Tuesday, 15 June 2021

US West swelters in record-busting heat, risking wildfires

Dangerous, record-busting heat is spreading across the U.S. Southwest and into parts of Utah, Montana and Wyoming

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South Carolina inmates want deaths delayed during appeal

The two South Carolina inmates scheduled to die under the state’s recently revamped capital punishment statute want an emergency order to stop their planned electrocutions

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Bezos' ex-wife, Scott, gives millions to 2 Illinois colleges

Two Chicago institutions have received donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, the largest from an individual in their histories

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Federal judge blocks Biden's pause on new oil, gas leases

A federal judge in Louisiana has ordered an end to the Biden administration's suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water

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Coroner: Jail death of Black man changed to a homicide

A coroner has changed the death certificate of a mentally ill Black man who died in a South Carolina jail earlier this year to say he died by homicide

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Federal judge blocks Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water

Federal judge blocks Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water

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Former student guilty of murder in Colorado school shooting

One of two former students accused in a fatal shooting at a suburban Denver school in 2019 has been found guilty of murder, attempted murder and other crimes

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South Carolina police release timeline of mother, son deaths

State police have released a brief timeline as part of their investigation into the shooting deaths of a mother and son from one of South Carolina’s prominent legal families

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Man jailed in fatal crash at Minneapolis rally has past DWIs

Minneapolis police say a 35-year-old St. Paul man with multiple convictions for driving while impaired is the driver who plowed into a crowd of demonstrators, killing one and injuring three others

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Startup Lordstown Motors says production still on track

Startup electric truck maker Lordstown Motors says it’s still on track to begin production this fall despite a bumpy past week

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Video shows man apologized before Honolulu police shot him

Doorbell camera video obtained and released by lawyers representing the family of a Black man shot by Honolulu police in April provides more information about the events before his deadly encounter with officers

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Texas bullet train group inks deal with Milan design firm

The developer of a long-planned and controversial high-speed rail line linking Dallas and Houston has announced it has signed a $16 billion contract with a firm in Italy to lead design in the project

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Break Due To IPL Suspension An Advantage For India: New Zealand Coach

WTC final: New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said that Indian players got a break due the IPL being suspended.

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