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...
Biden’s plan to end the US’s migrant deportation policy has been thwarted
Over concerns about the spread of Covid, a US judge has blocked plans by Joe Biden’s administration to lift a policy allowing migrants to be quickly expelled at the Mexican border. Republican state attorneys...
Oklahoma passes legislation prohibiting the majority of abortions after conception
Oklahoma lawmakers have passed a law prohibiting abortion after conception, which critics claim is the most stringent in the country. All abortions would be prohibited under the Republican-led bill, except to save the woman’s...
Ivan Kuliak, a Russian gymnast, has been banned for a year for wearing the pro-Ukraine war emblem “Z.”
Ivan Kuliak, a Russian gymnast, was given a one-year suspension for wearing a symbol supporting the invasion of Ukraine on his outfit. For a medal ceremony at a World Cup tournament in March, Kuliak...
Marianna Vyshemirsky, a pregnant mother whose photo went viral after the Mariupol hospital bombing, discusses the aftermath of the tragedy.
In March, Russian soldiers bombarded a maternity facility in Mariupol, resulting in one of the most moving images from the conflict in Ukraine. As many fled the site, a photo of an injured woman...
Eleven migrants drowned while attempting to enter US territory
After their boat capsized near the US territory of Puerto Rico, at least 11 suspected migrants died. According to the US Coast Guard, there are currently 38 survivors, the majority of whom are from...