Las Vegas, New Mexico, mayor blames federal government amid water crisis
Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE(LAS VEGAS, N.M.) — As his city stands on the brink of running out of water, Las Vegas, New Mexico, Mayor Louie Trujillo said the fires that initiated the problem could have been avoided.
“The government is 100% responsib…
1st Capitol rioter to stand trial gets 7 years, the longest sentence for a Jan. 6 defendant so far
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Monday sentenced the first Capitol rioter convicted at trial to 87 months, or just over seven years in prison — the longest term of incarceration thus far for a defendant in the Justice Departm…
Senate could soon pass burn pit bill for veterans’ health, after GOP complaints over Dem spending
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Senators are hopeful that within days they’ll again approve a bill that would offer millions of veterans expanded health care and disability payments for illnesses induced by exposure to burn pits during their s…
Heat suspected as cause of 10 fatalities following Pacific Northwest heat wave
SimpleImages/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Medical examiners are investigating whether the deaths of 10 people who died during a brutal heat wave in the Pacific Northwest last week were heat related, according to officials.
Temperatures in the triple digi…
Biden announces killing of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul: ‘Justice has been delivered’
Jim Watson/AFP/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that the U.S. had killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, over the weekend. He hailed the operation as a significant…
Seafair welcomes back Navy after 2 years for Fleet Week
(Photos by Ryan Harris) Seafair welcomes the U.S. Navy for the first time since the pandemic hit, with a kickoff at Seattle’s Pier 62 that included a performance by the Navy Band Northwest and a U.S. Coast
China could take ‘military provocations’ tied to a Pelosi visit to Taiwan, White House says
ABC(WASHINGTON) — The White House said Monday that China was seemingly laying the groundwork to carry out “military provocations” in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s potential visit to Taiwan.
“China appears to be positioning itself to potent…
2 more children in US test positive for monkeypox
Karen Ducey/Getty Image(NEW YORK) — At least four children in the U.S. have now tested positive for monkeypox, officials have confirmed.
Amidst a growing emergence of cases across the country, state officials in Indiana confirmed late last week that …
Suspect in Wisconsin river stabbing rampage that killed teen, injured 4 others held on $1M bail
St. Croix Sheriff’s Office(ST. CROIX COUNTY, Wis.) — A 52-year-old Minnesota man was ordered on Monday to be held on a $1 million cash bail after homicide charges were filed against him stemming from a weekend stabbing incident on a Wisconsin river th…
Everybody back for ‘Nobody’ sequel, director says
Universal PicturesDavid Leitch, the director of Deadpool 2, and the John Wick movies, says “everybody” wants Nobody.
The guy who called the shots on Bob Odenkirk’s successful, surprising 2021 turn as action hero, tells Collider that a sequel is moving…