David Rush: ex-US government official arrested after $40 million in gold bars found in home
Agents also found about $2 million in cash and 35 luxury watches in the home of David Rush, who court filings say had top secret clearance.
Oil jumps after fresh U.S. strikes in Iran revive Strait of Hormuz disruption fears
Oil prices rose on Thursday after fresh U.S. strikes in Iran renewed concerns over disruptions to commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
DHS boss’ threat to airports in sanctuary cities could halt LAX international travel
The head of DHS is threatening to pull federal customs officers from airports in sanctuary cities – a move that could halt international travel through LAX.
Coast Guard looks to send divers to new Bahamas waters in search for Lynette Hooker, official says
The US Coast Guard has asked Bahamian officials for permission to send divers to new locations in its search for Lynette Hooker after investigators found inconsistencies between her husband Brian Hooker’s location data and his statements to investigators about where to search for his wife, a US official familiar with the investigation told CNN.
The Texas Senate candidates have two radically different visions of Christianity
A religious fight is brewing in the Lone Star state.
Trump’s IRS case should be reopened so court can probe possible ‘fraud,’ ex-judges argue
Reopening the Trump-IRS case “will allow the Court to commence an inquiry into whether the Court was deceived,” the ex-judges wrote.
Something Just Passed Between Us and a Distant Star.
In December 2019, astronomers detected a one hour brightening of a star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a classic gravitational microlensing event. These occur when a compact object bends a distant the light of a distant star as it passes in front of it. The object responsible in this instance, named Phoebe, has a mass of roughly three times that of our Moon making it far too small to be a stellar black hole, but consistent with a primordial black hole formed moments after the Big Bang.
All Things Books with Etana
Sydnee had the chance to chat with librarian, Etana. Etana shares her top three favorite books and the importance of utilizing your local library.
Shakopee inmates vote for book award decided only by incarcerated readers
This post was originally published on here Reading books can be a great escape, and that’s ringing true at a Shakopee Prison, where inmates are voting on the next book the country should read. Created by Freedom Reads, a nonprofit organization in Connecticut, the Inside Literary Prize is the first major U.S. book award decided…
Kansas Book Festival welcomes WIBW alum Bill Kurtis for ‘66 tornado anniversary event
A Night for the History Books with Bill Kurtis is 6 p.m. June 8 at Washburn’s Memorial Union. The event will benefit the Kansas Book Festival.