Sunday incident created ‘significant traffic disruptions’ and a foul odor as crews worked to clear cephalopod remains More than 20 tons of squid spilled on to a Rhode Island highway during a traffic accident, creating hours of delays for motorists and a foul stench as crews worked in baking sunshine to scrape up the remains … Read more
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation is transporting a steel beam recovered from the South Tower on the final stretch of a 10,500-mile journey across America, bringing a piece of Ground Zero to communities across the nation in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks as the 25th anniversary approaches. “This tour is about ensuring that every generation … Read more
New findings further call into question scientific judgment of current health leaders in the Trump administration A French researcher whose work was praised by Donald Trump and Dr Mehmet Oz during the Covid-19 pandemic published hundreds of papers with “substantial” ethical and legal concerns, according to a new analysis. An international team of scientists found … Read more
Florida delivered the biggest surprise of the primaries on Tuesday when Democratic Socialist Angie Nixon scored an upset victory in the senate race. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY on all the results and how they’ll impact on the buildup to November’s midterm elections.
Result tees up marquee race in US midterm elections, which could decide if Republicans or Democrats control Senate Incumbent Dan S Sullivan, the US senator, advanced in Alaska’s nonpartisan primary race for his seat on Tuesday alongside Mary Peltola, a former Democratic congresswoman. With the top four candidates moving forward from Alaska’s open primaries to … Read more
The White House announced a last-minute delay of President Donald Trump’s threatened 50% tariffs on a number of goods from Canada. NBC’s Monica Alba reports for TODAY.
President Donald Trump is scaling back major joint military exercises with South Korea after Seoul declined to support U.S. operations against Iran, a sharp U-turn with an ally his administration publicly praised just days prior. The move came just three days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio called South Korea an “indispensable partner” and said … Read more
Baseball showman Bill Veeck’s most audacious stunt sent Eddie Gaedel to bat for the lowly St Louis Browns in 1951 – and created an unforgettable diamond spectacle Bill Veeck had a track record for designing some of the most elaborate marketing promotions during his four stints as a Major League Baseball owner, including an exploding … Read more
Speculation about US president’s executive assistant sparks furious backlash from White House Wearing shoulder-length blonde hair, gold earrings and a red dress, cancer survivor Natalie Harp introduced herself to the 2020 Republican national convention as “a formerly forgotten American from California” and compared Donald Trump with George Bailey, the everyman hero played by James Stewart … Read more
Tuesday night’s primary elections featured closely watched federal races from sunny South Florida to the frigid Alaskan tundra and two states in between, all of which will help decide whether Republicans maintain control of Congress, or whether Democrats overtake them. Three states also featured critical gubernatorial primary elections. Observers are already using the race results … Read more
