PARIS — Rioters clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings and engulfed a historic city hall in flames in France’s worst civil unrest in years as violence and looting swept through major cities during nationwide protests. How France’s worst rioting in years erupted and how the government responded About 2,400 people were … Read more
A shrub with bright red berries sounds like something nice to plant in a garden. But in Florida, one such bush became a big problem. Brazilian peppertree was introduced into the state as an ornamental plant, according to the USDA Agricultural Research Service. USDA estimates that more than 700,000 acres in Florida are infested with … Read more
As many as nine people were killed, including two children and a pregnant woman, when a gunman opened fire in a suspected murder-suicide at a Pennsylvania home on Friday night, October 9, officials said. Around 5 pm on the day of the tragedy, police responded to reports of a shooting at a home in the … Read more
Global bonds edged higher on Wednesday, but they were still on track for their worst month in years. The main pressure is coming from weak government finances, a large supply of new debt and rising inflation. US Treasury yields rise as global bonds face pressure from inflation, debt and high oil prices. (Bloomberg file photo … Read more
A search is underway for a PR executive who mysteriously disappeared from her home without her phone, wallet or car. Antoinette Forbes’ loved ones are worried because they believe the “devoted” single mom “would never leave her son,” per the New York Post. Who is Antoinette Forbes? PR exec, 53, mysteriously disappears from DC home … Read more
Thousands of users of Verizonthe US telecom giant, reported outage with the network on Tuesday afternoon, according to Down Detector, a platform that tracks such outages based on users’ reports. Verizon confirmed to Ht.com that services have now been fully restored, as of 4:00pm EDT. The Verizon logo is displayed at a Verizon store on … Read more
Quote of the day by Dale Carnegie (Image: Wikipedia) Fear often grows strongest exactly when someone imagines everything that could possibly go wrong. The possibility of failure can make an uncertain situation feel considerably worse than it actually is, sometimes stopping a person from taking any action at all. Dale Carnegie offered a genuinely different … Read more