White House to ask Supreme Court to rescue $500B student debt handout
Post Content President Biden’s administration will request the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve its ill-fated program to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt. The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to block previous rulings out of Texas and Missouri that ruled the program unconstitutional. The Justice Department is claiming that stalling […]
Dangerous Lake-Effect Snowstorm Blankets Buffalo, Western NY
A dangerous lake-effect snowstorm paralyzed parts of western and northern New York on Friday, with nearly 2 feet of snow already on the ground in some places by midmorning and possibly much more on the way.
Colorado election results: Boebert race likely heading to recount
Post Content More than a week after Election Day, the race for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District remains uncalled and is likely headed to an automatic recount, as Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert holds a threadbare lead over her Democratic challenger, former Aspen City Council member Adam Frisch. As of Friday, with nearly all the votes counted, […]
Man Suspected of Running Down Sheriff’s Recruits Out of Jail
A 22-year-old man, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of peace officers in a crash that injured more than two dozen law enforcement recruits, has been released from jail – even as the Los Angeles County sheriff called it a “deliberate act.”
Russia: Putin-Biden Summit ‘Out of the Question’ Right Now
Russia is open to more high-level talks with the United States, a top diplomat said Friday, but the Kremlin dismissed the idea of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden as “out of the question” for now.
Sweden finds traces of explosives near damaged Nord Stream pipeline: ‘Gross sabotage’
Swedish authorities on Friday confirmed that preliminary analytics found traces of explosives on “foreign objects” that were found near the damaged Nord Stream pipelines in what the lead prosecutor described as “gross sabotage.” Chamber prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist is leading the ongoing investigation into the detonations near the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines that damaged […]
Japan’s 1st Moon Lander Suffers Communication Failure After Launch
Read More NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Fla., on March 18, 2022. (Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via Getty Images) Japan’s space agency said Thursday that communication with its moon lander Omotenashi was lost after launching […]
Japan Maintains Monetary Easing Despite Inflation Reaching 40-Year High
Read More Japan’s core consumer inflation rose 3.6 percent in October, the highest level in 40 years, driven by a weaker yen and rising import costs as the central bank kept its monetary easing policy in place. The nationwide core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes volatile fresh food items, exceeded the Bank of Japan’s […]
Cop27: EU agrees to finance fund for poorer countries – live
Read More The EU’s “breakthrough” change in stance on loss and damage finance has put the spotlight on the US and China as the talks come to a close in Egypt. Both countries have previously objected to creating a fund to support poorer nations cope with the ravages of the climate crisis. Africa accounts for […]
Position of landlord of Rochdale flat in which Awaab Ishak died ‘untenable’
Read More The position of the landlord of the mould-infested Rochdale flat that killed two-year-old Awaab Ishak is “untenable”, a senior government source has said, hours after Gareth Swarbrick issued a defiant statement that he would not quit. Swarbrick, the chief executive of Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, a social landlord, said late on Thursday “I will […]