
TOPPING OUR NEWS TONIGHT...

World Market Update 6/25/2021
Asian shares rose on Friday as U.S. President Joe Biden embraced a bipartisan Senate infrastructure deal, tracking gains on Wall Street...

US to keep roughly 650 troops in Afghanistan after withdrawal
U.S. officials said today that roughly 650 U.S. troops are expected to remain in Afghanistan to provide security for diplomats after the...

Today in history 6/25/2021
June 25th, 1950: In Asia, war broke out on the Korean Peninsula, as forces from the communist North invaded the non-communist South. The...

Today in history 6/24/2021
June 24th, 1948: An early Cold War crisis as the Soviet Union cuts off all land and water routes between West Germany and what’s then,...

Iranian news sites taken down by the US
Amid heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, American authorities today seized a range of Iranian news websites which are...

China condemns latest US warship transit of Taiwan Strait
An American warship again sailed through the Taiwan Strait for the second time in a month, prompting another warning from Beijing. {RVO}...

Today in history 6/23/2021
June 23rd, 1972: In Washington, a key moment for President Richard Nixon and his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, during the Watergate...

Car crash on an interstate in Alabama amid tropical storm
A serious car crash on a wet interstate in Alabama left 13 people dead, eight of whom children from a youth home for abused or abandoned...

Libyan guards accused of sexually assaulting minors
Some of those trying to flee Africa in their quest for a better living place are now reported to have been imprisoned and sexually...

Iranian nuclear plant undergoes emergency shutdown
Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown. {RVO} The country’s state television reported...

Juneteenth is marked across the US
Juneteenth was officially made a public holiday in June 17, when U.S. President Joe Biden signed it into law. Now, we take a look at...

Wildfire threatens Arizona towns
The Southwest U.S. continued to be affected by the heat wave. And as weather forecasters in the United States kept warnings in effect for...

Bidens’ older dog Champ has died at the age of 13
U.S. President Joe Biden’s older dog, Champ, has died at the age of 13. {RVO} The sad news came as Biden announced on Twitter that “our...

Heat wave on U.S. West coast threatens stable electricity supply
Blistering heat continues to annoy Americans living on the country’s West coast. The record-breaking temperatures this week have prompted...

Antonio Guterres reelected as UN Secretary-general
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously elected Antonio Guterres to a second term as secretary-general. {RVO} This means he will...

Biden marks another milestone of 300M vaccines being administered
Turning to the United States. President Joe Biden celebrated 300 million COVID doses being administered to the public in just 150 days...

Black Americans celebrate as Juneteenth was made a federal holiday
Feelings are running high in the United States as President Joe Biden officially made Juneteenth a federal holiday. But while many...

Heat waves in the American west - what triggered them?
Much of the U.S.’ West Coast has been caught off-guard by the recent heat wave that blasted the West Coast with blistering heat this...

Today in history 6/18/2021
June 18th, 1940: In London, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill tells people to prepare for their struggle against Nazi Germany...




















