Author: Leslie Stewart

The southwest is on Peak Dog Day as the looming heat wave sparked extreme heat warnings and recommendations for 80 million people from the US-Mexican border to southwestern Utah.Federal forecasters said a system of warm, downward air that swirls over the intersection that divides Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico will toast the area throughout the weekend.”The unusually strong high-pressure ridge directed towards Four Corners State will lead to a significant heat wave,” the National Weather Service said in a national forecast discussion on Tuesday.Extreme heat warnings predicting specific risks begin Wednesday morning in Southern California for Los Angeles, San…

The federal court of appeals decided to reverse the denial of a 2022 case brought by comedians Eric Andre and Clayton English, who alleged that their Fourth Amendment rights had been violated. Andre and English allegedly Clayton County officials stopped them in two separate incidents at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The black celebrities said they were told to hand over their boarding pass and ID and asked if they were carrying illegal drugs.The pair alleges that officers violated the amendment “to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures,” according to the opinion of the federal appellant’s court, released Friday. They…

While there must be a push for peace to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron is skeptical that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to resolve the conflict. “Looking at the situation and facts, President Putin is not very happy to see peace now,” Macron told “Press the” moderator Kristen Welker in an exclusive interview Monday after the High Stakes White House meeting. “But maybe I’m too pessimistic.”He also said, “Your President’s optimism should be taken seriously, so if he thinks he can get the deal done, this is great news and we have to…

Officials looking for a 7-month-old boy who was reportedly lured outside a California store said his mother had provided an inconsistent statement and foul plays could not be ruled out.Deputies began searching for Emmanuel Haro on Thursday night after saying that her mother, Rebecca Haro, was lured outside of Yucaipa’s Big 5 sports equipment.She told investigators she was outside her car and changed Emmanuel’s diaper when an unknown man assaulted her and unconsciously knocked her, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. She told authorities that when she woke up, her son was gone. Halo told…

By Matty Rosca President Donald Trump’s aggressive courtship in the global cryptocurrency industry, and in fact, through his active participation through the Trump brand, he frowned upon eyebrows among financial watchers. Trump and Scott Bescent’s analysis, an approach to monetary and fiscal policy, in conjunction with attitudes towards cryptocurrency, suggests that the Washington administration could strengthen its American hegemony as a reserve capacity and its ability to strengthen its capacity, following a complex strategy that will significantly increase the demand for the US dollar and the Treasury. Subscribe now and get unlimited access With subscription, you will receive unlimited access…

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was held at the National Independence Day ceremony held on Friday, August 15th, 2025 at the Red Fort, New Delhi, India.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndian markets gathered on Monday, and the tax cuts revealed recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded the gifts for the domestic economy, which is still facing the teeth of US tariffs.The Nifty 50 index rises by 1%, while the BSE Sensex adds 0.84%. In currency, the US dollar surrendered 0.18% against the rupee.In a massive Independence Day speech on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked together to push for…

WASHINGTON – Ukrainian President Voldy Mirzelensky meets with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday afternoon just days after President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin left the Alaska Summit without a ceasefire contract.Zelensky has traveled to Washington, DC, including President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission, NATO Secretary-General Mark Latte, British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer, German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.He will come as Trump has stepped up his efforts in recent weeks to end the war in Ukraine, and he has stepped up more than three…

With Category 3 Hurricane Erin hitting the Caribbean, nearly 155,000 utility customers are out of power in Puerto Rico.”The bad weather has caused multiple interruptions across the island,” Puerto Rican power company Luma Energy said on X.Meanwhile, the two divers who were blown away by a dangerous surf near St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands had to be rescued by local crews on Sunday, according to the US Coast Guard.Video of the rescue by Jason Henry of the St. Croix Rescue Tribe showed the diver being pulled by a boat.And on the island of Sint Marchen, the video showed…

A Fulton County judge mispoke while reading the defendant’s verdict in a Georgia court on Friday, telling him he was guilty when the ju judge deemed him innocent.Alton Oliver was tried in 2022 over the murder of a Fulton County deputy and faced counts of six, including three murders, reported WXIA, Atlanta’s NBC affiliate.Videos from the court show the moment when the judge accidentally told Oliver he was guilty.After confirming with the ju apprentice that the documents were correct, the judge read the verdict.Oliver and his legal team sat silently, but the courtroom began to question the judge’s reading audibly,…

Air Canada halted all operations Saturday morning after more than 10,000 flight attendants finished work beyond wage and conflict schedules and urged the Canadian government to step in.Employment and Family Minister Patty Hajidu directed the Canadian Commission on Labor and Management Relations to impose binding arbitration and extended the existing contract until a new contract was reached.”This decision will help ensure that hundreds of thousands of Canadians and visitors to our country will not be affected due to cancelled flights,” Hajidu said in a statement on Saturday afternoon. The strike has already overturned travel plans around the world during the…