CNN — Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat who has yet to decide whether to run for reelection next year or mount a long-shot third party bid for the White House, said Thursday that he’s “thinking seriously” about becoming an independent. Manchin has long flirted with the idea of leaving the Democratic Party,…
Footage shows passengers on Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight unbuckling their seatbelts and floating around, experiencing zero-gravity. For the first time, a mother and daughter headed to the edge of space. Keisha Schahaff and Ana Mayers won their tickets in a sweepstake. Also on board was 80-year-old Jon Goodwin, who bought his ticket for…
On plateaus overlooking the Uinta Basin’s hills of sandstone and sagebrush, pumpjacks bob their heads as they lift viscous black and yellow oil from the earth that will eventually make everything from fuel to polyester fabric. To move fossil fuels from the Uinta Basin’s massive reserve to refineries around the country, officials in Utah and…
New York CNN — The catastrophic wildfires in Maui have destroyed homes, churches, businesses and key cultural sites on Hawaii’s second-largest island. At least 36 people have died. The fires also threaten to derail Maui’s economy, just as it was rebounding from the pandemic. Maui’s economy depends heavily on tourists visiting from the mainland United…
Civilians in 37 settlements of the Kupiansk area are told to leave because of “constant Russian shelling”. #Ukraine #orders #evacuation #parts #northeast
Groups opposed to Maine’s new law expanding abortion access won’t attempt to nullify the statute through a so-called People’s Veto referendum. Republican Rep. Laurel Libby, leader of the Speak Up for LIFE group, said Wednesday that allies have decided to focus their resources on electing candidates who are opposed to abortions instead of collecting signatures…
New York CNN — X CEO Linda Yaccarino, leader of the platform formerly known as Twitter, said the company is keeping an eye on new competitor Threads, despite the sharply slowing growth of the rival app from Meta. “Threads did jump in with a ton of hype and a launch pad from their Instagram users…
Satellite images and before and after pictures show extent of damage to town of Lahaina on Maui. #Hawaii #wildfires #Maps #images #reveal #devastation
A Connecticut police officer trapped inside a moving stolen vehicle shot and killed a suspect after he resisted “repeated efforts and orders” to bring it to a stop, a police chief says. The Connecticut Office of Inspector General is now investigating the officer-involved shooting that unfolded this week on a busy street in West Hartford,…
CNN — Four Americans who have been wrongfully detained in Iran have been released from prison and are now under house arrest, a lawyer for one of the prisoners told CNN, a sign that they may soon be freed from years of imprisonment. This is a breaking story and will be updated. #Americans #wrongfully #detained…