Military operations by the United States in Afghanistan will be ended on Aug. 31, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday, bringing to a close a 20-year American involvement in the remote Asian […]
U.S. out of Afghanistan Aug. 31
Trump sues social media firms
Claiming that he was being censored for his politics, former President Donald Trump has filed lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube (owned by Google) and their top officers. At a press conference […]
Pain at the pump is rising
Electric cars may soon be looking more attractive, and that’s not because of styling changes. Oil prices are rising, and that means that the price of a gallon of gasoline is heading […]
Condo collapse death toll: 28
With the implosion Sunday of the remaining wing of the Miami area condominium complex that collapsed and took dozens of lives on June 14, the search resumed and four more bodies have […]
Unvaccinated at risk: Dr. Fauci
If the coronavirus is making a small comeback, its target has become the unvaccinated. After steady reversals, July is starting to show increases in COVID-19 cases, and in some areas, deaths. The […]
Rest of tower to be demolished
The confirmed death count from the condominium tower near Miami is now at 24 as plans are being made to tear down the remaining part of the building. Two more bodies were […]
New hirings now top 850,000
Back to work. The U.S. Labor Department reported Friday that employers added 850,000 workers for the month of June, a number last reached a year ago. According to The New York Times, […]
Trump Organization CFO indicted
The chief financial officer of the Trump Organization was indicted Thursday and pleaded not guilty to charges of tax fraud, conspiracy and falsifying records. According to United Press International, Allen Weisselberg was […]
Bill Cosby released from prison
Comedian-actor Bill Cosby, convicted in 2018 on several counts of sexual assault and sentenced to three-to-10 years in state prison, was set free Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The vote was […]
Heat waves hit N’West, N’east
It’s hotter than h …istory in areas of the Northwest, as record high temperatures are being blamed for power blackouts and deaths. According to the Associated Press, Seattle and Portland each had […]
