A Washington state bishop is calling for prayer as wildfires have torched entire neighborhoods, leading to thousands of evacuations and hundreds of destroyed buildings. “As our region continues to face the devastating effects of the wildfires, I ask all people of goodwill to join me in praying for our neighbors who have been forced to…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for “united action” on border security after the chaotic influx of tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta last week. Spain estimates that about 69,500 migrants have now returned to Morocco, exceeding initial estimates of 50,000. The official death toll…
The European Union will hold emergency talks on Tuesday to discuss the migration crisis in Ceuta after tense exchanges between Spain and other member states. Twenty-two member states issued a joint letter calling for co-ordinated action and the strengthening of the EU’s external borders, after some 60,000 migrants entered the Spanish enclave from Morocco. Spain…
Around 77,000 hectares have been affected by the fires in Spain, minister for ecological transition, Sara Aagesen, said on Sunday. She added that the wildfire burning in the Ávila region is the largest in the country’s recent history. Among the residents evacuating surrounding areas is Olga Congacha, 50, who had to hastily flee her village…
Indigenous and Hispanic students are suspended more often and for longer periods than their white classmates who commit similar infractions at Gallup-McKinley County Schools — a pattern of “substantial racial disparities,” an investigation by the New Mexico attorney general’s office found. Indigenous students lose eight to 10 times more classroom days to suspensions than white…
A major outage at Australia’s largest telecommunications company has led to cancelled train services, left thousands of customers without mobile coverage, and sparked an investigation into emergency calls that were not connected. Telstra’s chief financial officer Michael Ackland apologised for the issue which began at 04:30 local time on Wednesday and affected “some mobile calls…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks are moving lower on Tuesday, led down by technology and momentum stocks. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq fell 0.70% and 1.5%, respectively. Semiconductor and memory names,…
Bicester and Woodstock MP Calum Miller has also reiterated his request in parliament for residents to meet with the Environment and Health Secretaries. It comes weeks after Sir Keir Starmer said he would “make sure” that the “appropriate steps are taken” to tackle the contamination, in response to a question from Miller during PMQs. Sir…
In recent days, founders and founders-turned-investors took to X to share horror stories about being mistreated by VCs. Their complaints ranged from VCs falling asleep during pitch meetings to investors suggesting a founder fire a co-founder. Brendan Foody, co-founder of the AI talent platform Mercor, which was last valued at $10 billion, went so far…
June 8, 2026, 4:45 a.m. ET No calm for Tehran’s residents as Iran-Israel fighting resumes. Tehran on Monday.Credit…Atta Kenare/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Residents of Tehran, the capital of Iran, woke up in the early hours of Monday to the sound of massive explosions from Israeli strikes. Large plumes of smoke and red flames billowed…
