Energy and food prices have pushed US inflation to its highest level in 40 years
Last month, prices in the United States rose faster than expected, as rising energy and food costs drove inflation to its highest level since 1981. After easing in April, the annual inflation rate rose...
Russian radio station hacked to play Ukrainian anthem and anti-war song
The Ukrainian anthem was played instead of the news programme after a Russian radio station was hacked on Wednesday. The hymn, as well as a song by Russian rock group Nogu Svelo called “We...
In Arizona, Frank Atwood was executed for the 1984 murder of an 8-year-old girl
An Arizona inmate was killed Wednesday for the 1984 murder of an 8-year-old child, the state’s second execution since officials resumed carrying out the capital penalty in May after a nearly eight-year break. According...
At least 13 people were killed and many were injured in mass shootings across the United States over the weekend: “Horrendous and unfathomable”
Multiple mass shootings occurred across the United States this weekend, killing at least 13 people and injuring more than two dozen more, as politicians battle to address the country’s long-running gun violence crisis. The...
In the United States, more than 45,000 Americans have applied to sponsor Ukrainian refugees.
According to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) data, more than 45,000 Americans have applied to relocate Ukrainians displaced by the war in their homeland in just over a month as part of the largest...
In 2021, Yellen acknowledges she was “wrong” about inflation
On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNN that she was mistaken when she declared last year that inflation was only a minor concern and not expected to be an issue. After clips of...
The House of Representatives has started working on comprehensive gun control legislation
According to a committee staffer, the House Judiciary Committee will debate eight pieces of gun control legislation on Thursday, which will be bundled together as the “Protecting Our Kids Act” and sent to the...
After a group of women on rafts and paddleboards went over a Virginia dam, authorities identified them as missing
Two ladies were reported missing in Virginia on Tuesday after a group of people in rafts and paddleboards went over the Bosher Dam on the James River the day before. Lauren E. Winstead, 23,...
Russia is gaining ground, but Ukraine’s army and civilians are standing firm
Russia is attempting to break Ukraine’s fortifications by leveraging its lethal weaponry advantage, slowly but surely gaining territory in the country’s eastern industrial heartland, close across the Russian border. As ground soldiers conquer more...
The jury deliberations in the Amber Heard defamation trial have begun
After a six-week trial in Virginia, jury deliberations in the high-profile defamation case between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have begun. Mr. Depp, 58, has filed a $50 million (£40 million) lawsuit against his...