US Police Warn of Plot To Breach Capitol, House Scraps Thursday Session
Security has been ramped up at the US Capitol in response to “a possible plot to breach” the building on Thursday, Capitol police say. The move was prompted by intelligence about threats made by a militia group, a statement said. The force said it was “prepared for any potential threats towards members of Congress”. The […]
South Sudan Suspends Airline After Plane Crash
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has ordered the suspension of the operations of a local airline whose plane crashed on Tuesday, killing all on board. The small plane operated by South Sudan’s Supreme Airlines Aviation Company crashed in the eastern Jonglei State shortly after take-off at Pieri airstrip. The dead included a Kenyan pilot, his […]
Prince Philip, 99, Successfully Underwent Procedure For Heart Condition, Palace Says
Britain’s Prince Philip had a “successful procedure” at a London hospital on Wednesday for a pre-existing heart condition, according to Buckingham Palace. The 99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh “will remain in hospital for treatment, rest and recuperation for a number of days,” the palace said in a statement Thursday. Philip was transferred to St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in east London on […]
JetBlue Flight Makes Emergency Landing At JFK Airport, FAA Says
A JetBlue flight was forced to make an emergency landing at John F. Kennedy International Airport Wednesday night, according to the FAA. Officials say an Embraer E190 operated by JetBlue Airways reported a flap issue and made an emergency landing around 8:10 p.m. JetBlue says the flight was diverted out of an abundance of caution […]
New York Governor Cuomo: ‘I am not going to resign’ Amid Sexual Harassment Investigation
In his first public appearance since three women came forward with sexual harassment allegations, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed the accusations but said he would not resign. New York Attorney General Letitia James is conducting the investigation into the claims made by two former staffers, and a woman that Cuomo met at a wedding […]
Rice-cultivating Borno Town Retaken From Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Military Says
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday regained control of Dikwa, a rice-cultivating town in Borno State, after a fierce gun battle with Boko Haram insurgents who sacked the town on Monday. The terrorists were said to have attacked the town, which hosts the United Nations humanitarian activities in the state at 6 pm on Monday, before the […]
Biden urges patience on Covid as Republican governors go rogue on reopenings
President Joe Biden is barreling into his first science-vs.-politics showdown with powerful Southern Republican governors, one that could define the outcome of the race to vaccinate enough Americans before variants take hold. Biden on Tuesday warned the country to dig in for a while longer as he flexed sweeping wartime powers under the Defense Production Act in another big […]
From Confidence To A Distraction: Inside Biden’s Failed Push For Neera Tanden
Standing onstage in December at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware, Joe Biden described his freshly nominated pick to run the White House budget office, Neera Tanden, as “brilliant.” He cited her hardscrabble upbringing. And he even quoted his father to emphasize her set of values. “Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your […]
UK Promises Billions More In Stimulus. But Are Tax Hikes Coming Soon?
UK finance minister Rishi Sunak is preparing to deliver a crucial budget in the wake of the economy’s worst slump in more than three centuries, the messy Brexit divorce from its largest trading partner and increasingly strained government finances. Sunak will announce later on Wednesday that emergency support measures for workers and businesses are being […]
New York Legislators Will Pass Bill Repealing Cuomo’s Emergency Powers
As the calls for his resignation grow louder, state legislators are in the final stages of formulating a bill that will scale back Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s pandemic powers moving forward. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced Tuesday that the Legislature will pass legislation repealing the temporary emergency powers that were […]
