OUAGADOUGOU—At least 35 civilians were killed and 37 injured in northern Burkina Faso on Monday when a vehicle in a convoy hit an improvised explosive device (IED), the interim government said in a statement. The escorted supply convoy heading to the capital, Ouagadougou, hit the IED between the northern towns of Djibo and Bourzanga, an…
Pipe Bomb Explodes on 2nd Floor in San Diego Hotel
SAN DIEGO—Investigators are searching for suspects after an explosive device went off in a hotel in San Diego. Officers responded to reports of a pipe bomb that was detonated on the second floor of the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 8110 Aero Drive, near Kearny Villa Road, at 10:18 a.m. on Feb. 24, a San Diego…
Explosive Device Found Near Stadium in Rome
Italian police closed off streets about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Stadio Olimpico in Rome after an explosive device was found attached to a parked car about four hours before the match between Italy and Switzerland. There was no indication of any connection to the tournament. Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi wrote on Twitter the…
US News
- Joshua PhilippRepublicans are now moving to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress. The House Oversight Committee previously gave Wray six days to provide a document that they claim… [...]
- Bill PanRoughly 40 million borrowers of federal student loans will soon need to start paying their bills again, under a deal reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy… [...]
- The Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore.—The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in Oregon earlier this month that left seven farmworkers dead has been indicted on charges of… [...]
- The Associated PressLOS ANGELES—A California appeals court said Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released from… [...]
- Bryan JungLoretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, said there was no “compelling” reason to wait for another interest-rate hike, in a recent interview. Mester told the Financial… [...]
- Epoch VideoU.S. Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing on ‘Countering China: Advancing U.S. National Security, Economic Security, and Foreign Policy’ at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 31. Elizabeth Rosenberg, Assistant Secretary… [...]
- The Associated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Police officers found Tony Peralta earlier this month sitting on a curb not far from the convenience store in a small southeastern New Mexico community where he borrowed a… [...]
- Epoch VideoU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a press conference with members of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council after meeting at 9:05 a.m. ET on May 31. [...]
- Katabella RobertsThe White House announced on May 30 that President Joe Biden is formally withdrawing his nomination of Ann Carlson to be administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), just months after… [...]
- Lee SmithSix years ago, senior U.S. spies framed Gen. Michael Flynn, a combat veteran with over three decades in uniform, as a Russian spy. Even after he was forced out of the White… [...]