news2shortsU.S. and Mexican law enforcement worked together to locate and shut down a man-made cross-border tunnel used by cartels to smuggle cargo into the U.S. across the southern border — complete with lighting and ventilation. Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, discovered the tunnel on Thursday. In a statement, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said … Read more
Eaton fire tore through Altadena, burning buildings and killing many. Its residents are only now taking in the scale of devastation A week after wildfires tore through the community of Altadena, the smell of destruction still hangs in the air. The acrid smoke seeped into the walls of homes that survived the Eaton fire, which … Read more
Ed Davey says incoming US president is ‘threat to peace and prosperity’ and relations with him must be transactional UK politics live – latest updates Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Britain should offer Donald Trump a state visit only on the condition he agrees to a sit-down summit with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as part of … Read more
The middle of the much-hyped Ball brothers is the only one not to make the NBA. But his music career has many hailing his family’s nose for success If ever there was an athlete who could be a spokesperson for middle-child syndrome, it’s LiAngelo Ball – basketball’s black sheep. Nearly a decade ago the 6ft … Read more
House Judiciary Democrats penned a letter Wednesday asking outgoing U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to drop the charges against President-elect Donald Trump’s former co-defendants in the classified documents case. They want Trump’s valet Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, the property manager of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, to walk from the charges … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: The conservative House Freedom Caucus is preparing to release a proposal for Republicans’ planned conservative policy overhaul that would raise the debt limit by two years or roughly $4 trillion, Fox News Digital is told. Congressional Republicans are preparing for a massive conservative policy overhaul through the budget reconciliation process. By lowering … Read more
A new book chronicles the struggles of early climbers as they attempted to mount expeditions on the world’s highest peaks In 1907, Tom Longstaff made the first known summit of a 7,000-plus-meter peak, Trisul in the Himalayas. What did he consider the sine qua non for a mountaineer? The answer may surprise you. Longstaff believed … Read more
Shortly after the Supreme Court greenlit unlimited donations to political committees known as super PACs over a decade ago, billionaire tech CEO Larry Ellison began to cut multimillion-dollar checks aimed at influencing politics at the highest levels.
Outgoing president signs executive order to tackle US vulnerabilities after attacks that have cost country billions The Biden administration is making a final push to fortify America’s cyber defenses against mounting threats from China and Russia, issuing a sweeping cybersecurity executive order just days before leaving office that aims to tackle vulnerabilities from outer space … Read more
Blue Origin’s huge New Glenn rocket has blasted off from Florida on its first mission to space. Its first attempt to launch, on 14 January, was cancelled because ice had accumulated on a propellant line. The company, founded by Jeff Bezos, cited no issues before launch and the rocket successfully reached orbit Bezos’s Blue Origin … Read more
