Federal prosecutors hand down indictments in deadly Baltimore bridge collapse
The March 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge led to the deaths of six.
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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge
The Supreme Court is rejecting a Republican-led attack on state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target.
US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement
The document says the U.S. is “forever barred and precluded” from examining or prosecuting Trump, his sons and the Trump organization’s current tax issues, states the one-page document posted to the DOJ website, Tuesday.
Iran’s Kharg Island is key to its oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks
Iran’s Kharg Island is home to a terminal through which the country exports most of its oil. The Persian Gulf island has emerged as a focus of the war launched by the United States and Israel.
Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools
A key online learning system used by thousands of schools and universities is back after a cyberattack knocked it offline, creating chaos as students tried to study for finals. A cybersecurity threat analyst says a hacking group called ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for breaching Canvas.
Illinois woman with green card has been detained by ICE for 12 months. Her daughters plead for her release.
ICE arrested the green card holder of more than two decades while she was gardening.
US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people. Thursday’s attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 211.
National City weighs business tax overhaul amid mounting budget pressures
Council to hear proposal June 30. It faces significant opposition from business community.
Trump goes after Netanyahu as he pursues deal with Iran, putting their friendship to the test
President Donald Trump seems to be testing their friendship as he pressures Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to sink the agreement with Iran to end the war.
Lederer on Language: Learn from American history according to student bloopers
Two weeks from now, July 4th, marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. I have pasted together a fractured chronicle of U.S. “history” from student bloopers collected by teachers from 8th grade through college level. Read carefully, and you will learn a lot. Christopher Columbus was a great nagivator who discovered America while cursing about the Atlantic Ocean on the Nina, the Pinta Colada, and the Santa Fe. Later, Jamestown was discovered by King James the One and named after him. The Pilgrims drove the Mayflower across the ocean and arrived in hardships. This was called the Pill’s […]