Putin’s actions not only threaten global food security but also could backfire against Russia’s own interests
Erica Nitschke
Columnist
Northeast floods devastate farmers as months of labor, crops swept away
Storms dumped up to 2 months’ worth of rain in a couple of days in parts of the region.
Home searched in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing is tied to uncle of long-dead suspect
Public records link the property to the wife of Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, the uncle of Orlando Anderson, one of Shakur’s known rivals who authorities have long suspected in the rapper’s death.
IRS steps toward new free-file tax return system have both supporters, critics mobilizing
And advocates for a free program to help file taxes are exponentially out-monied.
Home sales in June fell to slowest pace since January with near-historic low inventory for sale
It makes 11 consecutive months of annual sales declines of 20% or more.
Wait over as Powerball finally has winner for jackpot over $1 billion
LOS ANGELES — A winning ticket has been sold in California for the Powerball jackpot worth an estimated $1.08 billion, the sixth largest in U.S. history and the third largest in the history of the game. The winning numbers for Wednesday night’s drawing were: white balls 7, 10, 11, 13, 24 and red Powerball 24. […]
Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture
The worst wildfire season in Canadian history is displacing Indigenous communities from Nova Scotia to British Columbia, blanketing them in thick smoke, destroying homes and forests and threatening important cultural activities like hunting, fishing and gathering native plants.
IRS whistleblowers airing claims to Congress about ‘slow-walking’ of the Hunter Biden case
It is unclear how much of the conflict described by the whistleblowers amounts to internal disagreement about how to pursue the investigation or a pattern of interference and preferential treatment.
U.S. soldier who fled to North Korea had served 2 months in South Korea prison on assault charge
At a Pentagon press conference Tuesday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed that the U.S. service member was likely now in North Korean custody.
Powerball jackpot reaches $1 billion after no winner in Monday’s drawing
The new jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing would be the seventh highest in U.S. history and the third largest for Powerball.