Day: June 17, 2024

Chicago alderman forced to abandon pledge to camp out in crime-ridden ward after narrowly missing gunfire

7:15 pm June 17, 2024

One Chicago alderman is speaking out against city leadership after police urged him to abandon his pledge to camp out in the crime-ridden portion of his ward due to escalating violence. 17th Ward Alderman David Moore was camping out in a tent for two nights on an abandoned lot in West Englewood to draw attention […]

Singapore authorities say ship that hit tanker, causing oil spill, reported sudden loss of control

7:14 pm June 17, 2024

Singapore authorities said Monday a dredger boat reported a sudden loss in engine and steering control that led it to hit a stationary cargo tanker, causing an oil spill that has blackened part of the city-island’s southern shores. The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday. It ruptured […]

Republicans fume over report part of $2.8B Afghan humanitarian funding went to Taliban

7:10 pm June 17, 2024

House Republicans are fuming at the Biden administration over reports that tens of millions of dollars of U.S. humanitarian aid to Afghanistan may have ended up in Taliban hands. During a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing last week, Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., opened his chairman’s remarks by listing off several State Department expenditures he found […]

Ready to finally get a pool? You can get these 12 options right on Amazon

6:59 pm June 17, 2024

During the hot, lazy days of summer, nothing sounds better than jumping into a nice cold pool. What if all you had to do was walk into your backyard after a long day of work and hop into your own personal pool? We’ve created a list of pools currently for sale on Amazon, so you […]

A timeline of clashes between China and the Philippines in South China Sea, following latest ship collision

6:29 pm June 17, 2024

China has been at odds with many other countries in the Asia-Pacific for years over its sweeping maritime claims, including almost all of the South China Sea, a strategic and resource-rich waterway around which Beijing has drawn a 10-dash-line on official maps to delineate what it says is its territory. Beijing is in the midst […]