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A U.S. soldier detained in Russia last week was on an unsanctioned trip to visit his girlfriend at the time of his arrest, multiple media outlets reported Tuesday. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was arrested May 2 in Vladivostok, Russia, for alleged theft of personal property and is being held in pretrial detention, U.S. Army […]
The number of times the National Security Agency identified Americans or U.S. entities last year in intelligence reports containing information from a high-profile warrantless surveillance program nearly tripled from 2022, the government disclosed on Tuesday. The sharp increase in so-called unmaskings, to more than 31,300 times, arose from attempts by foreign hackers to infiltrate the […]
U.S. intelligence agencies signal that Russian President Vladimir Putin may not have planned for Alexei Navalny to have died when he did, a new report said. The Wall Street Journal report said U.S. agencies have determined that Putin likely didn’t order Navalny to be killed in February, but it doesn’t entirely excuse him from responsibility. […]
Several Illinois schools earned top spots in a new ranking of the country’s best high schools for 2024. The list, from U.S. News and World Report, titled “2024 Best High School Rankings,” reviewed more than 24,000 public high schools in all 50 states, editors said. Editors then categorized schools based on several factors including college […]
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell Wednesday and deepened losses for indexes this week as Wall Street reviews a mixed set of earnings reports against a backdrop of concerns about high interest rates. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in afternoon trading, coming off a three-day lowing streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell […]
(CNN) An international coalition of activists and human rights attorneys on Wednesday announced they filed an appeal to the United Nations on behalf of African refugees facing racial discrimination in Ukraine and Poland. The filing follows numerous reports from Black refugees who said they faced segregation, racism and abuse as they tried to flee for […]
Joe Lieberman, Al Gore’s running mate during the hotly contested 2000 presidential election, has died at age 82 after suffering complications from a fall. United States media announced his death on Tuesday afternoon, citing a family statement. One of the few high-profile independents in the US political sphere, Lieberman largely caucused with the Democratic Party […]
African bloc says all people have right to cross international borders during conflict as Ukraine-Russia war continues. The African Union (AU) says it is “disturbed” by reports that African nationals in Ukraine are been prevented from safely crossing the border to flee the raging conflict in the country. In a statement late Monday, the pan-African […]
The bubonic plague, often referred to as the ‘Black Death,’ stands as one of the most infamous and devastating pandemics in human history. Last week, rural Oregon, United States, reported an isolated case of bubonic plague, a madieval disease that killed millions of people in Europe. The patient recieved prompt treatment and the health officials […]
Last week, rural Oregon, United States, reported an isolated case of bubonic plague, a madieval disease that killed millions of people in Europe. The patient recieved prompt treatment and the health officials declared that there is no need to worry as this case posed, “little risk to the community,’ as it is unlikely that it […]