Your blog category
April 29 (Reuters) – A U.S. government court filing on Wednesday raised questions about officials’ initial assertions that a gunman shot a Secret Service officer while allegedly attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, fired a shotgun “in the direction of the stairs …
Supreme Court weakens Voting Rights Act by voiding Louisiana’s congressional map – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map on Wednesday, weakening the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has more.
MEXICO CITY, April 29 (Reuters) – Mexico’s Sinaloa State Governor Ruben Rocha on Wednesday denied U.S. Justice Department allegations of links to the Sinaloa Cartel, labeling the charges as politically motivated. The U.S. Justice Department earlier on Wednesday said it had charged Rocha and other current and former officials for their alleged involvement with the …
The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the perpetual battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country — but it may have come too late to have much of an effect on this year’s midterm elections. The 6-3 ruling effectively gutted the Voting …
New York (AP) — Amazon on Wednesday reported a strong increase in profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit. The e-commerce and technology company said that sales in its cloud computing unit were up by 28%, the fastest increase in 15 quarters. The …
KYIV, Ukraine — The TLK-150 is 8 feet long, weighs roughly 50 pounds and glides just below the surface of the Black Sea mapping out the minefields that lay below. Once it dips underwater, its rotors can churn for over 1,200 miles before needing a recharge. The sea drone, manufactured by the Ukrainian defense company …
Spirit Airlines only has enough available cash to continue operations for a matter of days, not weeks, and talks for a government-backed rescue of the no-frills carrier have stalled, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. Facing two bankruptcies since 2024 and rising fuel prices due to the Iran war, Spirit has sought a …
Small businesses already navigating the costs and chaos of tariffs must now also contend with the effects of the war in Iran. “It just feels like things keep getting piled on top,” said Nichole MacDonald, owner of a San Diego business that sells women’s bags. “Not just for businesses, but for consumers. And what is …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature approved a new congressional map intended to maximize Republicans’ advantage in the state as part of the national redistricting battle that President Donald Trump launched ahead of this year’s midterms. The vote came just two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his proposal and the same day that …
Federal environmental regulators and water quality advocates want the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality to rectify a policy restricting who can submit water samples used to decide whether waters are too polluted and below Clean Water Act standards. Currently, Wyoming only accepts water samples collected by the state and federal government and their subdivisions when …