Texas Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife have been accused by federal prosecutors of conspiring and accepting bribes. They are alleged to have received almost $600,000 from a company controlled by Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the charges on Friday, shortly after Mr. Cuellar stated that he...
President Joe Biden has increased the size of two national monuments in California. This decision came after tribal nations, Indigenous community leaders, and others requested the permanent protection of around 120,000 acres (48,562 hectares) of culturally and environmentally significant land. The designations are a part of the Democratic president’s “America the Beautiful” initiative. This initiative...
Parts of Texas have been ordered to evacuate due to heavy rain causing flooding. Residents in Harris County, where Houston is located, have been told to be prepared to stay in place for several days. Harris County Judge Linda Hidalgo, who is in charge of the county government, announced a disaster on Thursday. People living...
Scientists reported on Thursday that an orangutan was seen using medicine from a tropical plant to treat a wound. This is another example of how some animals try to heal themselves by using natural remedies they find in the wild. Scientists watched Rakus, an animal, pick and eat leaves from a medicinal plant that people...
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a Republican, has faced scrutiny this week for sharing a story about having to kill her dog. On Wednesday, she defended her actions by explaining that she shot the dog because it posed a danger to her children. “The dog was very dangerous,” Noem said on Fox News’s “Hannity” on...
President Joe Biden’s campaign criticized former President Donald Trump on Thursday for his refusal to commit to accepting the results of the upcoming presidential election. “I will be happy to accept the results if everything is honest. “I don’t change my stance on that,” Trump said in an interview on Wednesday with the Milwaukee Journal...
Another person who reported wrongdoing at Boeing has passed away unexpectedly due to an illness. Joshua Dean, who used to work as a quality auditor at Spirit AeroSystems, recently made public statements alleging that the company’s leaders disregarded manufacturing issues with Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft. Spirit AeroSystems is a company that supplies parts to Boeing....
Data from a major women’s health study show that hormone replacement therapy can safely help middle-aged women manage their symptoms during early menopause. According to the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), women under the age of 60 can use hormone replacement therapy to treat symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats. This treatment does not...
Dr. Barb Petersen received her first calls in early March from dairy owners in Texas who were concerned about birds, such as crows, pigeons, and other species, dying on their farms. Then it was reported that some barn cats, half of them from one farm, had died suddenly. Shortly after, the veterinarian in Amarillo started...
Gustavo Petro, the President of Colombia, announced on Wednesday that he intends to sever diplomatic ties with Israel due to the manner in which the Middle Eastern nation has conducted its war against Hamas in Gaza. Petro, when addressing a gathering held on May Day in the central Plaza de Bolívar of Bogotá, expressed his...