Windblown wildfires in California have prompted thousands of people to evacuate their homes as flames whipped up surprisingly fast Thursday, officials said. President Joe Biden still has no intention to pardon his son,Hunter Biden, who is to be sentenced next month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday. Britain on Thursday unleashed a wave of new sanctions targeting not only Russia's military-industrial complex enability its war in Ukraine but also the Kremlin's malign activities in Africa. Texas' Big Bend sector of the U.S. Border Patrol is beefing up surveillance by adding new, autonomous surveillance towers, Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday. President-elect Donald Trump has picked Susie Wiles, his campaign manager, to serve as White House chief of staff upon his return to the White House, his office said Thursday. The U.S. Navy conducted its first live control flight demonstration of an uncrewed aerial vehicle that represents the future of naval aviation. SpaceX launched another batch of 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday at 3:19 p.m. EST. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday apologized to the nation for alleged political scandals but denounced as "political propaganda" a possible investigation into his wife. Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of pop star Liam Payne, the superstar band member of the boy band One Direction, Argentinian authorities said Thursday. The U.S. Department of State is participating in international summits targeting LGBTQ rights are slated to start as soon as Friday in South Africa. A kangaroo that escaped from its Florida enclosure while fleeing from a bear has been safely returned home three weeks later. Massachusetts State Police won't help federal agencies deport migrants if President-elect Donald Trump moves forward with mass deportations. The active chemical in "magic mushrooms" may help treat anorexia, a new study has found. Adding just five minutes of exercise to your daily routine lowers your blood pressure and might cut your odds for heart disease, new research shows. The 2024 Egg Fair in Mexico broke a Guinness World Record when more than 2,000 young people participated in a race while balancing eggs on spoons. Simon Kinberg, the writer and producer behind several "X-Men" movies, will develop a new "Star Wars" trilogy of films. A North Carolina man's age turned out to be a lucky number when it inspired him to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $200,000. Brian Thomas Jr. and Jameson Williams are among UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's four must-start wide receivers for Week 10 of the fantasy football campaign. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined commonly used oral phenylephrine is "not effective" and has proposed its removal from over-the-counter nasal decongestants. Tyrone Tracy Jr. and Najee Harris are among UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's four must-start fantasy football running backs for Week 10. Mike Gesicki and Jonnu Smith are among UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's four must-start fantasy football tight ends for Week 10. Attorneys for Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger will ask the court to drop the death penalty sentence if he is found guilty in the 2022 deaths of four University of Idaho students next year. The Federal Reserve Thursday lowered interest rates for the second time this year, cutting the federal lending rate by a quarter point, or 0.25%. That brings the lending rate range to 4 1/2-4 3/4%. Animal rescuers in Texas came to the assistance of a fox that apparently attempted to scale a wooden fence and ended up dangling by its caught leg. |
Post a Comment