Extreme heat takes a toll at Colorado airshow: Over 100 people fall ill

Extreme heat takes a toll at Colorado airshow: Over 100 people fall ill Extreme heat at a Colorado airshow led to at least 10 people being hospitalized and about 100 needing medical treatment on Saturday afternoon, officials said. People visiting the Pikes Peak Airshow in Colorado Springs faced intense heat and needed medical attention during Continue reading

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan has been stricken by a cholera outbreak that has killed nearly two dozen people and sickened hundreds more in recent weeks, health authorities said Sunday. Health Minister Haitham Mohamed Ibrahim said in a statement that at least 22 people have died from the disease, and that at least 354 confirmed cases Continue reading

Misogyny to be treated as extremism by UK government

The review will look at the rise of Islamist and far-right extremism in the UK, as well as wider ideological trends, including extreme misogyny or beliefs which fit into broader categories, such as violence. It will also “identify any gaps in existing policy which need to be addressed to crack down on those pushing harmful Continue reading

Missed seeing the northern lights near you? The biggest storm may be yet to come.

Jordan Pegram, who wanted to cross off seeing the dancing lights from her bucket list, started driving west of Richmond to a cloudless dark area that May evening. “My first experience seeing the northern lights was truly mind-blowing,” Pegram said. “I never thought it would happen in south-central Virginia of all places.” People often spend Continue reading

Inquiry into Defence Forces failings ‘as soon as possible’, Varadkar says

Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images The Government is keen to have a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces up and running “as soon as possible”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said a report on the Defence Forces Continue reading

Ex-CNN host Don Lemon surprised by New Jersey voters’ take on election: ‘Four years ago, it was a lot better’

Former CNN host Don Lemon appeared to be surprised by historically deep blue New Jersey where voters told him that they would be supporting Donald Trump in the election. Lemon recently spoke to folks in Atlantic City and attempted to defend Vice President Harris in a video he posted on Saturday. The first interviewee said, Continue reading

Inquiry into Defence Forces failings ‘as soon as possible’, Varadkar says

Photograph: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images The Government is keen to have a statutory inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying and discrimination in the Defence Forces up and running “as soon as possible”, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil on Wednesday, the Taoiseach said a report on the Defence Forces Continue reading

Democratic National Convention held in Chicago, the city the GOP loves to hate

Fed up with the repeated condemnations of their city — condemnations that are regularly uttered by former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party and Fox News — a few enterprising Chicagoans encapsulated their rage on T-shirts last year. “Shut the f— up about Chicago,” one of those shirts reads. “You don’t live here.” Republicans have Continue reading

Democratic National Convention held in Chicago, the city the GOP loves to hate

Fed up with the repeated condemnations of their city — condemnations that are regularly uttered by former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party and Fox News — a few enterprising Chicagoans encapsulated their rage on T-shirts last year. “Shut the f— up about Chicago,” one of those shirts reads. “You don’t live here.” Republicans have Continue reading

Government defeats no-confidence motion by 86 votes to 67

READ MORE Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl said the debate had been “a disgrace” with constant heckling and interruptions between Government and Opposition benches. Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen has faced criticism for his remarks during the debate where he said extending the eviction ban would be like “making sweets free for children”. “It’s Continue reading