Month: June 2023

Titanic Sub Search: US Coast Guard to Lead Investigation as ‘Priority’ Turns to Recovery From Sea Floor

The U.S. Coast Guard will lead an international effort to investigate the Titanic submersible implosion, working in close coordination with other national and international authorities, including the Canadian Transportation Safety Board, French Marine Casualties Investigation Board, and the United Kingdom Marine Accident Investigation Branch. Recovery of the doomed vessel, which was carrying five now-deceased passengers—has begun,…


LA Council Committee Delays Decision to Suspend Price Until August

LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles City Council committee voted on June 23 to defer a recommendation regarding the possible suspension of Councilman Curren Price, who faces various criminal charges, until their Aug. 25 meeting. In the meantime, the committee voted 3–0 to approve a second motion calling for the city to engage constituents of the Ninth…


Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman Gets His 2,000Th Hit With a Double in Loss to Astros

LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman got his 2,000th hit, reaching the milestone with a double in the eighth inning of a 6–5 loss to the Houston Astros in 11 innings Sunday night, June 25. Freeman’s sharp line drive to right field was his second double of the game and drove in Mookie…


[LIVE 10AM ET] Coverup of COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory Comes Into Focus; Russia’s Sees Short-Lived Mutiny

Russia’s short-lived mutiny ends with remaining tensions, but without bloodshed. COVID-19 disinformation does a 180 as the author of the scientific paper that denied the lab-leak theory now faces questions. And Republicans explain how they plan to stop the ESG agenda. In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll discuss these stories and…


Tainted PwC Partners and Staff to Be Publicly Named

All PwC partners and staff found to have done wrong will be named once an investigation into the tax advice scandal is over, an inquiry has been told. The revelation came as PwC’s acting chief executive Kristin Stubbins said offloading the firm’s government consultancy business and appointing a new CEO showed its commitment to accountability. PwC…


Boy, 9, Suffers Multiple Injuries After Mauling by Coyote in Winnipeg

A young boy in Winnipeg suffered multiple injuries when police say he was mauled by a coyote on Saturday evening. The Winnipeg Police Service says it responded to Sunny Morning Road in the city’s northeast at around 6:50 p.m. for a call about a child being bitten by a coyote. They learned a 15-year-old girl…


Rising Number of Wildfires Trigger Poor Air Quality Warnings in Ontario, Quebec

The number of forest fires burning across Canada crept higher over the last week and more dangerous air quality warnings were issued in parts of Ontario and Quebec Sunday. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, known as CIFFC, reported 465 active fires burning across the country, including 240 that are out of control. Almost one-quarter…


Previous Passenger on Doomed Submersible Says Titanic Adventure Tourism at an End

A German man who was among the first customers to successfully descend to the Titanic wreck aboard a submersible destroyed in an implosion one week ago believes the tragedy will put an end to adventure tourism at the site for the foreseeable future. Arthur Loibl made the journey on Titan in 2021 with the submersible…


Farmers Call for Drastic Action Over Feral Pig ‘Crisis’

Feral pigs are out of control across parts of New South Wales (NSW), with farmers calling for more resources to reduce the numbers. Mixed crop and sheep farmer Laurie Chaffey said she was unable to control the pest despite culling the feral animals on her property at Somerton, near Tamworth. “We don’t feel we can get on…


Trump Tells Michigan GOP He’s Defending Citizens’ Freedom, Not Just His Own

NOVI, Mich.–Michigan Republicans cheered loudest and longest for former President Donald Trump when he declared that there’s a hidden agenda behind Democrat attempts to criminally convict him. “They want to take away my freedom because I will never let them take away your freedom,” Trump stated during a June 25 speech, drawing a sustained standing…