The statement from the Rock Hill Police Department was unequivocal about what Travis Price did: He belligerently obstructed officers as they arrested his brother on a gun charge; he shoved them and knocked them with his body; he refused to follow orders. He was charged with “hindering police,” and the congressman in his district in […]
It’s an article of faith among many in the financial world: The Federal Reserve’s low interest rate policies and other steps meant to boost the economy are driving the value of stocks and other assets to the moon, and thus are a major cause of high wealth inequality. That idea can be heard in documentaries, […]
HOUSTON — As an interpreter working alongside the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Zar Mohammad Yousafzai taught English to Afghan soldiers and Pashto to American troops. He helped negotiate agreements with tribal leaders to halt attacks on Americans and instructed Afghans on how to use American weapons. He dodged mortar attacks and Taliban ambushes and, eventually, […]
DENVER — Joe Saboe pressed his fingers against his brow in exhaustion and leaned over a laptop as he tried to do what had been drilled into him over and over when he was an Army infantry officer: Leave no one behind. “Roger, I’ve got six AmCits, at least six,” he said into his cellphone, […]
ABU DHABI (AFP) – Wazhma left everything behind to escape Taleban rule after the extremist group took control of Afghanistan, aspiring for a life “free of threats” in the United States. In a facility in the UAE, temporarily hosting Afghan evacuees heading to other countries, the 21-year-old medical student struggled on Saturday (Aug 28) to […]
Thousands on the south coast of the US are bracing themselves before Hurricane Ida is expected to slam ashore this weekend. It’s set to bring winds reaching 140mph (225kph) with torrential downpours dumping up to 20 inches (50cm) of rain across the central Gulf Coast from Sunday, amid fears of “significant flash and river flooding”, […]
The first items listed for sale on the auction site listing the possessions of Al Capone portray a loving family man. There is a black and white picture of him and his mother beaming at each other. Then there is a gilt-framed picture of the mobster with his arm around his only child, Albert Francis, […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – China, in the midst of a rapid nuclear weapons buildup, will soon surpass Russia as the United States’ top nuclear threat, a senior US military official said on Friday (Aug 27), warning that the two countries have no mechanisms to avert miscommunication. US Air Force Lieutenant General Thomas Bussiere, the deputy commander […]
WASHINGTON — President Biden suggested on Friday that the government could offer coronavirus vaccine booster shots to most vaccinated adults sooner than eight months after a second shot, underscoring the administration’s concerns about the spread of the Delta variant. Mr. Biden’s comments came during an Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel, […]
By Annie Correal TAYLORSVILLE, Calif. — In the six long weeks since the Dixie fire, the second-largest blaze on record in California, erupted in the northern Sierra Nevada, the fire has scorched vast tracts of forest, incinerated gold-rush towns, and upended thousands of lives, forcing people across 1,000 square miles to flee their homes. Through […]