October 19, 2022
COVID-19 linked to increase in US pregnancy-related deaths
COVID-19 drove a dramatic increase in the number of women who died from pregnancy or childbirth complications in the US last year, a crisis that has disproportionately claimed Black and Hispanic women as victims, according to a report released…
October 13, 2022
France sends Germany gas for first time since Russia crisis
France has sent gas to Germany for the first time in "European solidarity" amid increasing energy pressures. The gas, delivered via a pipeline, is part of a deal between the countries to ease energy shortfalls after Russian turned off the taps to…
October 10, 2022
White house: “These comments were not based on new or fresh intelligence”
White House officials over the weekend moved to clarify President Joe Biden’s remarks on Russia’s potential for using a nuclear weapon. “The stakes are very high right now,” John Kirby, a spokesman for the White House National Security Council, told…
October 10, 2022
Putin accuses Ukraine of “a terrorist act”
Vladimir Putin is accusing Ukrainian special forces of blowing up that critical bridge connecting occupied Crimea to Russia over the weekend, calling the action “a terrorist act.” Putin’s words came just hours after Russian missiles hit several…
October 7, 2022
Police say dozens are dead after mass shooting at child care center in Thailand
At least 36 people, including 24 children, are dead after a mass shooting at a child-care center in northeast Thailand, the country's Central Investigation Bureau announced. The suspect, who was identified as Panya Kamrab, 34, died of a…
October 4, 2022
President Biden visits Puerto Rico
President Joe Biden visited Puerto Rico on Monday, surveying the damage caused there by Hurricane Fiona. The president said the storm dealt a serious blow to the rebuilding that was already done or underway after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc five…
September 29, 2022
Hurricane Ian makes landfall
Hurricane Ian made landfall near Fort Meyers on Wednesday as a Category 4 storm. The storm has since been downgraded to a Category 3 storm according to the National Hurricane Center, but maximum sustained winds are still over 100 miles per hour with…
September 29, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II’s cause of death revealed
The cause of Queen Elizabeth II's death was old age, according to the U.K.-based Press Association, which quoted her death certificate. The queen, who died on September 8 as the longest-reigning monarch in British history, was 96. According to the…
September 29, 2022
Biden says Ian is a “life threatening” storm
President Joe Biden held separate calls with the mayors of Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater as they prepare for Hurricane Ian to make landfall. Biden warned Florida residents that the storm has the potential for a “life-threatening and…
September 22, 2022
Russians flee to border after military call
President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization on Wednesday, which could see 300,000 people summoned to serve in the war.The Kremlin says reports of fighting-age men fleeing are exaggerated. But on the border with Georgia,…