Secret Service agent robbed at gunpoint during President Biden’s trip to Southern California
A Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint in California over the weekend, according to local law enforcement. It happened at the same time President Biden was in California for a star-studded Los Angeles fundraiser. On Saturday, June 15, just after 9:30 p.m., the Tustin Police Department said officers responded to a call about a Read More
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces reparations task force, blasts ‘systemic racism’ in Juneteenth speech
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the creation of a reparations task force and agenda aimed at addressing historical injustices against Black people in the United States while citing systemic racism and other polices he said have harmed people of color. The task force will develop a definition and framework for reparations, which would be delivered Read More
As disabled Texans wait for services, low caregiver wages worsen staffing shortages
I’d trim the summary this way: Caregivers got a raise from state lawmakers last year but many still leave for other higher-paying state jobs.
Team preview: Can Ronaldo win UEFA Euro 2024 for Portugal?
⚽ Portugal – Key Euros Stats ⚽ Euro appearances: 18Euro titles: 1Best finish: Winners (2016)Euros record: W19 D10 L10Goals scored: 56Biggest win: 3-0 (most recent vs Hungary in Euro 2020)Player to watch: Bruno FernandesWorld ranking: 6thTeam nickname: Os Navegadores (The Navigators)Group fixtures: June 18: Portugal vs Czech Republic (Leipzig Stadium, Leipzig, 9pm local/19:00 GMT) June Read More
US envoy meets with Israeli leaders as tensions with Hezbollah escalate
A senior United States diplomat has met Israeli leaders and will later visit Lebanon as part of a push by Washington to defuse tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. US envoy Amos Hochstein arrived in Israel on Monday and held talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Gallant’s office Read More
Gaza fighting continues despite Israeli ‘pauses’ announcement: UNRWA
Israeli forces battled with Palestinian groups in Rafah and elsewhere in southern Gaza despite the Israeli military’s announcement on Sunday of tactical pauses in operations to allow humanitarian aid to enter, UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini has said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticised plans announced by the military to hold daily pauses in Read More
Join us for a July 11 conversation with Dallas lawmakers
We’ll discuss their priorities for the 2025 legislative session and what it all means for Dallas residents.
Schumer pushes for bump stock ban after SCOTUS reverses Trump-era rule
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he will bring a law to ban bump stocks to the Senate floor this week after the Supreme Court ruled to reverse a ban on the item by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) under former President Donald Trump. At a press conference on Sunday, Read More
Judge weighing whether to close El Paso shelter that aids undocumented immigrants
Texas argues that Annunciation House is breaking state law by harboring undocumented immigrants, something the shelter’s lawyers called “utter nonsense.”
John Kerry used government email alias as secretary of state, whistleblowers say
EXCLUSIVE: Former Secretary of State John Kerry used a pseudonymous government email address while serving as the nation’s top diplomat during the Obama administration, whistleblowers told Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson. Fox News Digital obtained a letter Grassley, R-Iowa, and Johnson, R-Wis., sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding answers on whether Kerry Read More