Emotional impact of mass shooting
We take a look at the emotional impact of the recent mass shootings.
‘Mitch McConnell is not a force for good in our country,’ Nancy Pelosi reportedly told author
India is set to plunge Mumbai, and the rest of the country's richest state, Maharashtra, into full lockdown at midnight on Wednesday until the end of April to contain the spread of COVID-19... ... as the country's cases hit a new record.Maharashtra alone accounts for about a quarter of India's total coronavirus cases.India reported 184,372 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed, taking total infections to 13.9 million. Deaths rose by 1,027.After reporting less than 10,000 cases per day earlier this year, India has been the world's worst-hit country since April 2.The government blames a widespread failure to heed curbs on movement and social interaction.India on Tuesday said it will fast-track emergency approvals for COVID-19 vaccines authorized by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for possible imports of Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna shots.The move will exempt companies from carrying out local safety trials.India has the biggest global vaccine manufacturing capacity and had exported tens of millions of doses before its own demand skyrocketed and led to a shortage in some states.So far, the country has administered more than 108 million vaccine doses, sold more than 54.6 million vaccine doses abroad and gifted more than 10 million to partner countries.It is currently using the AstraZeneca shot and a homegrown vaccine for its own immunization drive, as well as approving Russia's Sputnik V shot for emergency use earlier this week.
‘They could not break one of the 10 commandments and just be faithful to their marrieds,’ host says
Kristen Clarke would be first Black woman to lead crucial Justice Department division amid rise in white supremacist violence and threats to voting rights
‘Thank God the light finally changed and I was able to drive off’, said victim after abuse
Australia would complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in September in line with the United States and other allies, the prime minister said Thursday. Australia’s contribution to the NATO-led mission had once exceeded 15,000 personnel, but only 80 remain. “In line with the United States and other allies and partners, the last remaining Australian troops will depart Afghanistan in September,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, without nominating a day.
A former California college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart and the defendant's father, who is accused of helping hide the young woman's body, made their first court appearance Thursday but did not enter pleas. Paul Flores, 44, was charged with first-degree murder for the killing that allegedly happened as he tried to rape Smart in his dorm room at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo after an off-campus party. Witnesses said Smart was intoxicated and Flores had said he would walk her home.
Sanctions follow allegations of election interference and a hacking campaign
The Treasury also said Kilimnik "provided the Russian Intelligence Services with sensitive information on polling and campaign strategy."
The note read: ‘Two flat tires, headed to Mormon Point, have three days’ worth of water’
YouTube streamer Sherwin says he saw someone trying to steal a man's bicycle, and he stepped in to chase them away. Police are investigating.
A new "Fast 9" trailer teases the return of some characters from "Tokyo Drift" and the bucket list item Helen Mirren has been waiting years to do.
The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out a sweeping set of sanctions on Russia over its election interference, hacking campaigns and other malign activity. The Treasury Department sanctioned 16 people and 16 entities related to Russia’s election interference efforts. Additionally, the department took new action to sanction Yevgeniy Prigozhin, a backer of the Internet Research Agency, which carried out Russia’s election interference campaign in 2016, and Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian intelligence agent who falsely claimed Ukraine was behind the 2016 interference effort.
A Russian intelligence agent accused of attempting to undermine US election integrity and sow disinformation was among Kremlin-linked figures targeted in Russian sanctions announced on Thursday. Federal authorities alleged that Konstantin Kilimnik "provided the Russian Intelligence Services with sensitive information on polling and campaign strategy" for former president Donald Trump in 2016. The allegations connect to findings from Robert Mueller's investigation and congressional investigations that assessed Mr Kilimnik was fed information by former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.
Amid a punishing third wave, people across India are finding drugs, oxygen and beds in short supply.
The political risk is minimal in the short-term but there could be problems on the horizon for Biden.
Days before attack, law enforcement officials were warned Stop the Steal campaign could attract ‘white supremacists, militia members’ and other violent groups
The alleged rioter claims he was just trying to help the police and that Donald Trump lied to him
The La Soufriere volcano has erupted multiple times since Friday, and the damage to St Vincent is shocking
U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will present a united front on Taiwan, China's most sensitive territorial issue, in a summit meeting on Friday, according to a senior U.S. administration official. Biden and Suga are expected to agree on a joint statement on the Chinese claimed but democratically ruled island at Biden's first in-person meeting with a foreign leader, said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Biden and Suga will also discuss Beijing's treatment of Muslims in the Xinjiang region and its influence over Hong Kong, while also announcing a $2 billion Japanese investment in 5G telecommunications to counter China's Huawei Technologies.