JULY 25, 2022
In Carrizo Springs, Texas, smugglers held hundreds of migrants hostage in a trailer described as a “house of horrors.” - Christopher Lee / NY Times
CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas — From the street, the little brown house was unremarkable yet pleasant. A bright yellow toy school bus and red truck hung on the hog-wire fence, and the home’s...
JULY 25, 2022
The top prize for Tuesday night's drawing marks the fourth-largest lottery jackpot ever. It has surged to $810 million — up from an earlier estimated $790 million.
The cash option, which most jackpot winners choose instead of an annuity, is $470.1 million.
However, a big piece of that would end up going to taxes.
If you manage...
JULY 25, 2022
Satellite images of Lake Mead on July 6, 2000 and July 3. (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
New satellite images from NASA show Lake Mead’s dramatically shrinking shoreline and how parts of the once-sprawling reservoir have mineralized over the past two decades.
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the nation, sits at just 27% capacity, its lowest point since April 1937 when it...
JULY 24, 2022
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faces a complicated challenge of stamping out inflation without causing too much economic pain
US central bankers face an increasingly difficult balancing act as they struggle to douse scorching inflation while still keeping the economy growing, though they have made it clear they are willing to risk a recession.
But with war still...
JULY 24, 2022
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he believes the Jan. 6 panel has proven a criminal case against Trump.
He "certainly has criminal exposure," Kinzinger, one...
JULY 24, 2022
A vendor selling ices crosses the street in midtown Manhattan as temperatures reach into the 90s on July 21, 2022 in New York City. Much of the East Coast is experiencing higher than usual temperatures as a heat wave moves through the area forcing residents into parks, pools and beaches to escape the heat. - Spencer Platt,...
JULY 24, 2022
Indian-origin Rishi Sunak, who is the top runner to become UK's new Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, was joined by his wife Akshata Murthy at a rally on July 23rd. He was also joined by his two daughters Krishna and Anoushka marked Rishi's family's first appearance during his campaign to succeed Boris Johnson.
On Sunday, Rishi took...
JULY 24, 2022
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for several states across the country during the next 2-3 days, however, scattered to fairly widespread rainfall will be likely over ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra.
According to the IMD, a monsoon trough at mean sea level is running south of its normal position....
JULY 24, 2022
Over 10 years ago, Captain Chesley Sullenberger - affectionately known as Sully - landed flight number 1549 into the Hudson River. It was a feat of responsiveness to pilot training, which left all 150 passengers and five crew alive and well. Yet, whatever happened to the Airbus A320 aircraft? Where is it now?
Flight 1549 crash lands in...
JULY 24, 2022
Tony Lopez at East River Park in New York on Sunday. Temperatures were expected to exceed New York’s previous July 24 record of 97 degrees, which was set in 2010, forecasters said. - Gabby Jones/NY Times
Forecasters are predicting record-high daily temperatures in New York City and other parts of the Northeast on Sunday as a nationwide...
