Month: May 2022
Russia Fires Its Latest Hypersonic Zircon Missile
MOSCOW — The Russian navy on Saturday conducted another test of a prospective hypersonic missile, a demonstration of the military’s long-range strike capability amid the fighting in Ukraine. The Defense Ministry said the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Northern Fleet
Read MoreThree Women Die in Early Heat Wave in Chicago, Raising Questions and Fears
CHICAGO — Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days. But the discovery of the bodies of three women inside a Chicago senior housing facility this month left the city looking for answers to questions
Read MoreFormer Proud Boys leader to remain jailed until Capitol riot trial
The former top leader of the Proud Boys will remain jailed while awaiting trial on charges that he conspired with other members of the far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol and stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s presidential
Read MoreGroup led by LA Dodgers owner signs $3.2b deal to buy Chelsea FC from Abramovich
Deal is largest ever for purchase of a sports team; UK government allows transaction, ensuring sanctioned Russian-Israeli oligarch doesn’t profit from it
Read MoreUN human rights chief calls on China ‘rethink policies’ on Uighur detention
Bachelet, making the first visit by a U.N. high commissioner for human rights to China in 17 years, said she raised the lack of independent judicial oversight for a system of internment camps that swept up a million or more
Read MoreUN human rights chief calls on China ‘rethink policies’ on Uighur detention
Bachelet, making the first visit by a U.N. high commissioner for human rights to China in 17 years, said she raised the lack of independent judicial oversight for a system of internment camps that swept up a million or more
Read MoreJudge Gives Initial Approval to $1B Settlement in Florida Condo Collapse That Killed 98
A Florida judge on Saturday gave initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in which 98 people died. The quick
Read MoreRussians Crowdsource Supplies for Their Army in Ukraine
A grass-roots movement to get basic supplies to soldiers fighting in Ukraine reflects the growing recognition among Russians that their military was unprepared for major conflict.
Read MoreUkraine Struggles to Preserve Alleged War-Crime Evidence
Journalists and independent groups want to document alleged Russian abuses, but prosecutors fear their work could make convictions harder.
Read MoreWATCH: Jon Stewart advocates for veteran’s affected by burn pits at the ‘Pass the PACT Act Rally’
Comedian and former Daily Show host Jon Stewart is speaking at a Washington, D.C. rally to push for action by Congress to assist sick veterans, who say they were exposed to toxic waste while serving in the military overseas.
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