A 9-year-old boy in Kentucky was swept away by flood waters on Friday, one of at least nine people to die in a series of dramatic storms that continue to pummel the US. High winds and heavy rain continued to batter states including Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky on Saturday, delaying recovery efforts. Forecasters at the … Read more
Two chemical industry groups are asking President Trump for a complete exemption to free their factories from new limits on hazardous air pollution. Under a new rule finalized by the Biden administration last year, chemical plants would soon be required to monitor and reduce emissions of toxic pollutants, like ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing ingredient used … Read more
Tasnim News Agency State media released a picture of Shahram Dabiri and his wife, superimposing a marker on the name of the ship to the South Pole, Plancius Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has fired one of his deputies for taking a “lavish” trip to Antarctica with his wife during Nowruz, the Persian new year. The … Read more
Mobile phone footage has emerged that appears to contradict Israel’s account of why soldiers opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck on March 23, killing 15 rescue workers. The video was published by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS), which said it was obtained from the phone of a paramedic who … Read more
A storm bringing torrential rain, dozens of tornadoes and dangerous flooding has swept across the central United States for days, and is expected to continue battering the region on Saturday, forecasters say. Officials are preparing for rain, high winds, hail and potential flash flooding from East Texas and Louisiana up through the Ohio Valley to … Read more
A storm bringing torrential rain, dozens of tornadoes and dangerous flooding has swept across the central United States for days, and is expected to continue battering the region on Saturday, forecasters say. Officials are preparing for rain, high winds, hail and potential flash flooding from East Texas and Louisiana up through the Ohio Valley to … Read more
A 24-year-old bull rider has died after sustaining injuries while competing in a rodeo event in Texas, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association said. Dylan Grant was injured after being bucked off by a bull in the arena during the second round of the Wharton County Youth Fair Xtreme Bulls event on Thursday evening local time. … Read more
Mobile phone footage has emerged that appears to contradict Israel’s account of why soldiers opened fire on a convoy of ambulances and a fire truck, killing 15 rescue workers. The video published by the New York Times and said to have been filmed by a Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) paramedic who was killed, shows … Read more
Mike Wendling Reporting fromDelta, Ohio BBC/Mike Wendling On a quick drive around the small Ohio town of Delta, you can spot nearly as many Trump flags as American stars-and-stripes banners. And at the petrol station near the Ohio Turnpike, the pumps bear relics of the last administration, with slogans slamming Trump’s predecessor: “Whoever voted for … Read more
Annabelle Liang Business reporter Alamy The Nike Air Jordan 1 is, in some ways, the iconic US shoe. It’s a popular sneaker line by a large American brand, created four decades ago for homegrown basketball legend Michael Jordan. But although Nike sells most of its products in the US, almost all of its shoes are … Read more