President Joe Biden announced during a summit with the leaders of the Group of Seven on Sunday that the United States will contribute $200 billion to a global infrastructure initiative. The United States committed to provide $200 billion to the program throughout the next five years in combination with contributions from other G7 members for …
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Officials confirm 3 dead, 2 injured in Amtrak train collision with car in Brentwood, CA
Officials confirmed that three people were killed and two others seriously injured after an Amtrak train collided with a car in Brentwood, California on Sunday. The two people who were wounded, including a child, suffered serious injuries and were both sent to John Muir Medical Center, according to officials. The tragedy occurred at about 1 …
FDA orders Juul e-cigarettes and vaping products to be taken off the market
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is taking Juul Labs e-cigarettes and other vaping products off the market. The decision comes after the FDA completed a nearly two-year review of the manufacturer’s application to sell its vaping device and tobacco- and menthol-flavored pods, and ultimately decided to block Juul’s application. FDA Commissioner Robert …
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U.S. Supreme Court rules that Americans are legally allowed to carry guns in public
On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued ruled that Americans have the right to carry arms outside of the home and in public, a major victory for advocates of the Second Amendment. The high court voted 6-3 in striking down a New York law that said gun owners must demonstrate a need to carry firearms …
President Biden calls on Congress to suspend federal gas tax for three months
President Joe Biden called on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for three months to save consumers 18 cents a gallon. Biden said the administration will meet with oil refinery executives Thursday to urge them to bring more refineries back online to lower prices at the pump. Biden also called on states to order …
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Uvalde, Texas school district puts police chief Pete Arredondo on administrative leave
The superintendent for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District announced that the embattled police chief Pete Arredondo has been placed on administrative leave. Arredondo has been criticized for his handling of the shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24 that killed 19 third and fourth graders and two teachers, and the decision to delay …
Supreme Court rules Maine’s exclusion of religious schools from tuition-assistance programs is unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that State programs that provide money for public school tuition cannot exclude schools that offer religious instruction. The 6-3 Supreme Court decision fell along partisan lines, with the three liberal judges dissenting. The case itself centered on a pair of schools in Maine, Bangor Christian Schools and Temple Academy, …
3 people are hospitalized when passenger plane catches fire after landing in Miami
A passenger plane carrying 126 people caught fire after landing on Tuesday at Miami International Airport. Miami-Dade Aviation Department spokesman Greg Chin said that Red Air Flight 203 from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, had landed around 5:30 p.m. when the landing gear in the nose of the plane collapsed. Three people were taken to a …
NYC taxi jumps curb in Flatiron district injuring 6 people, 3 critically
Authorities said on Monday that a New York City taxi driver collided with a bicyclist, veering onto the sidewalk and striking pedestrians in the city’s Flatiron district. The incident happened near the intersection of Broadway and 29th St., about four blocks south of the Empire State Building, at about 1 p.m. ET. Six people, including …
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Suspect still at large in D.C. mass shooting that injured 3, killed one 15-year-old boy
A suspect is still at large after a mass shooting broke out in Washington, D.C. over the weekend, killing a 15-year-old boy and injuring 3 others. Officials say that the Sunday night shooting took place during a festival called “Moechella,” which was celebrating Juneteenth. Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said that the 15-year-old boy – …