Month: May 2022
Afghanistan’s Taliban Order Women to Wear the All-Covering Burqa in Public
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public — a sharp, hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound to further complicate Taliban dealings with
Read MoreIf Roe Is Struck Down, Where Does the Anti-Abortion Movement Go Next?
The Supreme Court draft opinion signals a new era for the 50-year effort to end the constitutional right to abortion. Next goals include a national ban and, in some cases, classifying abortion as homicide.
Read MoreUkraine Braces for Escalated Attacks Ahead of Russia’s V-Day
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine — The war in Ukraine wracked the country’s southern coast Saturday as Russian forces fired cruise missiles at the city of Odesa and bombarded a steel mill housing Ukrainian civilians and fighters, hoping to complete their conquest of
Read MoreGermany’s Military Industry Gears Up to Restock Its Own Forces
The country’s chancellor has pledged about $100 billion to rebuild its army, but that increase in spending may not be enough to reverse years of neglect, experts say.
Read MoreBattle Over Abortion Threatens to Deepen America’s Divide
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, all 50 states will be free to set their own rules, leading to one America where access to an abortion is guaranteed and another where it is outlawed.
Read MoreFor South Texas Democrats, an Intraparty Test of Abortion Politics
A staunchly anti-abortion Democrat in Congress will face a young abortion-rights supporter in a pivotal primary runoff.
Read MoreUkrainian Holocaust Survivors Flee to Germany From Russian Bombs
Russia’s invasion is seeing Ukrainian Holocaust survivors evacuating to Germany in a tragic twist of history that has uprooted them again in the twilight of their lives.
Read MoreNorth Korea Fires Off Suspected Sub-Launched Ballistic Missile
North Korea launched a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast, the military in Seoul said, just three days before South Korea’s new president takes office.
Read MoreAmid war on Ukraine, Russia holds ‘Victory Day’ rehearsal
500 Ukrainian prisoners of war may be paraded through Red Square on May 9; Kremlin says no foreign leaders invited to attend ceremony
Read MoreAuthorities made a key discovery in their search for the missing Alabama officer and inmate. It led to more questions – CNN
Authorities made a key discovery in their search for the missing Alabama officer and inmate. It led to more questions CNN CrimeStoppers explains search for wanted individuals WSFA Reward for Vicky White and inmate Casey Cole White increases 10 Tampa Bay U.S. Marshals
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