PG&E could face criminal charges over deadly California fire

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 01:30:18 -0400

Prosecutors say they will file criminal charges against Pacific Gas & Electric over its role in a Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes

Philippine leader recalls decision to void US security pact

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 01:02:27 -0400

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has retracted a decision to end a key defense pact with the United States, allowing large-scale combat exercises between U.S. and Philippine forces that at times have alarmed China to proceed

Flight attendants report high frequency of unruly passengers

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:29:40 -0400

About one-fifth of flight attendants say they've witnessed a physical incident with a passenger this year

Today in History

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 00:00:46 -0400

Today in History Today is Friday, July 30, the 211th day of 2021. There are 154 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a measure creating Medicare, which began operating the following year. On this date: In 1619, the first representative assembly in America convened in Jamestown in the Virginia Colony. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces tried to take Petersburg, Virginia, by exploding a gunpowder-laden mine shaft beneath Confederate defense lines; the attack failed. In 1908, the first round-the-world automobile race, which had begun in New York in February, ended in Paris with the drivers of the American car, a Thomas Flyer, declared the winners over teams from Germany and Italy. In 1916, German saboteurs blew up a munitions plant on Black Tom, an island near Jersey City, New Jersey, killing about a dozen people. In 1945, the Portland class heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, having just delivered...

Wisconsin storms bring 3 tornados; 1 man dies in crash

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:28:48 -0400

“If not a derecho, it was close."

Alaska quake produces prolonged shaking, prompts tsunami warning

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:06:33 -0400

The warning for Alaska covered nearly a 1,000-mile stretch.

UN extends CAR arms embargo despite China appeal to lift it

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:45:00 -0400

The U.N. Security Council has extended the arms embargo against the Central African Republic for a year despite an appeal from China to lift it

Ex-CIA officer accused of spying for China has memory issues

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:29:00 -0400

A former CIA officer accused of spying for China is asking for a mental competency evaluation after telling his attorney he believes he is suffering from the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and is having trouble remembering things

Florida zoo: Man injured by jaguar after crossing barrier

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 22:42:14 -0400

Officials say a man was injured by a jaguar at a Florida zoo after climbing over a barrier and moving too close to the animal’s enclosure

US urges UN Council to press Myanmar to return to democracy

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 19:32:38 -0400

A senior American diplomat is urging the U.N. Security Council  to press Myanmar’s military to stop the violence and restore democracy