Jul 20 Tornado severely damages N.C. Pfizer plant as heat and floods engulf other regions By Ben Finley, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The Pfizer plant stores large quantities of medicine that were tossed about, said Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone. Continue reading
Jul 20 Powerball winner scores jackpot worth more than $1 billion By Associated Press The California Lottery said on Twitter that the winning ticket was sold in Los Angeles at Las Palmitas Mini Market. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: Tens of millions of Americans under heat warnings or advisories In our news wrap Wednesday, tens of millions of Americans have spent another day under heat warnings or advisories, a federal judge in New York upheld a jury award of $5 million against former President Trump, Russian air raids pounded… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 6:17 Jurors weigh death penalty or life in prison for Pittsburgh synagogue killer By John Yang, Murrey Jacobson, Karina Cuevas The 2018 massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh that killed 11 people is considered to be the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S. history. A federal jury convicted the gunman of 63 charges, including 11 counts of… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 8:02 New book 'The Right Call' reveals life lessons from sports By Amna Nawaz, Ryan Connelly Holmes Elite athletes tend to hold a special place in America's imagination. It's almost as if sports stars are mythical figures capable of executing greatness at critical moments when stakes are high. But the book "The Right Call: What Sports Teach… Continue watching
Jul 19 WATCH: Biden administration is taking on corporate mergers, landlord junk fees and food prices By Josh Boak, Associated Press The Biden administration is proposing new guidelines for corporate mergers, taking steps to disclose junk fees charged by landlords and launching a crackdown on price-gouging in the food industry. Continue reading
Jul 19 Louisiana youths held in an old death row building suffer heat, isolation, advocates say By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Advocates for juveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison say the youths are suffering through dangerous heat and psychologically damaging isolation in their prison cells with little or no mental health care, schooling or water. Continue reading
Jul 19 High-water rescue crews save people flooded in Northeast as death toll rises By Associated Press Atmospheric scientists say the global warming responsible for unrelenting heat in the Southwest also is making this kind of extreme rainfall a more frequent reality. Continue reading
Jul 19 DEA official resigns amid reports of previous Big Pharma consulting work By Joshua Goodman, Jim Mustian, Associated Press Louis Milione’s four years of consulting for Big Pharma preceded his 2021 return to the DEA to serve as Administrator Anne Milgram’s top deputy, renewing concerns in the agency and beyond about the revolving door between government and industry and… Continue reading
Jul 18 Las Vegas police serve search warrant in Tupac Shakur killing investigation By Rio Yamat, Maria Sherman, Associated Press Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was killed on the night of Sept. 7, 1996, in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He was 25. Continue reading