A British man caught up in Spanish wildfires has described how he survived the inferno as his wife and friends died trying to escape. Malcolm Timbrell, 70, lived with his wife Annette Kilgore, 69, in the village of Bedar, in the Almeria province of southeast Spain. The area was scorched by wildfires on July 9…
A heat wave continues to bake huge sections of the United States, lingering in parts of the desert Southwest and across the northern tier of the country. Across parts of the South, especially Texas, severe storms were forecast to bring heavy rain and possible flooding. Extreme heat warnings and heat advisories were set to remain in place…
The U.S. and Iran have traded strikes for the third night in a row and the U.S. used an explosive sea drone or the first time to attack an Iranian port. Meanwhile, President Trump has claimed the U.S. will control the Strait of Hormuz and impose a 20% fee on cargo. Weijia Jiang reports. Source…
Inflation slowed more than expected in June, easing to an annual rate of 3.5% from 4.2% in May as lower gasoline prices helped cool price growth, according to Labor Department data released Tuesday. By the numbers Economists polled by the financial data firm FactSet predicted June inflation would rise at an annual rate of 3.9%….
Washington — Following weeks of denouncing accused vandals, President Trump announced late on Monday that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had been drained for repairs. “We drained the beautiful ‘Reflecting Pool’ today in order to fix the scars and damage that was done by the Vandals two weeks ago,” Trump posted on Truth social. “The…
The name of an astronomer and mathematician from the ancient civilization has been discovered for the first time thanks to archaeologists’ transcription of mural symbols from Mayan ruins, Guatemala’s Ministry of Culture announced on Monday. At the San Bartolo-Xultun archeological site on the Mexican border, drawings from 400 BC to 900 AD contained the term…
The U.S. military said it used one-way attack sea drones for the first time in combat Sunday in an attack on an Iranian naval port. In a statement shared Monday, U.S. Central Command said forces used multiple sea surface drones to strike a submarine and ship maintenance facility at the Bandar Abbas Naval Base on…
There will be a one-year pause on building new data centers across New York due to an executive order signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday. The order bans state lawmakers from approving environmental permits for hyperscale data centers. Hochul said the pause will give lawmakers time to create a framework to protect residents and the…
Washington — President Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months, turning to everything from airstrikes and naval blockades to negotiations and threats to destroy a “whole civilization.” But restoring oil tanker traffic in the vital Middle East shipping corridor to prewar flows likely will require a…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed that remittances from abroad be fully digitised as the government aims to achieve a cashless and digital economy. The premier issued the directives during a meeting he chaired in Islamabad on promoting a cashless economy and digital payments. “The prime minister directed that awareness campaigns to encourage merchants…
