Day: June 22, 2023

Migrant children abandoned by alleged smuggler rescued by Texas DPS amid triple-digit heat

11:56 pm June 22, 2023

Ten unaccompanied migrant children abandoned near the Texas border in triple-digit temperatures were rescued by state authorities, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Thursday. The minors from Honduras were found at the edge of the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass by the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Brush Team. “With temperatures exceeding 115°, […]

A road to impeachment: House Republicans may yet impeach Biden

11:40 pm June 22, 2023

The Republican-led House of Representatives may yet impeach President Biden. But House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., had to intervene to halt a snap impeachment this week by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. “Privileged” resolutions are a special commodity in the House. They are used in only special circumstances pertaining to the Constitution. That includes discipline of […]

Brazil seizes 28.7 tons of endangered shark fins in likely largest confiscation in history

11:15 pm June 22, 2023

Brazil seized 28.7 tons of shark fins this week from the illegal killing of more than 10,000 sharks, including a species on the country’s endangered list, the government said in a news release Tuesday. The seizure was part of the government’s Operation Makaira to combat illegal fishing and the fins came from approximately 4,400 Blue […]

Nashville police support Brandon Miller ahead of NBA Draft despite gun drama

11:14 pm June 22, 2023

Brandon Miller is slated to be a top pick in Thursday night’s NBA Draft and could even go as high as No. 2. This is despite his ties to a deadly shooting in January in which his former teammate has been charged with capital murder. But ahead of the draft, even with the controversy surrounding […]

Nationals’ Dave Martinez explodes on umpire, gets down on all fours to illustrate point in classic scene

11:07 pm June 22, 2023

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez was in no mood for any type of call he thought was bad, but unfortunately during Thursday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, it was just too much. The ordeal kicked off when Martinez got upset with a called third strike on batter C.J. Abrams, which ended the fourth inning in […]

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