[ad_1] Passenger jet had to abort takeoff to avoid runway collision at New York’s LaGuardia Airport (Photo: AP) Federal officials are investigating why two planes got dangerously close on a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport earlier this month despite the airport being equipped with an advanced surface radar system that’s designed to help prevent […]
[ad_1] China’s economy slows in April as trade war blues hit retail sales, housing and investment (Photo: AP) China’s economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump’s trade war took a toll, with retail sales, property and investment coming in weaker than economists had forecast. Industrial production slowed as Trump’s painfully high […]
[ad_1] US to execute three death row inmates this week (Photo: AP) A man who pleaded guilty to killing a convenience store worker by setting her on fire is to be put to death in Texas on Tuesday, one of three executions to be carried out in the United States this week.Matthew Johnson, 49, is […]
[ad_1] UK and Iran summon each other’s top diplomats in espionage tit-for-tat LONDON: Britain summoned Iran‘s ambassador on Monday after charges were filed against three Iranian nationals accused of acting as spies. The move came the day after Iran summoned a British diplomat to protest what it described as the “illegal and unjustified” detention of […]
[ad_1] “Hey, @Grok, is this true?” Ever since Elon Musk‘s xAI launched its generative artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in November 2023, and especially since it was rolled out to all non-premium users in December 2024, thousands of X (formerly Twitter) users have been asking this question to carry out rapid fact checks on information they […]
[ad_1] Why are environmental protesters being criminalized? (AP) Climate and environmental protest is rising in line with increasing global temperatures. But new draconian penalties are putting people who rally against climate pollution in jail.In late 2024, in the industrial city of Newcastle on Australia’s east coast, a flotilla of kayaks paddled into the harbor shipping […]
[ad_1] In a moment that will be remembered in the annals of American Idol history, Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old physical education teacher from Meridian, Mississippi, achieved a remarkable milestone by becoming the first black man to win the prestigious reality singing competition in 22 years.His victory in the 23rd season of American Idol, secured with […]
[ad_1] Several visuals of the storm were shared on social media Strong tornadoes swept across parts of Kansas, a city in the US state of Missouri, and the US state of Colorado on Sunday, damaging dozens of homes and buildings and leaving residents without power.In Kansas, a tornado tore through the small town of Grinnell, […]
[ad_1] After weeks of stirring performances and highly charged moments, American Idol has finally crowned its Season 23 winner. On the evening of May 18, the crown was given to Jamal Roberts, a physical education teacher from Meridian, Mississippi. Roberts won the series finale against fellow finalists John Foster and Breanna Nix, who finished second […]
[ad_1] After several days of strike and halt of train services in New Jersey, the commuters will finally get some relief as the train services will resume on Tuesday after the transit workers and authorities have come to a temporary agreement after a long time of misery. Train engineers went on a statewide strike to […]
