Don Lemon to Leave CNN
CNN on Monday announced that it had “parted ways” with host Don Lemon. “Don will forever be a part of the CNN family, and we thank him for his contributions over the past 17 years,” said CNN CEO Chris Licht in a statement. “We wish him well and will be cheering him on in his […]
Investigation Ordered into Shots Fired at Delivery People who Mistook Address
A Florida prosecutor has ordered an investigation after a homeowner allegedly fired at the car of two Instacart delivery people who mistook his address. Waldes Thomas Jr., age19, and Diamond D’arville, age 20, were in an upscale Fort Lauderdale suburb called Southwest Ranches, attempting to deliver groceries on April 15, when they were on the […]
Tucker Carlson Leaving Fox News
Prime time host Tucker Carlson is leaving Fox News, the New York Times reported Monday. The network made the announcement less than a week after Fox agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, in which Carlson’s show figured prominently for its role in spreading disinformation about the […]
China Distances from Ambassador’s Questioning of Ukraine’s Sovereignty
The Chinese government has disowned remarks by its Ambassador to France, who questioned Ukraine’s sovereignty. While speaking to a French broadcaster on Monday, Ambassador Lu Shaye drew a parallel between Ukraine and the other former Soviet republics that declared their independence when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991. “With regards to international law, even […]
SEAL Team 6, Special Forces Aid Evacuation from Sudan
SEAL Team 6 and 3rd Army Special Forces aided in the evacuation of American personnel from Sudan as the civil conflict between military forces has entered its second week, a security official told The Washington Post. “Today, on my orders, the United States military conducted an operation to extract U.S. Government personnel from Khartoum in […]
Paul Whelan’s Sister to Attend Russian-Chaired U.N. Security Council Meeting
Elizabeth Whelan, sister of American Paul Whelan who’s imprisoned in Russia, plans to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is set to chair on Monday. Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, age 53, was arrested in 2018 and is serving 16 years in a Russian penal colony on what […]
Alvin Bragg Drops Lawsuit Against Jim Jordan
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg late Friday resolved a subpoena fight with House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH), agreeing to allow a former New York prosecutor to testify about his experience investigating former President Trump. Aides to Bragg and Jordan announced the agreement after a lawsuit brought by Bragg had gone to the 2nd Circuit […]
Supreme Court Rules to Block Restriction on Abortion Pill
The Supreme Court Friday evening blocked a lower court ruling that would have banned the abortion drug mifepristone nationwide. As a result, the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone and subsequent actions that made it more easily accessible will remain in place while appeals play out, potentially for months to come. The Supreme Court […]
Abrams Tanks Headed to Germany on way to Ukraine
American M1A1 Abrams tanks are set to arrive in Germany “in the next few weeks,” and Ukrainians will be training on them by next month, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday. Ukrainian forces have long sought advanced Western battle tanks, and the U.S. announced in March it was speeding up delivery of the 31 promised […]
Gunfire Driving Record Pace for Mass Killings in U.S.
The U.S. is setting a record pace for mass killings in 2023–roughly one death a week so far this year. As of Friday, 17 mass killings have taken the lives of 88 people in 111 days. Each of these killings involved gunfire. A drive-by shooting in Hartford, Connecticut Thursday night that wounded three people and […]
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