June 6, 2021
U.S. VP Harris’ plane forced to return due to `technical issue’
A technical issue that involved “no major safety concerns” forced US Vice President Kamala Harris' plane to return to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland about 30 minutes after she had left Sunday on a trip to Guatemala and Mexico. The plane landed…
June 3, 2021
Biden to announce details of global distribution of 80 million COVID shots
US President Joe Biden will announce within days the details of a plan to export 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses to other countries "without any political strings attached," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. "In a few short…
June 1, 2021
Dangerous heat wave hits the West as Atlantic gears up for hurricane season
A dangerous heat wave is invading the West, bringing triple digit temperatures on Memorial Day, while on the East Coast, the Atlantic hurricane season is set to begin. On Monday afternoon, temperatures neared 106 degrees in Sacramento, 102 degrees…
May 26, 2021
George Floyd’s family meets with Biden, lawmakers on policing reform
George Floyd's family came to Washington Tuesday to meet with President Joe Biden and key lawmakers involved in policing reform negotiations -- talks now stalled with no concrete progress to show one year after Floyd's death in police custody…
May 19, 2021
Netanyahu vows more Gaza strikes despite pressure
Israel's army says it has targeted the head of Hamas's military wing, Mohammed Deif, during the ongoing strikes on Gaza. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Brig Gen Hidai Zilberman, said Israel had tried to assassinate Deif, the head…
May 19, 2021
No charges for deputies in Andrew Brown Jr. shooting, district attorney says
No charges will be filed against North Carolina sheriff's deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man. Brown's family maintains that he was "executed" by authorities as he sat in his car. Brown was a father of seven.…
May 17, 2021
Israeli Airstrikes Pummel Gaza as Violence Enters 2nd Week
Israel pummeled Gaza City with airstrikes early Monday as violence in the region entered its second week. The Israeli military said targets included tunnels used by Hamas and homes belonging to several commanders of the militant group that rules…
May 14, 2021
Judge postpones trial for ex-police officers involved in George Floyd case
Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng -- the three former Minneapolis police officers charged with the death of George Floyd -- will face trial in March 2022 after Judge Peter Cahill delayed their case Thursday. The charges the three former…
May 10, 2021
Ransomware cyberattack shuts down major US pipeline
A cyberattack has forced the shutdown of a major gas pipeline in the U.S. that supplies 45 percent of all fuel consumed on the East Coast. The cyberattack against Colonial Pipeline, which runs from Houston to Linden, New Jersey, began 7 p.m. on…
May 3, 2021
Delhi faces major oxygen crisis in India
Hospitals in Delhi have started facing shortages of oxygen nearly two weeks ago. The crisis according to RTC's affiliate the BBC shows few signs of abating.At least 12 patients, including a doctor, died when a prominent hospital ran out of oxygen…