Month: April 2023

Read More Record amounts of snow and severe winter storms have filled reservoirs after years of drought conditions For the first time since 2006, California’s government will be able to provide 100% of the water requested by farms and cities across the state, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced on Thursday.  Record snowpack on…

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Read MoreThe campaign comes as Russian armed forces apparently suffer heavy losses in Ukraine.The campaign comes as Russian armed forces apparently suffer heavy losses in Ukraine.

Read MoreVladimir Kara-Murza’s wife Evgenia does not know if she or their children will see him again.Vladimir Kara-Murza’s wife Evgenia does not know if she or their children will see him again.

Read More A chance meeting, an alleged violent sexual assault, and a ‘colossal struggle’. A jury will soon be asked to decide whether the businessman-turned-politicians raped the columnist in the mid-1990s A chance meeting, an alleged violent sexual assault, and a ‘colossal struggle’. A jury will soon be asked to decide whether the businessman-turned-politicians raped…

Read MoreResidents in Khartoum say fighting continued after the army announced a three-day truce for the Eid festival.Residents in Khartoum say fighting continued after the army announced a three-day truce for the Eid festival.

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Read MoreAlejandro Toledo’s lawyers unsuccessfully attempted to stop his extradition earlier in the week.Alejandro Toledo’s lawyers unsuccessfully attempted to stop his extradition earlier in the week.

Read MoreThe new president of the United Auto Workers union isn’t happy with Detroit’s three automakersThe new president of the United Auto Workers union isn’t happy with Detroit’s three automakers

Read More Republicans so far haven’t identified anything Mr Biden or his family has done that violates federal law Republicans so far haven’t identified anything Mr Biden or his family has done that violates federal law

Read More Fighting in Sudan has raged for a week now. People are trapped in their buildings or making plans to leave. Even in their desperation, many are finding ways to show their opposition to the violence. Fighting in Sudan has raged for a week now. People are trapped in their buildings or making plans…

Read More Evan Gershkovich is being held in Moscow on espionage charges and faces up to 20 years in prison Evan Gershkovich is being held in Moscow on espionage charges and faces up to 20 years in prison

Read More Florida has high level of exonerations from death row Florida has high level of exonerations from death row

Read More The White House says there are no plans to evacuate all Americans in Sudan as the fighting there tips into a second week. The White House says there are no plans to evacuate all Americans in Sudan as the fighting there tips into a second week.

Read More NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with University of Texas professor David Sturat about a recent Mayan discovery in southern Mexico. NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with University of Texas professor David Sturat about a recent Mayan discovery in southern Mexico.

Read More Social media users love to upload posts in which they feel they are objectively in the right and would like public affirmation (see: Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass tweeting earlier this week that a flight attendant asked his pregnant wife to pick up the popcorn mess his kids made on a plane, only…

Read More Comité Champagne asks for destruction of shipment on grounds Miller High Life’s motto infringes champagne’s protected origin The guardians of champagne will let no one take the name of the bubbly beverage in vain, not even a US beer behemoth. For years, Miller High Life has used the “Champagne of Beers” slogan. This…

Read More Connor Sturgeon was allegedly suicidal and also wanted to draw attention to mental health when he killed five of his former coworkers Louisville bank employee Connor Sturgeon opened fire at his workplace because he was suicidal and wanted to prove how easy it was to get a gun in the US, the Daily…

Read MoreA fund controlled by a Swiss billionaire and top Democratic megadonor has contributed as much as $50,000 to the nonpartisan group Common CauseA fund controlled by a Swiss billionaire and top Democratic megadonor has contributed as much as $50,000 to the nonpartisan group Common Cause

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Read More Daniel Ludwig told the Kansas City Star that his grandfather’s account of the events ‘hasn’t been reported’ Daniel Ludwig told the Kansas City Star that his grandfather’s account of the events ‘hasn’t been reported’

Read More South Carolina retirement community’s failure to ‘ensure against natural hazards’ led to death of Nancy Becker, 88, suit claims The family of an 88-year-old South Carolina woman killed by an alligator in a lagoon near her home sued the owners and managers of her retirement community, alleging “manmade ponds and ponding basins” drew…

Read More Fighting “woke ideology” takes priority over Social Security and Medicare, a WSJ survey shows Likely voters in the Republican presidential primaries believe that fighting the culture war is more important than preserving social entitlements by a two-to-one margin, according to a new survey by the Wall Street Journal. The question arose amid speculation…

Read More European lawmakers are putting their finishing touches on a set of wide-ranging rules designed to govern the use of artificial intelligence that, if passed, would make the E.U. the first major jurisdiction outside of China to pass targeted AI regulation. That has made the forthcoming legislation the subject of fierce debate and lobbying,…

Read MoreFormer Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique has surrendered to U.S. federal agents to be extradited to PeruFormer Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique has surrendered to U.S. federal agents to be extradited to Peru

Read More You, me and everyone we know: whether you’re aware of it or not, you’re in a relationship with a monster. There is surely some artist whose behavior, known to you or otherwise, is scurrilous, reprehensible, possibly worthy of life imprisonment—and yet you continue to love the work of that artist, defiantly, secretly, or…

Read More Law signed in 1931 is rarely enforced but carries penalty of prison time and $1,000 fine An attempt to repeal a Michigan law that punishes unmarried couples who live together is being thwarted by Republicans in the state legislature. The law, which dates to 1931, targets “any man or woman, not being married…

Read More One of the two identical white three-pieces worn by the star in his 1977 role is expected to fetch $250,000 It’s one of film’s iconic images: a smouldering John Travolta, in a white three-piece suit where the lapels lick the shoulders, raising his right arm aloft on a glowing dancefloor. And now, the…

Read More Elders moved to tears as members of tribe and archaeologists recover canoe discovered in Lake Waccamaw two years ago Tribal elders were moved to tears by the retrieval of a 1,000-year-old Native American canoe from Lake Waccamaw in North Carolina. Waccamaw Siouan chief Michael Jacobs told CBC it was emotional to watch the…

Read More They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria to Sudan – this group of mercenaries can be found profiting from bloodshed, writes World Affairs Editor Kim Sengupta They’ve drawn most attention in eastern Ukraine, but it seems wherever war breaks out – from Syria…

Read More The drug is used in more than half of all abortions in the US and is considered overwhelmingly safe. The nation’s high court could decide what happens next on 21 April, writes Alex Woodward The drug is used in more than half of all abortions in the US and is considered overwhelmingly safe.…

Read More Bizarre details about the cult beliefs which allegedly led to the murders are coming to light at trial. But, beyond the testimony, there have also been some bizarre happenings taking place inside the courtroom, Rachel Sharp reports Bizarre details about the cult beliefs which allegedly led to the murders are coming to light…

Read MoreSocial media users shared a range of false claims this weekSocial media users shared a range of false claims this week

Read MoreDemocrats approve of job the president is doing and would back him, but they have concerns about his age, poll shows.Democrats approve of job the president is doing and would back him, but they have concerns about his age, poll shows.