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Officials: 341 killed in South African floods
In an update to the deadly floods that hit the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal earlier this week, Premier Sihle Zikalala reported “a total number of 40,723 people have been affected and sadly 341 fatalities have been reported.” The video above includes scenes from the devastation left behind. Zikalala’s update comes a day after the… -
Grand Rapids police release video from fatal officer-involved shooting
Grands Rapids Police Chief Eric Winstrom released four videos from the officer-involved shooting that left 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya dead earlier this month. The videos were collected from a passenger in Lyoya’s car, the officer’s body-worn camera, the officer’s patrol car and a doorbell camera. Video shows Lyoya running from the officer, who stopped him for… -
Russia announces Mariupol surrender, Biden calls invasion ‘genocide’
Russian Defense Ministry Chief Spokesman Igor Konashenkov announced the surrender of “1,026 Ukrainian servicemen” in Mariupol a day after President Joe Biden referred to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a “genocide” for the first time. The surrender in Mariupol could set Russia up to take full control of the city. Mariupol has been one of… -
Another trucker protest blocks US border–this time in Mexico
Months after a trucker protest opposing Canada’s COVID-19 mandates blocked the country’s largest border crossing to the United States, a different protest in Mexico has blocked another U.S. border crossing. The crossing in question, the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge, has been blocked since Monday. Other border crossings have seen backups lasting 12 hours or longer. The… -
‘The comedian’s comedian’ Gilbert Gottfried dead ‘after a long illness’ at 67
According to a statement from his family posted on his Twitter account, comedian Gilbert Gottfried died at the age of 67. In the statement, his family said his death Tuesday came “after a long illness.” Gottfried’s publicist and longtime friend Glenn Schwartz specified in a statement that the illness was recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to… -
Shanghai eases COVID-19 lockdown, Philadelphia restores mask mandate
A day after Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its COVID-19 indoor mask mandate, officials in Shanghai, China eased the lockdown that had been in place for the last two weeks. The video above includes clips of some Shanghai out and about Tuesday. The lockdown easing allows about 6.6 million residents to… -
Ukraine investigates claim accusing Russia of using phosphorus munitions
Ukraine Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Malyar said the government was checking unverified information that Russia may have used phosphorus munitions while attacking Mariupol. The city has endured some of the most notable attacks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. On Monday, Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko said officials have estimated more than 20,000 deaths in the city.… -
Multiple people shot at New York City subway station
Multiple people were shot Tuesday morning in an incident involving a northbound N train in Brooklyn, New York, the city fire department said. According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated a suspect fled wearing a construction vest and a gas mask. Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at… -
US issues more sanctions as world continues to react to Bucha atrocities
The worldwide backlash to the photos and videos of dead bodies coming out of Bucha, Ukraine continued with the United States issuing additional sanctions against Russia. The sanctions, announced by the White House Wednesday, target Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two adult daughters, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the wife and children of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey… -
Lawmakers grill Shell, Chevron, big oil over high gas prices
As consumers deal with skyrocketing prices for gasoline and other commodities, oil executives defended themselves in Congress from charges by lawmakers that they are gouging Americans, saying that they are boosting energy output and no single company sets the price of fuel. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and… -
At least two dead, thousands without power after storms hit Southeast
Residents in the Southeast, from Texas to South Carolina, continued to clean up and asses damage after deadly storms hit the area. As of Wednesday morning, the death toll from Tuesday’s storms sat at two. 71-year-old W.M. Solomon died when storm winds knocked a tree onto his east Texas home. “Great guy. He was a… -
Obama makes White House return, Biden extends student loan moratorium
On the same day former President Barack Obama made his first trip to the White House since leaving office, news came out that the Biden administration is planning to extend its student loan repayment moratorium until Aug. 31. The extension, first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg, has not been officially announced by the administration. Student loan… -
Tiger Woods: ‘I feel like I’m going to play’ at 2022 Masters following crash
Golfing legend Tiger Woods said in an Augusta National news conference that he is planning on competing at the 2022 Masters. Tuesday’s news conference came as Woods continued practicing at Augusta, something he had been doing since last week. “As of right now, I feel like I am going to play,” Woods said at the…
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