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Los Angeles warehouse fire in Boyle Heights (screenshot via ABC 7) A massive warehouse fire that erupted in Boyle Heights, California, on Wednesday is still burning six days later, prompting a state of emergency declaration from California Governor Gavin Newsom.  The city has also issued shelter-in-place orders and a particle pollution…

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The Declaration of Independence lithograph, circa 1850, by Napoleon Sarony after John Trumbull. National Museum of American History. Public DomainA courier arrived in Philadelphia on Monday, May 27, 1776, bearing a dispatch from Williamsburg, Virginia, with critical instructions for the colony’s congressional delegation. It would change the course of history.Although…

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The judge remanded Jeffrey Donaldson in custody and said a “lengthy sentence of imprisonment” was inevitable.NEWRY, Northern Ireland (AFP) — A court on Monday found Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s main pro-U.K. party, guilty of 18 historical sex offenses, including rape.A jury took 10 hours to reach…

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By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Entertainment Editor Monday, June 22, 2026Jordan Peterson | Screengrab: YouTube/Jordan B. PetersonCanadian psychologist and author Jordan Peterson broke his silence amid ongoing health issues, revealing that while his illness has prevented him from returning to podcasting and public lectures, he’ll remain active by releasing previously recorded…

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PARIS (AFP) — Thirteen people died by drowning in searing temperatures in France over the weekend and two children died in a car in Marseille, with the heat wave set to intensify from Monday across much of Europe, forcing warnings and special measures.The latest hot spell that has left the…

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