NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Almost three-fourths of the western US is gripped by drought so severe that it’s off the charts of anything recorded in the 20-year history of the US Drought Monitor. Mountains across the West have seen little precipitation, robbing reservoirs of dearly needed snowmelt and rain, said Brad Rippey, a meteorologist and […]
In a graduation speech, Paxton Smith, 18, of Dallas said the new law, which bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, was “a war on my body and a war on my rights.” By Christine Hauser Paxton Smith, the valedictorian at her Dallas high school, had planned to deliver a speech about the news media […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday (June 3) that bans US entities from investing in dozens of Chinese companies with alleged ties to defence or surveillance technology sectors, a move his administration says expands the scope of a legally flawed Trump-era order. The Treasury Department will enforce and […]
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5video A high school valedictorian in Texas went off script from her approved graduation speech to provide scathing commentary on the state’s new anti-abortion law. Paxton Smith’s address slamming the bill signed into law last month and calling for abortion rights […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Twitter on Thursday (June 3) introduced its first ever subscription service, which has been dubbed “Blue” and offers added features for prolific tweeters, as it seeks to diversity its revenue streams beyond advertising. The feature – initially only available in Australia and Canada – could enable the social network to rely […]
Milloni Doshi, a 25-year-old student from India who is supposed to start her master’s degree this fall at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, has a problem. Although Ms. Doshi has been vaccinated against the coronavirus, she received two doses of Covaxin, which is made by an Indian manufacturer and is not currently […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Crews in Minneapolis dismantled barriers around George Floyd Square early Thursday morning, in a move to reopen the intersection where George Floyd was killed beneath the knee of a police officer just over a year ago. Sarah McKenzie, a spokeswoman for the city of Minneapolis, said that the city was working with a […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Thursday. Weather: A rainy day, turning stormy in the evening. High in the mid-70s. Alternate-side parking: In effect until June 19 (Juneteenth). With less than three weeks until the primary election, the race for mayor of New York City has become increasingly heated. […]
A firefighter shot and killed one of his colleagues and injured his captain at a fire station in California before turning the gun at himself. Fire specialist Jonathan Tatone, 45, fatally shot 44-year-old Tory Carlon on Tuesday at the rural fire station where they worked outside Los Angeles. Tatone and his victim appeared not to […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The G-7 wealthy democracies are expected to endorse Washington’s proposal for an ambitious global corporate minimum tax when their leaders meet later this week in Britain, a US Treasury official said on Wednesday (June 2). The official said in an emailed statement that the Treasury expects the meetings of the Group of […]