Category: RECORD

Over 800 Unaccompanied Children Crossing Border Illegally Apprehended in One Day

Border agents on Wednesday took into custody 834 unaccompanied children illegally crossing the southern border, marking the highest daily total recorded since the Biden administration started releasing such data in March. The data, which was first reported by the Washington Examiner, came on the heels of preliminary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) figures indicating July border crossings…


American Felix Sets New Women’s Olympics Medal Record

TOKYO—The new medal standard in Olympic women’s track has been set. American Allyson Felix stands alone at the top and still has a chance to go even higher. The 35-year-old Felix won her record 10th Olympic track medal Friday night at the Tokyo Games with a push down the home stretch of the 400 meters…


Joey Chestnut Sets New Record at Post-Pandemic Hot Dog Race

NEW YORK—Chowdown champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut broke his own record to gulp to a 14th win in the men’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Sunday, while Michelle Lesco took the women’s title. Chestnut downed 76 franks and buns in 10 minutes. That’s one more than he did in setting the men’s record last…


The Eagle Lands at Torrey Pines for Oosthuizen, Hughes

SAN DIEGO—The eagle putts looked familiar for a Saturday at Torrey Pines in June, even with Tiger Woods nowhere in sight. Mackenzie Hughes watched his 60-foot eagle putt from the back of the green to the front on the par-5 13th slide into the cup. Louis Oosthuizen could only hope his 50-foot eagle putt on…


Joe West Breaks Umpiring Record With 5,376th Game

CHICAGO—No arguing this: Cowboy Joe is No. 1 on the chart. Joe West set baseball’s umpiring record when the St. Louis Cardinals visited the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. West was behind the plate for his 5,376th regular-season game, snapping a tie with Hall of Famer Bill Klem. West got his picture taken with…


Joe West Poised to Break Umpiring Record With 5,376th Game

CHICAGO—Cowboy Joe is headed for No. 1, closing in on the top spot on the chart. Joe West is poised to break baseball’s umpiring record when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. West was behind the plate for his 5,376th regular-season game, snapping a tie with Hall of Famer…


India’s COVID-19 Daily Cases Stay Near Record, Another State Imposes Lockdown

NEW DELHI—India’s new coronavirus cases dipped marginally on Sunday but deaths from COVID-19 jumped by a record 3,689, with one more state going into lockdown as the nation’s healthcare system is unable to cope with the massive caseload. Authorities reported 392,488 new cases in the previous 24 hours, pushing total cases to 19.56 million. So…


Hospitals Overrun as India’s COVID-19 Infections Surge

People across India scrambled for life-saving oxygen supplies on Friday and patients lay dying outside hospitals as the country recorded over 300,000 new COVID-19 cases a day for two days straight. India’s second wave has hit with such ferocity that hospitals are running out of oxygen, beds and anti-viral drugs. Many patients have been turned away…


US Trade Deficit up 1.9 Percent in January on Record Goods Imports

SILVER SPRING, Md.—The level of imported goods to the U.S. in January reached unprecedented levels and pushed the trade deficit 1.9 percent higher as the coronavirus pandemic continues to distort global commerce. The gap between the goods and services the United States sold and what it bought abroad rose to $68.2 billion from $67 billion…


Gun Sales Hit All-Time High in January, Following Record Buying Spree in 2020

American gun buyers have shattered the record for monthly firearm sales, with FBI data showing a whopping 4.14 million background checks in January 2020, which serves as a proxy for purchases. According to recent figures from the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), gun sales in January surged by around 9.5 percent month-over-month and a…