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House Jan. 6 Panel Postpones Hearing, Citing Hurricane Ian – The New York Times

House Jan. 6 Panel Postpones Hearing, Citing Hurricane Ian  The New York Times House January 6 committee postpones public hearing because of hurricane  CNN Jan. 6 hearing postponed due to Hurricane Ian  The Washington Post House Jan. 6 panel postpones hearing as Hurricane

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Russia Prepares to Annex Parts of Ukraine as Staged Votes End

Derided as a sham by Ukrainian and Western officials, the votes on whether to join Russia are designed to confer a veneer of legitimacy on Moscow’s land grab, despite reports of coercion in the process.

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Jan. 6 panel postpones its latest hearing because of Hurricane Ian

The hearing, when rescheduled, could conclude its presentations of investigative findings before a final report due later this year. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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Jan. 6 panel delays hearing as Hurricane Ian hurtles toward Florida

The House Jan. 6 committee has postponed a hearing scheduled for Wednesday as a hurricane hurtles toward the Florida coast. The committee had planned to hold what was likely to be its final investigative hearing Wednesday afternoon.

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Pro-Moscow officials say 1 occupied area of Ukraine has voted to join Russia

According to Russia-installed election officials in Zaporizhzhia region, 93.11 percent of the ballots case in the vote were in support of the annexation. Results from three other Ukrainian regions were expected to follow shortly.

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Ian, now a major Category 3 hurricane, is growing stronger in the Gulf of Mexico – NBC News

Ian, now a major Category 3 hurricane, is growing stronger in the Gulf of Mexico  NBC News HURRICANE IAN: Hourly updates on the track of Hurricane Ian as it heads toward Central Florida  WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando Hurricane Ian A Dangerous Threat

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Colombian pop singer Shakira to face trial over tax fraud in Spain

Spanish prosecutors accused the entertainer in 2018 of failing to pay 14.5 million euros ($13.9 million) in taxes on income earned between 2012 and 2014.

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Conservative Lawyers Ask a Judge to Block Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness. Here’s What to Know

A conservative law organization has launched the first legal challenge to President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan, calling the policy “flagrantly illegal” because it wasn’t authorized by Congress. Biden’s plan would wipe out the student loan debt of 20

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Gas Companies Are Promoting Hydrogen to Heat Homes. But the Science Isn’t on Their Side

National Grid’s green energy plans look like a carbon-free utopia. In an animation presented as part of the Climate Week NYC last week, the utility—which serves New York and Massachusetts—showed how wind farms off the shore of Long Island would

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Why Marilyn Monroe’s Legacy in Fashion Is Still So Influential

From her platinum hair to her iconic pleated white halter dress, there may be no other figure in pop culture history whose sense of style is so synonymous with her person as Marilyn Monroe. The blonde bombshell was known for

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