U.N. says it’s in Contact with North Korea over Detained U.S. Soldier
The U.S.-led United Nations Command said Monday it has started talks with North Korea about a U.S. soldier who crossed the border last week. Army Pvt. Travis King was reported to be in North Korean custody after the Pentagon said he “willfully and without authorization” crossed into the North while on a group tour of […]
Russia says Ukraine Drones Struck Moscow Overnight
Russian authorities accused Ukraine of a drone attack on Moscow early Monday morning, which Russia described as having “thwarted.” One drone fell not far from the Russian Defense Ministry, damaging two non-residential buildings where no one injured, though emergency services were working the scene around Komsomolsky Avenue where debris was found, according to media outlet […]
DOJ Warns Greg Abbott About Floating Migrant Barrier in Rio Grande
The Department of Justice has notified Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) that it intends to sue over a floating barrier the state erected in the Rio Grande River, including razor wire, to prevent migrants from illegal crossings. “The State of Texas’s actions violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious risks to public safety and […]
Homicide Rates in U.S. Decline Following a Pandemic-Era Spike
The U.S. homicide rate declined by an average 9.4% in the first half of 2023, the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) reported this week. The study on crime rates across the U.S. involved 37 U.S. cities, including 30 that that make homicide rates readily available. Twenty cities in the study recorded a decrease in homicides […]
Missouri Supreme Court Allows Petition to Legalize Abortion to Move Forward
The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday ordered state Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) to stand down and allow an initiative petition to legalize abortion in the state to move forward. Missouri’s highest court affirmed a lower court decision that Bailey must approve the cost estimate provided by the auditor, despite Bailey’s having insisted that the […]
Trump Organization Settles Lawsuit with Michael Cohen for nearly $1 Million
Lawyers for the Trump Organization and former Trump attorney and self-described “fixer” Michael Cohen have settled a lawsuit brought by Cohen against his former employer for a reported $990,000. The settlement was reached just days before the case was set to go to trial, and less than two weeks after Cohen’s legal team had subpoenaed Trump Organization […]
Michigan Town Clerk Stripped of Election Duties in Fake Electors Probe
Stan Grot, a town clerk in Shelby Township, Michigan, was stripped of his authority to run elections after he was charged with acting as a 2020 fake elector for then-President Trump. Grot is one of 16 Michiganders charged with crimes on Tuesday by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel “for their role in the alleged false […]
Big Tech Firms Agree to White House’s Artificial Intelligence Safeguards
Big tech firms leading the development of artificial intelligence have agreed to meet a set of safeguards brokered by the Biden Administration, the White House announced Friday. The tech companies include Meta which owns Facebook and Instagram, Amazon, Google and Microsoft, as well as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and startups Anthropic and Inflection. In a statement Friday […]
Trump Classified Documents Trial set for May 2024
Judge Aileen Cannon of the U.S. District in Southern Florida has set a May trial date in special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Trump over his handling of classified documents. Cannon said jury selection would begin May 14 and a two-week trial period would begin May 20. That timeline falls well into the […]
Zelensky Fires Ukraine’s Ambassador to the UK
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday fired the country’s ambassador to the United Kingdom. Vadym Prystaiko had recently criticized the Ukrainian President’s response to a dispute over gratitude for military aid from Great Britain, calling Zelensky’s choice of words “unhealthy sarcasm.” Earlier this month at the annual NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, UK Defense Minister […]
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