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...
Russia claims to have taken control of a vital city and wants to expand the conflict in east Ukraine
Russia said on Saturday that its troops and separatist fighters had taken control of a vital railway junction in eastern Ukraine, the second small city to fall to Moscow’s forces this week in the...
Official says Texas’ response to the Uvalde shooting was “wrong”
According to the top safety official, police made the “wrong decision” by failing to storm a primary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman killed 19 children. During a tense press conference on...
As Ukraine seeks “heavy weaponry” to block Russia’s Donbas advance, the US is leaning toward delivering strong multiple launch rockets
Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s foreign minister, appealed to Western countries on Thursday evening to deploy more “heavy weapons” to help Ukrainian forces face a massive Russian attack in the eastern Donbas region. In his video...
According to reports, some 200 bodies were discovered in a cellar in the ruined city of Mariupol, Ukraine
Workers sifting through the debris of an apartment building in Mariupol discovered nearly 200 victims in the basement, according to Ukrainian authorities, as fresh atrocities emerge in the destroyed city, which has witnessed some...
In Ukraine’s first war crimes trial since the invasion, a Russian soldier was sentenced to life in jail
Ukraine’s first war crimes trial against a Russian soldier ended Monday with a life sentence, nearly three months after Russia launched its assault. In the early days of the war, a court in Kyiv...
The Senate has confirmed Bridget Brink as the United States’ ambassador to Ukraine. The decision was unanimous.
The Senate confirmed Bridget Brink as the United States’ ambassador to Ukraine late Wednesday, filling the post as officials prepare to send American diplomats back to Kyiv as the country fights the Russian incursion....