Category Archives: Politics
As Ukraine loses troops, how long can it keep up the fight?
ZHYTOMYR, Ukraine (AP) — As soon as they had finished burying a veteran colonel killed by Russian shelling, the cemetery workers readied the next hole. Inevitably, given how quickly death is felling Ukrainian troops on the front lines, the empty
In eastern Ukraine, keeping the lights on is a dangerous job
BAKHMUT, Ukraine (AP) — As the fighting in eastern Ukraine inches forward, Russian attacks are knocking out power, water and gas to entire towns and cities — and the utility crews sent to repair the smashed transmission lines and pipes
UN extends searches on high seas off Libya for illegal arms
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Friday extending the authorization for countries and regional organizations to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya suspected of violating the U.N. arms embargo on...
Police patrol Hong Kong park to enforce Tiananmen vigil ban
HONG KONG (AP) — Heavy police force patrolled Hong Kong’s Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, with vigils overseas the...
Online pro-gun extremism: ‘Cool for active shooter stuff’
The young man in the jeans and sunglasses proudly shows off his gun in the YouTube video, then instructs his 1 million subscribers how to fit extra ammo on his belt, and offers a chilling observation.
LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks
"The T stands for transgender,” a teacher explains in a video on a Maine Department of Education website launched during the coronavirus pandemic. “A transgender person is
McCormick concedes to Oz in Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, ending his campaign as he acknowledged an ongoing statewide recount wouldn't give him...
Ex-Trump aide Navarro indicted; Meadows won’t be charged
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro has been indicted on charges that he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, but the Justice Department spared two other
100 speeches in 100 days of war: Zelenskyy rallies Ukraine
As Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells it, when Russia invaded 100 days ago, no one expected his country to survive. World leaders advised him to flee.
Agency ruling delivers big setback to Okefenokee mining plan
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency delivered a big setback Friday to a company's controversial plan to mine near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge.
