4 famous giant trees unscathed from the Sequoia National Park fire

[ad_1] THREE RIVERS, Calif. (AP) – Four famous giant redwoods were uninjured by a wildfire that reached the edge of the giant forest in Sequoia National Park in California, authorities said. The four guards, a group of trees that form a natural gateway to the forest road, were successfully protected from the KNP complex fire … Read more

Are Biden’s vaccine requirements legal?

[ad_1] Shortly after President Biden announced a new vaccine mandate to tackle the recent wave of COVID-19 caused by the Delta variant, some conservative governors promised to take legal action to challenge the plan. Some have already done so. Arizona last Tuesday became the first state to sue the Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccine warrants. … Read more

Officer, suspect killed as gunshots broke out in apartment north of Houston; second cop hospitalized

[ad_1] A Houston police officer was killed and another injured on Monday as he attempted to execute an arrest warrant at a Harris County apartment complex. A man suspected in the narcotics case was also killed. William Jeffrey, a veteran officer who joined the department in 1990, was pronounced dead at the Hermann Memorial Hospital … Read more

Supreme Court to Hear Restrictive Mississippi Abortion Law Dec. 1

[ad_1] The Mississippi case – the most significant set of oral abortion-related arguments the court has heard since 1992 – comes as states across the country, emboldened by the Tory majority and the addition of the Judge Amy Coney Barrett in the High Court, are increasingly passing restrictive regulations related to abortion, hoping to restrict … Read more

What the federal debt ceiling showdown could mean for you

[ad_1] Time is running out for the federal debt ceiling. Lawmakers have until the end of the month to raise the debt ceiling again. In a Wall Street Journal editorial on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said failure to act could trigger economic catastrophe. While the legal cap on how much the United States can … Read more