streets of Ciudad Juarez, just across the U.S.-Mexican border from El Paso. Two inmates were...
DOT Proposes Refund Rule for Airlines
The federal Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed a requirement for airlines to offer a refund to passengers whose flights have been significantly delayed, changed, or canceled. The...
German Food Price Inflation Hits High
Germany will offer tax breaks worth 10 billion euros ($10.2 billion) to help workers cope with rising inflation, according to the country's finance minister, Christian Lindner. The package will...
China Displays Aggression Over Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit
The world's largest and second-largest carbon polluters– China and the U.S., respectively– are no longer discussing climate change. China announced a pause in cooperation and meetings with the U.S....
More Accusations of Partisanship as FBI Director Grilled
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in the wake of recent whistleblower allegations put forward by Sen. Chuck Grassley that the FBI purposely...
Consumer Prices Eased To 8.5% In July
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 8.5% in July, a sign that inflation remains elevated but has likely begun to level off, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, August 10. Key...
Senate Backs Finland, Sweden for NATO
In early August, the U.S. Senate almost unanimously approved Finland and Sweden's accession to The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), describing the move as a "slam-dunk" for U.S. national...
Another Local Man Sentenced for ‘Parading’ on Jan. 6
Another North Texas resident has been sentenced for "parading" in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Jason Lee Hyland, a Frisco real estate broker, was given one week of jail time after pleading...
Generic Drug Manufacturers: Drug Bill Could Lead to Higher Prices
(The Center Square) – Generic drug manufacturers oppose Democrats’ bill allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. The Senate passed its climate, tax, and healthcare bill on Sunday, which permits...
Second Bus of Migrants from Texas Arrives in NYC
The second busload of migrants from the Texas border arrived in New York City on Sunday, and Mayor Eric Adams was there to greet them and slam Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. “This is horrific when you...
Biden Emerges After 18 Days of COVID-19 Isolation
President Joe Biden traveled to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware on Sunday, marking the first time the president has left the White House grounds after an on-and-off battle with COVID-19. It was also a...