Britain on Tuesday imposed dozens of sanctions targeting Russian and Syrian officials and actors on accusations they are attempting to legitimize the Kremlin's occupation of Kyiv territory. Infowars owner and host Alex Jones appeared in court in Texas on Tuesday as he faces a civil defamation trial for claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting was a hoax. Twenty-two states sued the Biden administration over new guidelines that would cut federal funding for school lunches at schools with outdated LGBTQ+ protections. Former President Donald Trump delivered his first speech in Washington, D.C., since departing office as he called the United States a "cesspool of crime" and called for strict criminal justice policies. Russia kept up attacks against the southern port city of Odessa early Tuesday with new strikes on civilian targets, raising more doubt that Moscow intends to allow Ukraine to resume shipments of grain. A federal judge has sentenced a supporter of former President Donald Trump to more than five years in prison for assaulting police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol. A historic and life-threatening flash flooding event unfolded across the St. Louis metro area early Tuesday, leaving motorists stranded in feet of water and prompting significant disruptions to travel and daily routines. As a heat wave builds in the northwestern United States, temperatures will push toward levels not experienced since all-time record highs were set in June 2021, and the heat will bring a slew of impacts to the region. A federal appellate court on Tuesday overturned the death sentence of a man convicted of killing four people in North Carolina and South Carolina two decades ago. Alabama is set to carry out its second execution of the year later this week over opposition from the victim's family members and activists. President Joe Biden's bill that would incentivize domestic production of semiconductor chips cleared a Senate procedural vote Tuesday morning to break a filibuster and is now headed for a final vote later this week. Food and Drug Administration warning letters are doing little to stem the flow of hazardous dietary supplements tainted with unapproved stimulants into the U.S. market, new research suggests. "Leave it to Beaver" actor Tony Dow's wife on Tuesday said he was still alive and in hospice after his management previously announced he had died while battling cancer. Vengeance, in theaters Friday, is a biting satire of our social media, podcast-obsessed culture in which writer-director B.J. Novak applies his irreverent observations to a modern tale that still applies to real people w The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 228 points on Tuesday as retail stocks dragged the market down. Daily exposure to "forever chemicals" could cost the current U.S. population $5.5 billion to $63 billion in health care costs and decreased worker productivity, according to a study at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Vice President Kamala Harris met with leaders and advocates from the disability community Tuesday afternoon, to mark the 32nd anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. A new study suggests that losing one's spouse to COVID-19 may be worse for mental health than death from other causes. A police officer in New York performed a dirty job when a dumpster-diving raccoon found itself unable to climb back out of the trash receptacle. President Joe Biden, who is still recovering from a bout with COVID-19, met virtually with the chairman of the South Korean conglomerate SK Group to introduce $22 billion of new investment in manufacturing. An Ohio couple said they were driving home when they realized an object they initially thought to be a fast food bag was actually a white groundhog. Police in California said officers spent nearly an hour trying to deal with an unusual "road hazard" -- an emu on the loose. A Maryland woman said some guidance from her boyfriend helped her score a $27,792.20 prize from the Maryland Lottery's Racetrax virtual horse racing game. A visitor to a Welsh beach said her young son found a message in a bottle on the shore -- and the note inside bore a sentiment she found particularly meaningful. |
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