U.S. marks Memorial Day weekend with at least 11 mass shootings

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Published
May 30, 2022

U.S. marks Memorial Day weekend with at least 11 mass shootings

At least 14 mass shootings have taken place across the United States since Tuesday.
Published
May 30, 2022

After Texas shooting, schools around U.S. boost security

In the aftermath of the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, schools around the U.S. have brought in additional security staff and restricted visitors as they deal with a new rash of copycat threats. For some families and educators it all has added to uneasiness in the wake of the deadliest school shooting since the 2012 attack at Sandy […]
Published
May 30, 2022

Coal ash workers dying as lawsuit over illnesses drags on

Workers who cleaned up the 2008 Kingston, Tennessee, coal ash spill spent years working in conditions that they believe made them sick
Published
May 30, 2022

EU leaders, divided over Russia oil embargo, seek a solution

The EU gets about 40 percent of its natural gas and 25 percent of its oil from Russia.
Published
May 30, 2022

U.S. gasoline prices surge to fresh record in another blow to drivers

Average retail prices in the U.S. reached $4.619 per gallon as of Monday.
Published
May 30, 2022

Fed’s Waller backs half-point rate hikes at ‘several’ meetings

U.S. central bankers raised rates by a half point this month to cool the hottest inflation in 40 years and have signaled they’ll hike by the same amount again at their meetings in June and July.
Published
May 30, 2022

Organic strawberries the likely cause of hepatitis A outbreak in U.S., Canada

The FDA said the potentially affected fruit had been sold nationwide in at least nine popular grocery chains, including Aldi, Safeway, Trader Joe’s and Walmart.
Published
May 30, 2022

Egypt displays trove of newly discovered ancient artifacts

Egypt has displayed a trove of ancient artifacts recently unearthed at the famed necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo
Published
May 9, 2022

Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob’s time in Las Vegas

Lake Mead is receding and Sin City is awash with mob lore after a second set of human remains in a week emerged from the depths of the drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip.
Published
May 9, 2022

Fed: Inflation, Ukraine biggest threats to financial system

The Federal Reserve no longer views the coronavirus pandemic as the biggest threat.