Month: May 2022

Records Outline Detention Plans for Idaho School Shooter

RIGBY, Idaho—A 12-year-old girl who shot three people at an eastern Idaho junior high school last year will remain in juvenile detention until her 19th birthday or until a review board deems her rehabilitated, according to newly released court documents. The girl was charged with three counts of attempted murder after she shot two students…


Biden Pledges to ‘Respect the Fed’, Give It ‘Space’ to Fight Inflation

U.S. President Joe Biden met with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday to discuss inflation which he described as his “top priority”. Prior to the meeting, Biden said he promised to “respect the Fed’s independence” and give them “the space they need to do their job.” U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also attended the…


LIVE UPDATES: Russian Forces Advance in Factory City, US to Send Precision Rockets to Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, June 1. Click here for updates from May 31. Russian Forces Advance in Factory City, US to Send Precision Rockets to Ukraine Russian troops on Wednesday pressed their assault on a factory city targeted in their push to grab a swathe of eastern Ukraine, while the United States said…


LIVE UPDATES: US Agrees to Send Advanced Rockets to Ukraine

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, June 1. Click here for updates from May 31. US Agrees to Send Advanced Rockets to Ukraine Russian troops fought to take complete control of the eastern industrial city of Sievierodonetsk on Wednesday as the United States said it will provide Ukraine with advanced rockets to help it force Moscow to…


Live Q&A at 10:30AM ET: Sussmann Found ‘Not Guilty’ in Trial With Heavy Conflicts of Interests; Former FBI Agent Details Durham’s Case

Hillary Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann was acquitted by a jury on May 31. He was charged with lying to the FBI when claiming he didn’t work for any specific client, as he was working for the Clinton campaign and was spreading false information of a covert communications channel between the Trump Organization and Russia’s Alfa…


Is Tesla Revving Up to Reverse Course or Forming a Bull Trap?

Tesla Inc. was trading slightly higher in the premarket on Tuesday after a three-day reversal to the upside saw the electric vehicle giant soar by 21 percent. The company’s Shanghai production facility is currently rolling about 2,000 new vehicles off its assembly lines, which is about 70 percent of its pre-lockdown output capacity, after re-adding…


Nadal Tops Djokovic in Quarterfinal Thriller at French Open

PARIS—Rafael Nadal insists he can’t know for sure whether any match at Roland Garros might be his very last at a place he loves, a place he is loved. For now, if he keeps winning and keeps performing the way he did during his monumental quarterfinal victory over longtime rival Novak Djokovic that began in…


Coco Gauff Reaches First-Ever Grand Slam Semifinal at French Open

Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Sloane Stephens 7–5, 6–2 at the French Open on Tuesday to advance to her first Grand Slam semifinal. Gauff, 18, needed 90 minutes to defeat Stephens on the clay court at Roland Garros in Paris. For Gauff, the 18th seed, it was her first win over Stephens, who beat Gauff…


Credit Card Borrowing Grows at Fastest Annual Rate in 17 Years

Households’ credit card borrowing grew at the fastest annual rate since 2005 in April, according to Bank of England figures–just as a string of price rises started to hit. The annual growth rate for all consumer credit, which includes borrowing on credit cards, overdrafts, personal loans, and car finance, increased to 5.7 percent in April…


Shen Yun: ‘I Love That It Breathes Spirituality,’ Says NGO Manager

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Shen Yun Performing Arts, the world’s foremost traditional Chinese classical dance and music company, brought beauty and compassion to the evening performance at The Granada Theatre on May, 29. The company, which is restoring China’s ancient culture, is entertaining and educating its audiences with story-based dances that depict the Middle Kingdom’s divine culture…