The man accused of shooting dozens of people – seven of them fatally – at a 4th of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park has confessed, according to authorities. […]
Shooting suspect “confesses”
Johnson still the PM … for now
Boris Johnson hung on to his post as prime minister for Great Britain on Monday, but without much enthusiasm from his own Conservative Party. In the British parliamentary system, the nation’s […]
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 […]
NATO, Biden vs. Russia and China
President Joe Biden continued to push back Monday at what he considered to be provocative actions by Russia and China. According to the Associated Press, in addressing a NATO summit in Brussels, […]
Unemployment up to 16.6m in U.S.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday (today) that 6.6 million more Americans have applied for unemployment benefits over the past week, raising the total to 16.6 million people. The American unemployment […]
Stocks rise on coronavirus hopes
Wall Street reacted enthusiastically Monday to some hopeful signs of improvement in the coronavirus pandemic. The Dow Jones Average rose by more than 1,600 points as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo noted […]
Stimulus/rescue bill passes Congress
UPDATE: President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law the $2.2 trillion economic stimulus/rescue package passed by Congress, clearing the House of Representatives on a voice vote. Also on Friday, he invoked […]
Lowry: The threat of a red Great Britain
Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson has, to his credit, seized the initiative in the battle over whether Britain will truly exit the EU, and on what terms. But no one can know […]
