Month: February 2023

Read More Residents near the crash site in East Palestine tell Graig Graziosi of a frantic race to save their animals Residents near the crash site in East Palestine tell Graig Graziosi of a frantic race to save their animals

Read MoreOne mother says the boy threatened to shoot her daughter in a PE class before police were called.One mother says the boy threatened to shoot her daughter in a PE class before police were called.

Read MoreAuthorities in West Virginia say the body of an infant has been found in a submerged car after floodwaters swept through the stateAuthorities in West Virginia say the body of an infant has been found in a submerged car after floodwaters swept through the state

Read More Officials say three attackers also dead as police and paramilitary forces clear building in gun battle Militants launched a deadly suicide attack on the police headquarters of Pakistan’s largest city on Friday, with the sound of gunfire and explosions rocking the heart of Karachi for several hours. Two police officers, a ranger and…

Read More Former Liberal staffer’s personal diary pages reported in the Australian, which also published fresh interview with Higgins’s former boss Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Brittany Higgins will seek to raise the leaking of her private material,…

Read MoreBrazil’s world-famous celebration resumes in full force after years of delays and cancellations brought by COVID-19.Brazil’s world-famous celebration resumes in full force after years of delays and cancellations brought by COVID-19.

Read More Suspect charged with murder after shootings around Arkabutla, in state’s north A lone gunman killed six people, including his ex-wife and stepfather, on Friday at multiple locations in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi, the sheriff said, leaving investigators searching for clues to what motivated the rampage. The shootings all happened within…

Read More ‘Electronics and optics’ among wreckage of balloon shot down off east coast, White House says, as recovery efforts end and parts sent for analysis The US has finished work to recover sunken remnants of the Chinese balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina and the debris reinforces that it was for…

Read More Both US and Taiwanese military officials declined to comment on the reported trip The Pentagon’s top China official has arrived in Taiwan to meet with counterparts on the island, according to multiple media outlets. The reported visit is the first high-level defense delegation sent by Washington in several years, and comes at a…

Read MoreRepublican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the latest on the Chinese spy balloon and gun violence in America.Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, the ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss the latest on the Chinese…

Read MoreThe massive earthquakes in Turkey flattened an apartment complex in the small town of Harem, in the rebel-held Idlib province, where over 1,000 people had been living. Imtiaz Tyab met one of the few survivors.The massive earthquakes in Turkey flattened an apartment complex in the small town of Harem, in the rebel-held Idlib province,…

Read MoreDirector Nathaniel Lezra joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss his new film “Don’t Leave Me Behind: Stories of Young Ukrainian Survival.” The documentary, airing on MTV, focuses on the lives of two Ukrainian teenagers trying to make a new life in Poland as the war in their country enters its second year.Director Nathaniel Lezra joins…

Read MorePresident Biden made his first formal remarks on a Chinese spy balloon and the other unidentified objects that the U.S. shot down in recent weeks. He is planning to speak with China’s President Xi Jinping and is calling for new protocols for airborne objects. Ed O’Keefe reports from the White House.President Biden made his…

Read MoreTougher laws and changing attitudes to nature have helped the island’s Formosan pangolin population recover.Tougher laws and changing attitudes to nature have helped the island’s Formosan pangolin population recover.

Read More The US agency charged with fighting cybercrime is investigating an intrusion on its own system The FBI, the lead federal agency for investigating cybercrimes in the US, has itself been hacked. The bureau confirmed on Friday that it’s probing an “isolated” breach of its computer network. Hackers compromised a computer system at the…

Read More Asked if the Liberals are in disarray, five weeks out from the election, treasurer Matt Kean says they are still focused on delivering for families Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales treasurer insists…

Read MorePoorly trained convicts make up 90% of the Russian mercenaries killed, according to a US estimate.Poorly trained convicts make up 90% of the Russian mercenaries killed, according to a US estimate.

Read MoreNo group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack on truffle hunters in Syria’s central Homs province.No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack on truffle hunters in Syria’s central Homs province.

Read MoreUS federal prosecutors announced charges against Jaime Tran, 28, for allegedly firing on two Jewish men in California.US federal prosecutors announced charges against Jaime Tran, 28, for allegedly firing on two Jewish men in California.

Read More A record number of state-level bills targeting transgender young people and the inflammatory right-wing rhetoric surrounding them are having a damaging effect on LGBT+ youth, Alex Woodward reports A record number of state-level bills targeting transgender young people and the inflammatory right-wing rhetoric surrounding them are having a damaging effect on LGBT+ youth,…

Read MoreThe operation was conducted Thursday night and resulted in the death of ISIS commander Hamza al-Homsi.The operation was conducted Thursday night and resulted in the death of ISIS commander Hamza al-Homsi.

Read More The letter – also signed by thousands of subscribers – says the paper’s reporting has been used in support of anti-trans legislation Nearly 1,000 New York Times contributors, in addition to tens of thousands of subscribers and readers of the Times, signed an open letter on Wednesday to the paper’s standards editor condemning…

Read More Police say family of killed 16-year-old overwhelmed by public support after vigils held across UK A candlelit vigil has been held in the home town of Brianna Ghey close to where the 16-year-old was stabbed to death last weekend, as a fundraising appeal for her family surpassed £100,000. Brianna, 16, a trans girl,…

Read MoreWashington says it is ‘deeply troubled’ by settlement expansion but rejects UN efforts to denounce Israeli policies.Washington says it is ‘deeply troubled’ by settlement expansion but rejects UN efforts to denounce Israeli policies.

Read More She’s “white as the driven snow,” the activist’s mother has told The Intercept A woman who rose to prominence in the US social justice movement, landing a job as chief equity, inclusion and culture officer with a left-wing activist group, has reportedly misrepresented her ethnic background for years, hiding the fact that she’s…

Read More Adriana Kuch’s friends tell Bevan Hurley her New Jersey high school has long turned a blind eye to bullying. Her father’s attorneys says the school’s role in her tragic death “will be brought to light.” Adriana Kuch’s friends tell Bevan Hurley her New Jersey high school has long turned a blind eye to…

Read More GENEVA & NAIROBI, Feb 17 (IPS) – From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, the most severe drought in the last 40 years is unfolding. It is simply too hot to go to school on an empty stomach, and close to 3 million children are out of school, with an additional 4…

Read MoreQatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos have made bids to buy Manchester United.Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos have made bids to buy Manchester United.

Read MoreAt least 53 people have been killed by the jihadists in the province of Homs, state media says.At least 53 people have been killed by the jihadists in the province of Homs, state media says.

Read More The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for Friday’s storming of a law enforcement compound in Karachi The Pakistani Taliban has attacked the police headquarters in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi, murdering three officers and a civilian before the militants were killed in an hours-long gun battle with security forces. The three assailants, armed…

Read More Reynolds told the Australian she was the victim of a ‘political hit job’ over the Higgins scandal in parliament. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Linda Reynolds: ‘I was just broken’ Linda Reynolds, former defence minister, said she had been “broken”…

Read More Questions of air safety remain in East Palestine, Ohio, following the Feb. 3 train derailment that sent industrial chemicals, including the carcinogen vinyl chloride, into the atmosphere. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine cleared residents who had evacuated to return home this week, stating that repeated air testing conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

Read More Because of a closed terminal at JFK in New York, a flight from Auckland, New Zealand, had to return to Auckland. The trip was 16 hours from beginning to end — or should we say back to beginning. Because of a closed terminal at JFK in New York, a flight from Auckland, New…

Read More UK PM expected to urge leaders at Munich Security Conference to ‘double down on our military support’ for Kyiv Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Rishi Sunak will call on world leaders to ensure a “lasting peace” for Ukraine with the establishment of a new Nato charter to help the country defend itself…

Read More Feb 17 (IPS) – An African proverb notes that “when two elephants fight, it is the grass underneath that suffers”. Many states in the global south are, therefore, seeking to avoid getting caught in the middle of any future battles between the US and China. Instead, they are calling for a renewal of…