Month: February 2024
GOP lawmaker’s big mouth may have blown efforts to deter Russia space weapon: report
Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) surprised many people in Congress and in the White House last week when made a cryptic announcement about a new threat posed by Russia. Politico reports that the threat in question was an experimental new anti-satellite
Read MoreFirst Federal Trial for Hate Crime Based on Gender Identity Starts Over Trans Woman’s Killing
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) — The first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender identity began Tuesday in South Carolina, where a man faces charges that he killed a Black transgender woman and then fled to New York. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]
Read MoreNikki Haley hasn’t yet won a GOP contest, but vows to keep fighting Trump
Haley tells The Associated Press that she will not leave the Republican primary election regardless of Saturday’s result. And she vowed to stay in the fight against Donald Trump at least until after Super Tuesday’s slate of 16 contests on
Read MoreWith New Series ‘Poacher,’ Alia Bhatt Raises Awareness of Elephant Poaching in India
In 2015, a 62-year-old man named Kunjumon Devasey from a remote village in Kerala arrived at his local forest division office to turn himself in. His crime: for nearly two years, the former forest watcher was an accomplice to a
Read More‘Leave now’: White House warns Americans in Russia as Biden prepares Navalny sanctions
White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby is reportedly telling Americans in Russia to leave as the Biden administration prepares to unveil strong sanctions in response to the death of Russian political prisoner Alexei Navalny. Kirby also pressed House Republicans
Read MoreWhite House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death
The White House says it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in an Arctic penal colony.
Read MoreWhite House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death
The White House says it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in an Arctic penal colony.
Read MoreWhite House promises ‘major sanctions’ on Russia in response to Alexei Navalny’s death
The White House says it is preparing additional “major sanctions” on Russia in response to opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s death in an Arctic penal colony.
Read More‘Something needs to change.’ Woman denied abortion in South Carolina challenges ban
The state law has been interpreted as banning abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood argues the ban is vague and shouldn’t apply until at least three weeks later in pregnancy. (Image credit: James Pollard)
Read MoreScientists have found a black hole so large it eats the equivalent of one sun per day
With a mass 17 billion times larger than our sun, this black hole is the fastest-growing black hole ever recorded, Australian National University said. (Image credit: M. Kornmesser)
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