Giorno: 12 Giugno 2023

Supreme Court to Consider Hearing Guns/Domestic Abuse Case

The Supreme Court is set to decide whether to hear an appeal of a decision that vacated the conviction of a drug dealer because his Second Amendment rights were violated.

GOP walkout in Oregon threatens record $10.2 billion in school funding

Funding for schools, literacy programs and special education teachers in Oregon — a state where 60% of third graders can’t read at grade level — could be jeopardized by a Republican walkout that has stalled hundreds of bills and derailed the Legislature for nearly six weeks. The standoff over a bill that would expand access […]

Kim Jong Un says he wants to strengthen relationship with Putin, develop North Korea-Russia cooperation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin saying he wants to strengthen ties with him as their two countries build an alliance, according to North Korean state media. An article published by the Korean Central News Agency, titled “Greetings to Russian President,” says Kim’s message highlighted “that […]

British free climber scales Seoul skyscraper, detained at 72nd floor

A British man was detained after climbing more than half way up the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper in Seoul with only his bare hands on Monday, authorities said. More than 90 emergency, police and other personnel were dispatched to the 123-story, 1,820-foot-tall Lotte World Tower, after the man was spotted scaling the building on Monday morning, […]

Daniel Penny Denies Subway Chokehold Lasted 15 Minutes

Daniel Penny, facing manslaughter charges in connection with the death of a homeless man on a New York City subway, said he was not trying to choke him to death and that he did not have him in a chokehold for 15 minutes as has been reported. 

India, Pakistan Brace for Severe Cyclone, Deploy Rescuers to Coastal Regions

Read More BENGALURU, India—India and Pakistan braced for the first severe cyclone this year expected to hit their coastal regions later this week, as authorities on Monday halted fishing activities, deployed rescue personnel, and announced evacuation plans for those at risk. From the Arabian Sea, Cyclone Biparjoy is aiming at Pakistan’s southern Sindh Province and […]

Sweden players had to show their genitalia at 2011 Women’s World Cup, says Nilla Fischer

Read More Sweden’s players had to “show their genitalia for the doctor” at the 2011 Women’s World Cup to prove they were women, the team’s centre-back Nilla Fischer has revealed. Writing in her new book – I Didn’t Even Say Half Of It – Fischer – who played 194 times for Sweden, described the process, […]

Boris Johnson formally steps down as MP

Read More Boris Johnson has formally stepped down as an MP, parliamentary authorities announced, bringing down the curtain on a tumultuous second stint in the Commons. Johnson has accepted the post of crown steward and bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds, a statement said, the slightly convoluted process under which MPs resign. Rules dating back to […]

House Republicans introduce bill to remove SEC Chair Gary Gensler, restructure agency

FIRST ON FOX: A pair of House Republicans introduced a bill to remove the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman from his post. Rep. Warren Davidson, R-Ohio, and House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., introduced the SEC Stabilization Act that would restructure the SEC and remove Chairman Gary Gensler from his post. The GOP lawmakers […]

Trump departs for Florida ahead of federal court appearance

Former Preisdent Donald Trump departed from Newark, New Jersey on his private jet to appear in a Miami federal court on Monday. Images show Trump exiting a black SUV and ascending the steps to his personal plane. He faces an indictment on 37 charges ranging from withholding national defense documents to making false statements. Law […]