A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the country’s deadliest quakes in decades.
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Texas top cop: Uvalde police could’ve ended rampage early on
Police had enough officers and firepower on the scene of the Uvalde school massacre to have stopped the gunman three minutes after he entered the building.
Juneteenth celebrations emphasize ending racial disparities
A year after President Joe Biden signed legislation making June 19 the nation’s 12th federal holiday, people across the U.S. gathered at events filled with music, food and fireworks.
U.S. opens COVID vaccine to younger children, shots begin next week
The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Despite push, states slow to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
After an initial burst of action, the movement to have Juneteenth recognized as an official holiday in the states has largely stalled.
Fed attacks inflation with its largest rate hike since 1994
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point .
Elon Musk to address Twitter employees for first time this week
Elon Musk will address Twitter employees Thursday for the first time since the billionaire and Tesla CEO offered $44 billion to buy the social media platform.
The S&P 500 is in a bear market; here’s what that means
Wall Street is back in the claws of a bear market as worries about inflation and higher interest rates overwhelm investors.
Several factors are converging to push gas prices higher
Everyone seems to have a favorite villain for the high cost of filling up.
$5 gas is here: AAA says nationwide average hits new high
The nationwide average price for a gallon of gasoline has topped $5 for the first time ever.
U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
A senior administration official said Friday that the mandate will expire early Sunday morning.
Gas prices close in on $5 a gallon in US, hit record in UK
The average price that Americans pay for gasoline is closing in on $5 a gallon, another drain on the wallets of consumers who are paying more for many other essentials too.
Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’
Thousands of coronavirus testing sites have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the latest development in the country’s “zero-COVID” strategy.
Russia claims advances in Ukraine amid fierce fighting
Russia on Tuesday claimed to have taken control of 97% of one of the two provinces that make up Ukraine’s Donbas, bringing the Kremlin closer to its goal of fully capturing the eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.
Texas suspends inmate transports after escape left 5 dead
Texas’ prison system has temporarily stopped transporting inmates as it investigates how a convicted murderer escaped from a bus last month and later killed a man and his four grandsons.