Video shows moment of condo building collapse in Surfside, Florida
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Fire chief tells families of the 159 people unaccounted for after a Florida building collapse to have hope
(CNN)The fire chief helping to lead search and rescue efforts at the South Florida building collapse that killed at least four people had a message Friday for the families of the 159 others unaccounted for. Have hope. “There’s always hope,” Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Chief Andy Alvarez said as he choked up in an interview with CNN’s Wolf…
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Finally, agreement in Washington, and it lasted a whole five minutes
Deal between Biden and bipartisan group of senators on infrastructure was immediately seen as fragile. Things seemed fine in Washington for about five minutes Thursday, when President Biden and a coalition of bipartisan senators announced a pact on an infrastructure plan. “No one got everything they wanted in this package,” said Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., in the…
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Rudy Giuliani suspended from practicing law in New York after statements challenging 2020 election results
Court finds former NYC mayor gave false statements to courts and others while representing former President Donald Trump. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York ruled Thursday that they are temporarily suspending former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from the practice of law based on a finding that he gave false statements to courts and…
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80 Percent of Americans Think Abortion Should Be Illegal in Third Trimester: Poll
Third-trimester abortions should typically be illegal according to 80 percent of Americans, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found. The findings revealed most Americans, 61 percent, believe most or all abortions should be legal in the first three months of a woman’s pregnancy known as the first trimester. For…
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Donald Trump to tour border wall with Gov. Greg Abbott on June 30
Abbott announced last Thursday that Texas would build its own border wall to stem the flow of migrants from Mexico. Former President Donald Trump walks from his flight at Valley International Airport in Harlingen on Jan. 12, 2021. Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune Former President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he “accepted the invitation”…
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5.8-magnitude quake shakes Peru coast; no reports of damage
LIMA, Peru — A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Peru’s central coast late Tuesday, causing some residents of the capital to run out of their shaking homes or buildings. There were no immediate reports of damages. The U.S Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was 6.4 miles (10.3 kilometers) west-southwest of Mala in Canete province, and had…
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Texas border wall project receives over $450K in donations, a week after Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans
A section of the border fence in the Rio Grande Valley. Credit: Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribune Over the span of about a week, Texas received $459,000 in private donations for the state’s planned wall at the southern border, the governor’s office said Wednesday. This comes after Gov. Greg Abbott said he would reallocate $250 million in state…
