The suspect, identified as Ricky Shiffer, was shot and killed by law enforcement after an hours-long standoff in a cornfield, officials announced on Thursday.WILLIAM VAILLANCOURT WRITES:A gunman tried to enter the FBI’s Cincinnati headquarters Thursday, 11 August, morning and then fled onto a nearly highway, leading authorities to closed off […]

Nick Visser writes:The Arctic is heating up almost four times faster than the rest of the planet, according to a new study, significantly more than scientists thought and yet another warning sign climate change is already wreaking havoc in some of the most untouched parts of our world. Researchers in […]

More than $200 million in cuts to the New York City public school budget are back in effect, at least temporarily, after a state appeals court on Tuesday reversed a lower court’s ruling requiring the city to redo the budget. The decision was the latest in a contentious back and […]

shortsaveall writes:Dated: August 9, 2022 This is a struggle communities around the world are facing to keep companies from taking over their land, polluting the environment and forcing them to relocate. When a large investor sees an opportunity to profit from a mine or large-scale farming, long-established lifestyles and even […]

Over casual, personal meals with American leaders, China’s Xi Jinping let his guard down a little. It was a decade in the past, relations had been much less strained, and Mr. Xi, nonetheless cementing his energy, hinted he fearful concerning the Chinese Communist Party’s grip. Speaking privately with President Barack […]

Elise Ann Allen writes:As Lebanon marks the second anniversary of a devastating explosion in Beirut’s port, observers say little progress has been made on an explanation and many citizens are angry at the lack of answers. Meanwhile, the country’s social and economic crises are worsening. Pope Francis referred to the […]

চরম সঙ্কটে বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতি! বাণিজ্য ঘাটতি ছাড়াল ৩৩ বিলিয়ন ডলার। আমদানি বৃদ্ধি পাওয়ায় বাংলাদেশের বিদেশি মুদ্রার সঞ্চয় বা রিজার্ভ ৪০ বিলিয়ন ডলারের (Dollar) নিচে নেমে এসেছে। সোমবার, ১ আগস্ট, দিন শেষে রিজার্ভের পরিমাণ ছিল ৩৯.৮০ বিলিয়ন ডলার। সোমবার, ১ আগস্ট, বাংলাদেশ ব্যাংক বৈদেশিক লেনদেনের চলতি হিসাব (ব্যালেন্স অব পেমেন্ট) নিয়ে […]

Ohio and Louisiana are considering decreasing the requirements to arm school staff members or permitting employees to carry firearms after they fulfill the required training.Phil McCausland writes:Updated:Two state legislatures are considering measures that would permit teachers and other school staff to carry arms in the aftermath of the Texas elementary […]

A key US inflation gauge reaches 6.8% as prices keep surging.An inflation gauge that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.8% in June from a year ago, the biggest increase in four decades, and leaving Americans with no relief from surging costs. CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WRITES:30 July 2022WASHINGTON (AP) […]

By Elizabeth Wolfe and Theresa WaldropAt least 19 people are dead, including children, and the toll is “going to get a lot higher” following catastrophic flooding in Kentucky, Gov. Andy Beshear said Friday. An unknown number of people were missing, Beshear said at a news conference Friday morning, as rescuers […]