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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has selected a vice presidential nominee and will announce his decision within the next two weeks, he told …
Published on March 13, 2024
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There were ‘people flying’: Passengers recall mid-air drop of LATAM Airlines flight
Chilean aviation authorities are on their way to New Zealand to investigate the LATAM Airlines flight that had a mid-air drop Monday, as teams on the ground remove the plane’s flight data recorders for analysis.
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BP/UAE suspend $2 billion gas deal in Israel; Gaza war drags on
BP and an oil company owned by the United Arab Emirates have shelved talks to buy a 50% stake in Israel’s leading natural gas producer, judging the $2 billion deal too risky as the war in Gaza rages.
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US intel chief can’t rule out possibility China uses TikTok to influence 2024 elections
US intelligence officials “cannot rule out” the possibility that the Chinese government will use TikTok to influence the 2024 US elections, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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House passes bill; could ban TikTok despite resistance from Trump
The House voted on Wednesday to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok, a major challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps.
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Dozens of artists/speakers pull out of SXSW festival; protest military/defense industry sponsorships
Dozens of performers and speakers have canceled appearances at the ongoing South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, in protest of event sponsorship from by the US military and defense companies amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his confidants for the 2024 election at Gostiny Dvor in Moscow, Russia January 31. Mandatory Credit: Maxim …
Published on March 13, 2024
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Putin ready to use nuclear weapons if Russian state at stake; 'never been such a need’
Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state but “there has never been such a need,” President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state media published Wednesday.
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Michigan shooting survivor files lawsuit against company that sells ghost guns
All it took was a credit card and the internet for Guy Boyd's life to change forever.
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68-year-old, Rodrigo Constain, is sharing his survival story after his boat capsized and he was bitten by a crocodile while at the Florida Everglades. Mandatory …
Published on March 13, 2024
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68-year-old man recounts moment he was bitten by crocodile in Everglades
A 68-year-old man is sharing his survival story after his boat capsized and he was bitten by a crocodile while at the Florida Everglades.
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Ukraine hits oil refineries deep inside Russian territory; Kyiv steps up drone attacks before Putin’s likely re-election
Ukraine launched overnight drone attacks on three oil refineries deep inside Russia, a Ukrainian defense source told CNN on Wednesday, as Kyiv intensifies its cross-border strikes days before President Vladimir Putin’s anticipated re-election.
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Election officials’ homes ‘swatted’ as presidential race heats up
Heavily armed officers ordered the homeowner to walk outside with his hands up. From the doorway, a middle-aged man emerged. It was Jay Ashcroft, Missouri’s Secretary of State who minutes earlier was gearing up for a workout on his home treadmill.
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Navalny’s former chief of staff Leonid Volkov attacked with hammer in Lithuania
Russian opposition activist Leonid Volkov, who is the former chief of staff of the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, was attacked Tuesday outside his house in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, according to Navalny’s spokesperson Kira Yarmysh.
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Spring native recognized as the honor graduate as a Recruit Division Commander
Meet Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Daphny Davila, a Recruit Division Commander (RDC) at Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy's only boot camp.
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NAACP, DEI supporters call on Black athletes to avoid colleges in states with anti-DEI laws
Black activists, political leaders and supporters of diversity, equity and inclusion programs are urging Black student athletes to boycott colleges and universities in states that have promoted or passed anti-DEI policies.
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He prosecuted child sex predators; now, goes after Meta for allegedly enabling them
When Raúl Torrez, then a young prosecutor in a rural New Mexico, was preparing one of his first child abuse cases, he went to his father for advice.
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US intelligence report states Netanyahu’s viability to lead Israel is in jeopardy
The US intelligence community assesses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “viability as a leader” to be “in jeopardy,” according to its annual report on the national security threats facing the United States that was presented to Congress on Monday.
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Reesa Teesa let the world in on her heartbreak and it went viral. She has no regrets about it
When Tareasa “Reesa Teesa” Johnson shared on TikTok the story of what she says was a marriage gone horribly wrong, she hoped to help others who might be ignoring red flags in their relationships.
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Climate activists targeted famous Vermeer painting; win court appeal against jail sentence
Three Belgian climate activists who were previously sentenced to prison for a protest targeting Johannes Vermeer’s painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring” will no longer face any punishment for their actions, a Dutch court of appeal ruled on Monday.
