December 4, 2022
Indonesia raises alert to highest level as volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano has erupted, sending ash billowing into the sky and sparking evacuations on the country's main island, Java. Authorities raised the volcano's warning status to the highest level, meaning its activity had escalated.No…
November 28, 2022
New GOP House promises investigations, subpoenas
What will it mean for the Republicans to take control of the House even by a tiny margin? It can be summed up in one word. Subpoena. They won’t be able to pass meaningful legislation, but they will take over all the committees and they’ll be in…
November 28, 2022
Alleged Buffalo shooter expected to plead guilty
Alleged Buffalo supermarket shooter Payton Gendron is due in an Erie County courtroom Monday, November 28 at 9:30 a.m. for an appearance during which he is expected to plead guilty to state charges. Gendron is charged in a 25-count indictment with…
November 24, 2022
Teachers join strike in Scotland
Most schools in Scotland were closed Thursday as thousands of teachers walked off the job, joining scores of postal workers and university lecturers in industrial action to demand better pay and working conditions to cope with the country’s…
November 23, 2022
Manager kills six at Virginia supermarket
A longtime manager at a Walmart store in the US state of Virginia has shot dead six people and injured six others. Officers were called to the busy branch in Chesapeake after the gunman opened fire on colleagues in a staff room.He then turned the…
November 21, 2022
President Biden becomes oldest commander in chief in nation’s history
President Joe Biden celebrated his 80th birthday on Sunday, marking the first time a sitting president has reached that milestone while in office and fueling speculation about how his advancing age will affect his political future. He is the oldest…
November 15, 2022
World population reaches 8 billion
The world's population reached 8 billion on Tuesday, growing by 1 billion in the last dozen years and reflecting the rapid population spike of the past few decades, with India projected to become the world's most populous country by next year,…
November 15, 2022
Biden on meeting with Chinese President: “I know i’m coming in stronger, but I don’t need that”
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in person for the first time Monday, on the sidelines of the annual G20 summit. This year the gathering is being held on the Indonesian island of Bali, where each man will have the…
November 15, 2022
Democrats secure Senate control, after wins in Nevada and Arizona
Democratic incumbent Catherine Cortez Masto will win Nevada’s Senate race against Republican Adam Laxalt, ABC News has projected. Cortez Masto, the first Latina elected to the Senate, was narrowing the gap with Laxalt before the race was officially…
November 14, 2022
Republicans anger over midterms
News that Democrats have held the US Senate after midterm elections this week has sparked recriminations within the Republican Party.Critics of former President Donald Trump blamed him for the poor showing while other Republicans faulted their…