AN UPCOMING weather alert remains in effect until 7 pm Tuesday as dangerous heat built up across South Florida, with comfortable temperatures climbing well above 100 degrees. A westerly wind kept the metropolitan area in the heat Tuesday, preventing ocean breezes from developing along the coast. Without that daily cooling influence, temperatures soared into the … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no planned talks with Iran but insisted the Strait of Hormuz remains “open and operational” despite limited traffic and an attack on a ship leaving the waterway. Earlier this week, Trump also threatened to bomb Oman as the country sought a deal with Iran to manage shipping … Read more
Washington – A former senior adviser to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a scheme to conceal federal records during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a deal reached with federal prosecutors in Maryland, David Morens, 78, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to … Read more
Alaska’s nonpartisan Senate primary will offer a rare opportunity to test the strength of the two leading candidates, Dan S. Sullivan, the Republican incumbent, and former Rep. Mary Peltola, a well-funded Democrat, as they face off months before November. And Northern California voters will choose a replacement for former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned in … Read more
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued an executive order Tuesday to ban nonferrous metal mining in the Boundary Waters area, according to his office. The order directs the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to stop issuing leases and permits in the Rainy River Headwaters watershed. It also directs the DNR … Read more
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial resumed Tuesday in Massachusetts with a 15th day of testimony. You can watch the trial live on CBS News Boston in the embedded video or on YouTube when court is in session. More defense witnesses will testify, a day after the prosecution rested its case after calling 72 witnesses at Plymouth … Read more
Oil prices rise as resolution to Iran war remains unclear after MOU expires Fox NewsTrump says Iran won’t make deal it believes necessary, threatens to bomb Oman ReutersIran war now about who blinks first under economic pressure WSJOil Oil rises over $91 as Trump casts doubt on new Iran deal NBC NewsTrump’s foreign policy: Strongmen … Read more
A dangerous heat wave currently sweeping the South will remain locked in this week, with triple-digit highs, stifling humidity and little relief overnight from Texas to Florida and the Carolinas. Where it’s hot now It’s already hotter even than August standards in the south. The combination of heat and extremely muggy air has caused heat … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Police are searching for a masked suspect who investigators say has been terrorizing people in downtown Philadelphia. Video released by police on Monday shows a masked man chasing a woman who was jogging near City Hall last Wednesday around 5:30 a.m. He was holding his cell phone in front of her, at … Read more
Updated at 7:15 p.m. Aug. 17. Information will be regularly updated. Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green announced during a press conference Monday afternoon in Hilo about the recovery from Hurricane Lala that all public schools, as well as all county and state offices on the Big island, will be closed Tuesday. This is because of a … Read more