A video from the Texas Department of Transportation shows vehicles attempting to travel over a flooded Interstate 635 in Dallas after as much as 3 inches of rain fell on Monday morning.
Hundreds of celebrities condemn ‘injustice’ of Just Stop Oil sentences
Hundreds of celebrities condemn ‘injustice’ of Just Stop Oil sentences - Coldplay’s Chris Martin, artist Tracey Emin and former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams criticised the jail terms in an open letter.
Foods to avoid as deadly Listeria outbreak linked to certain cold meats
A deadly listeria outbreak has been linked to certain deli meats across the US, and these are the foods to avoid. Two people have died and a further 25 have been hospitalized across 12 states after contracting theserious infection, which is caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes. Deli meats to avoid among liste...
European climate agency: Last Sunday was the hottest day on Earth in all recorded history
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Sunday, the Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured by humans, yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus Tuesday. Copernicus' preliminary data shows that the global average temperature Sunday was 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit), beating the record set just last year on July 6, 2023 by .01 degrees Celsius (.02 degrees...
‘I didn’t want to be… homeless’: Retired Chicago teacher, 74, forced to return to work to keep a roof over her head — how inflation is draining senior Americans’ nest eggs
One in three retirees are considering temporary work and un-retirement just to get by.
Climate Tipping Point Surpassed: Rising Heat and Mortality Rates in the U.S.
Doug McIntyre and Dave Calloway discuss whether the tipping point for climate change has been surpassed. Calloway believes it has, noting that climate conditions are worsening rapidly. He cites Phoenix’s 54 days over 110 degrees last year, which resulted in 660 deaths. Calloway warns that the number of heat-related illnesses and deaths in the U.S....
Arkansas sued after rejecting petitions for abortion ballot measure
An organization in Arkansas is suing the secretary of state, claiming he improperly rejected a petition to place abortion access on the ballot in November.
Disneyland workers vote to authorize strike, citing unfair labor practice
The authorization does not mean a strike will happen immediately and both sides could reach a deal. If a strike does happen, it would be the first at Disneyland in 40 years.
Larry Hogan blasts Project 2025 as a ‘dangerous path’ for GOP
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) criticized Project 2025 in a recent op-ed, calling the policy priorities outlined in the conservative agenda “absurd and dangerous.” Hogan, in the piece published Friday by The Washington Post, argued that “traditional American Values” are under threat on both sides of the aisle. “On the left, the refusal by…
Project 2025, a series of policy recommendations for the next Republican president facilitated by the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, has moved to the center stage of the U.S. presidential election. The plan’s authors include dozens of conservative from the first Trump administration, while it has been assailed by Democrats. A Task & Purpose review […]
The harmful tea many consume: Potential risks to intestines and brain
Tea is a standard beverage for many people, boasting numerous benefits such as relief from bloating, constipation, indigestion, and fatigue, and even assistance when battling a common cold. However, not all teas are beneficial. Some can prove harmful, potentially damaging the intestines and even the brain. This information is particularly crucial f...
New York needs to pull the plug on its suicidal green energy goals before the blackouts hit
“If we miss it by a couple of years, which is probably what will happen, the goals are still worthy,” says Gov. Hochul in response to official notice that New York won’t meet its 2030 green-energy goals. She’s whistling in the wind: The state is decades from meeting the goals. It’s simply burning billions, slamming consumers and disastrously undermining its reliable-energy capacity in pursuit of a fantasy. The New York State Energy Research and...
Heat alerts posted across West as record-breaking temperatures bake millions
Temperatures across the western U.S. will continue to soar as we get into the new workweek, and millions of people from the Pacific Northwest to Southern California and Las Vegas have been placed under a heat alert because of the potential health risks.