Sloviansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Fighting raged on Tuesday in and around Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region as Russian troops tried to maintain a series of battlefield gains, while NATO pressed ahead with Finland and Sweden’s momentous membership bids. Moscow’…
July 4 gunman charged with seven counts of murder
Highland Park (United States) (AFP) – A 21-year-old man who allegedly opened fire on a July 4 parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb while disguised in women’s clothing was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday, prosecutors said. Robe…
Six killed in shooting during US July 4 parade
Highland Park (United States) (AFP) – A gunman armed with a high-powered rifle shot dead at least six people at a parade to mark US Independence Day in a wealthy Chicago suburb on Monday — the latest in a series of shocking mass shootings on a holiday…
Protests in US after release of video of police killing Black man
Akron (United States) (AFP) – Several hundred protesters marched Sunday in Akron, Ohio after the release of body camera footage that showed police fatally shooting a Black man with several dozen rounds of bullets. As anger rose over the latest police k…
Don’t look up: no fireworks for some cities on US independence holiday
Washington (AFP) – Fireworks buffs in some US cities are in for a dud of a July 4 holiday as supply chain disruptions deny them the traditional pyrotechnic shows lighting up the summer sky, industry representatives said Sunday. Displays have been cance…
‘Minions’ rule N.American theaters on July 4th weekend
Los Angeles (AFP) – “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” the latest installment in the animated “Despicable Me” franchise, crushed the competition at the North American box office in its opening weekend, with an expected $127.9 million take over the four-day Ju…
Putin orders Russians to fight on after key Ukraine city falls
Sloviansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered Russian troops to press their offensive deeper into the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine after Moscow’s forces seized the strategic city of Lysychansk. Russian Defence Minister Serg…
Trump foe Liz Cheney has not ruled out 2024 US presidential run
Washington (AFP) – Congresswoman Liz Cheney, a rising Republican star until she refused to accept Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election, says she has not ruled out a US presidential run in 2024. “I’ll make a decision about ’24 down the road,…
Hundreds of flights axed as US kicks off long holiday weekend
Washington (AFP) – Airlines struggling to staff their planes cancelled hundreds of US flights Saturday at the start of a long and almost certainly messy holiday travel weekend. As of mid-afternoon, with Americans gearing up for July 4 Independence Day …
Tesla deliveries fall with temporary closure of China factory
New York (AFP) – Tesla’s deliveries of electric vehicles fell in the second quarter compared to the previous one due mainly to a weeks-long closure of its factory in China, the company said Saturday. Elon Musk’s enterprise delivered 254,695 vehicles fr…