Sri Lanka PM Says Economy ‘Has Collapsed,’ Unable to Buy Oil
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s prime minister says its debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity. In comments underscoring the country’s dire situation as it seeks help from international
Stonewall Visitor Center will be Dedicated to LGBTQ History
NEW YORK (AP) — A visitor center dedicated to telling the story of the LGBTQ rights movement will open next to the Stonewall Inn. The groundbreaking for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York City’s
Top Texas cop: Uvalde police response was ‘abject failure’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The head of the Texas state police pronounced the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting an “abject failure.” Col. Steve McCraw of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Tuesday in
Britt Wins Tumultuous Alabama Senate Race Scrambled by Trump
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Katie Britt has won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama, defeating six-term Congressman Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump endorsed and then un-endorsed him. The loss ends
News Agency: 1,000 Dead, 1,500 Injured in Afghan Quake
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s state-run news agency says an earthquake in the country’s east has killed 1,000 people and injured 1,500 others. That latest figure came from the Bakhtar News Agency as officials tried to help
Broadway Theaters Drop Their Mask Mandate Starting in July
NEW YORK (AP) — In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July. The Broadway League announced Tuesday that mask-wearing will
World Economists Fear Recession; White House Continues to Deny Possibility
DOHA, Qatar (77WABC) — Delegates at the second annual Qatar Economic Forum warned the United States is headed for a recession. The warnings are from the likes of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, economist Nouriel Roubini, Atlas Merchant
Senators Reach Bipartisan Compromise on Gun Violence Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers have reached agreement on a bipartisan gun violence bill. That potentially tees up congressional passage this week on an incremental but notable package that would stand as Congress’s response to mass shootings
Biden Visits Clinic, Celebrates COVID Shots for Kids Under 5
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is celebrating that virtually all Americans can now get a COVID-19 shot after the authorization of vaccines for kids under 5 over the weekend. Biden on Tuesday visited a vaccination clinic
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
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
Brooks Koepka becomes the latest PGA Tour star to join LIV Golf Series
Four-time major champion Brooks Koepka will make his debut in the second event of the LIV Golf Invitational Series next week at Pumpkin Ridge, outside of Portland. The 32-year-old Koepka has won two U.S. Opens (2017 and 2018)
