(The Center Square) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is honoring the state’s agricultural history as part of a celebration leading up to America’s 250th birthday. The governor is visiting the state’s 95 counties before July 1, 2026. Lee began his tour this week in Greene, Williamson and Tipton counties, where he held ceremonial signings of Senate […]
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep Mark Green, R-Tenn., announced his official resignation on Friday, July 4, a date he said he selected on purpose. Green, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, said in June he was stepping down from Congress for an opportunity in the private sector. He said in a video published Friday […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Hurricane season can be stressful for millions of Americans living in coastal areas, as powerful winds and heavy rain can cause widespread damage, cut power for days or weeks and otherwise upend people’s lives. Forecasters are expecting another unusually busy season for the Atlantic, with predictions calling for six to 10 hurricanes, with […]
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV signaled commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France’s Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Saturday. Verny, 59, replaces American Cardinal Sean O’Malley, the retired archbishop of Boston. O’Malley was the founding president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, […]
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his administration is working with Texas officials to support victims of a flash flood that has killed at least 27 people, including several children. Around two dozen children who were attending summer camp at Camp Mystic are still missing after the floods, which began on Friday morning. “The […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A protest by hundreds against gentrification and mass tourism that began peacefully Friday in Mexico City neighborhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners. Masked protesters smashed through the windows and looted high-end businesses in the touristic areas of Condesa and […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday that Mexico hadn’t previously arrested boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. on a 2023 arrest order, because he had been mostly been in the United States since. Sheinbaum spoke a day after U.S. authorities announced the boxer’s arrest in California for overstaying his visa and lying on a green card application. He […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A teenager found unconscious on top of a New York City subway train early Friday morning has died. New York City Police were called to the Queensboro Plaza Subway Station at 2:47 a.m. and discovered the unresponsive 15-year-old male, a NYPD spokesperson said. The boy was taken to a nearby hospital, […]
Russia intensified its air assault against Ukraine Friday night, days after the United States froze an air defense shipment due to waning weapons stockpile. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia launched 550 drones and missiles overnight, including seven ballistic missiles. Russia mainly targeted the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in the attack, injuring at least […]
(The Center Square) — Amidst a housing affordability crisis, Las Vegas reportedly has over $7 billion in home value on the market. Redfin’s new report spelled out a record total value for the city’s real estate market. “What I think has happened, we have very high prices,” said George Kiprios, president of the Vegas Realtors Association. “Our […]
