Empty roads and parking lots quickly grew busier by midmorning Wednesday after an estimated 2,000-3,000 vehicles entered the park in the first few hours in long lines that stretched for several miles at one gate.
Tim Allen
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WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a five-week decline
The U.N. health agency says there were 8,700 deaths last week, with a 21% jump in the Americas and a 17% increase in the Western Pacific.
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Dutch intel agency prevented Russian spy from working at International Criminal Court
The tribunal in The Hague is investigating allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.
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Anti-vaccine doctor sentenced to prison for Capitol riot
Dr. Simone Gold of California told the judge she deeply regrets entering the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and didn’t intend to get involved in an event that was ‘so destructive to our nation.’
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Senate bargainers divided over details of gun deal
Democratic and Republican senators struggle to finalize details of a gun violence compromise in time for their self-imposed deadline of holding votes in Congress next week.
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Heat stress blamed for thousands of cattle deaths in Kansas
At least 2,000 heat-related deaths have been reported to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.
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Despite inflation, Biden says a recession is ‘not inevitable’
But the president acknowledges that the American people are ‘really, really down’ after the pandemic, volatility in the economy and now surging gasoline prices.
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Wall Street tumbles on fears for economy as more rates rise
It fell with stocks across Europe after central banks there followed up on the Federal Reserve’s big interest-rate hike on Wednesday.
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Musk aims to ease concerns in address to Twitter workers
The Tesla CEO, according to multiple news reports, also addressed possible layoffs at the social platform, saying that, right now, ‘costs exceed revenue. That’s not a great situation.’
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Fed’s aggressive rate hikes raise likelihood of a recession
Economic history suggests that growth-killing rate hikes could be necessary to finally control inflation, and typically, that is a prescription for a recession.