JUNE 21, 2022
BOSTON -- We are in for quite a treat in the nighttime sky over the next few weeks! It is something right out of a middle school textbook.
For the first time in 18 years (2004), we will be able to see five planets, essentially lined up, in the east-southeast sky. And even more amazing, the planets will...
JUNE 20, 2022
Kidney transplant patient Sophia Silvaamaya, 5, held by her father, Pedro, is vaccinated by nurse Kelly Vanderwende on Nov. 3, 2021, at Children's National Hospital in Washington.- Carolyn Kaster, AP
COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest Americans will be available starting Tuesday. Though some parents can't wait to vaccinate their young children, others remain hesitant or adamantly opposed.
In polling...
JUNE 20, 2021
President Joe Biden stops and speaks to members of the media as he walks on the beach with his granddaughter Natalie Biden and daughter Ashley Biden, in Rehoboth Beach, Del., Monday, June 20, 2022. - (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Facing pressure to do something legislatively to curb skyrocketing gas prices, President Joe Biden said Monday...
JUNE 19, 2022
Customers pick up online orders at the Apple Store at the Towson Town Center, Dec. 15, 2020, in Towson, Md. Apple store employees in the Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin on Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)
TOWSON, MARYLAND — Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by...
JUNE 17, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Americans are "really, really down" after two years of a pandemic and amid rising gasoline prices but the economy is in better shape than many think, President Joe Biden said Thursday.
In a rare interview with a news organization, Biden told the Associated Press that a recession is not inevitable and there's "zero evidence" that the...
JUNE 17, 2022
For all Windows users across the globe, Microsoft wants you to install the June update urgently, as it fixes a major security bug that has already been exploited by hackers. Anybody with a Windows 7, 10 or 11 version, should upgrade to the latest software version with the new update as soon as possible.
The new update has...
JUNE 17, 2022
New Delhi: In a bid to make digital recurring payments effortless, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently increased the minimum amount on e-mandates requiring One Time Passwords (OTPs) to Rs 15000, up from Rs 5000 previously. The new limit has been come into effect, making it simpler for customers to use e-mandates for payments towards loans...
JUNE 16, 2022
It’s sea turtle season, which means that residents in Florida towns have to turn off their lights and close their blinds.
From May 1 to October 31, between 40,000 to 84,000 sea turtles nest on Florida beaches. The turtles dig holes in the dry sand in the middle of the night, lay eggs, cover the holes, and return...
JUNE 16, 2022
Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., in Aug. 2019. - Noah Berger, AP
A document allegedly given to Proud Boys Chairman Henry "Enrique" Tarrio prior to the Jan. 6 insurrection lays out detailed plans to occupy more than half a dozen buildings surrounding the U.S. Capitol and describes tactics to be used by occupiers as they "Storm the...
JUNE 16, 2022
File photo of senior Congress leader Manish Tewari.
Congress leader Manish Tiwari has come out in support of the Centre's brand new recruitment policy for the armed forces, Agnipath, amid protests over its viability across the nation.
Tewari, a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence, said the recruitment policies in the nation were introduced during the British-era...
