A Lithuanian man who was believed to have been murdered in the United Kingdom nearly five years ago was found alive, police said Monday.Ricardas Puisys was 35 when he was last seen in September 2015, just weeks after police learned he could be in danger.On Saturday, police located him alive in the town of Wisbech in Cambridgeshire,…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will not be attending the Republican National Convention later this month as he deals with the surge of coronavirus cases in his state.Abbott, a Republican, has instead designated Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to head to the pared-down convention in North Carolina and chair the Lone Star State’s delegation.Abbott informed Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna…
President Trump said Monday he’s given the go-ahead for Microsoft to pursue the purchase of the TikTok, saying he would shut down the popular Chinese-owned video app by Sept. 15 if a sale isn’t completed by then.The president said the Treasury Department would need to receive “a lot” of money in return for authorizing any…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has identified some of the plant species in bags of unsolicited seeds arriving in mailboxes across the United States. Officials have warned the shipments of mystery seeds, which appear to have originated in China, could be invasive plant species. So far, however, the species appear to be innocuous. At least…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…