WorldAssociated PressA little white pill, Captagon, gives Syria's Assad a strong tool in winning over Arab states
A little white pill has given Syrian President Bashar Assad powerful leverage with his Arab neighbors, who have been willing to bring him out of pariah status in hopes he will stop the flow of highly addictive Captagon amphetamines out of Syria. Western governments have been frustrated by the red-carpet treatment Arab countries have given Assad, fearing that their reconciliation will undermine the push for an end to Syria's long-running civil war. Hundreds of millions of pills have been smuggled over the years into Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries, where the drug is used recreationally and by people with physically demanding jobs to keep them alert.
U.S.Fox News'Crashed Las Vegas UFO' witness 'terrified' by 8-foot creatures in his backyard: '100% not human'
A "tall, skinny alien creature with greenish color" that was about eight to 10 feet tall was reportedly hiding behind a forklift in a Las Vegas family's backyard after a potential UFO crashed overnight April 30/May 1. "I looked at it in the eyes, and my body just froze like having sleep paralysis," a witness, who didn't give his name, said in a YouTube video. "They're not human. 100 percent they're not human," he told the 911 dispatcher in an audio recording.
ScienceThe ConversationEl Niño is back – that's good news or bad news, depending on where you live
El Niño is officially here, and while it's still weak right now, federal forecasters expect this global disrupter of worldwide weather patterns to gradually strengthen. What is El Niño? El Niño is a climate pattern that starts with warm water building up in the tropical Pacific west of South America.
WorldReutersUkraine's army reports new gains against Russian forces near Bakhmut
Counterattacking Ukrainian forces have advanced up to 1,400 metres at a number of sections of the front line near the eastern city of Bakhmut in the past day, a military spokesman said on Saturday. The advance is the latest in a series of similar gains reported this week by Kyiv near Bakhmut, which Russia said it had fully captured last month after the bloodiest and longest battle since it began its full-scale invasion in February 2022. Serhiy Cherevaty, the official, said in televised comments that Russian forces were themselves trying to counterattack but that they had not been successful.
U.S.NBC NewsFlorida man nearly loses leg to flesh-eating disease after getting bitten in a family brawl
A Florida man almost lost his leg — and could have died — from a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection, which developed after he was bitten in the thigh during a family fight. Donnie Adams, a 53-year-old funeral assistant from the Tampa suburb of Riverview, went to the emergency room in mid-February to treat a bump the size of a dollar coin on his upper left thigh. He was sent home with a tetanus shot and antibiotics, but the injury got worse over the next few days, becoming red, swollen and painful to the touch.
WorldThe TelegraphTiger shark kills Russian swimmer in 'meat grinder' attack
A Russian swimmer was eaten by a tiger shark in the Red Sea in an attack that his father, who was watching on helplessly, described as looking like a “meat grinder”. Video footage online showed the entirety of Thursday's attack, in which 23-year-old Vladimir Popov repeatedly called out for his “papa” as he attempted to swim away from the shark. At one point, he seemed to wrestle with the animal but was flipped upside down, his legs flailing in the air.
PoliticsCNNWhat happens to charges if Trump gets elected? Hear what legal expert thinks
Robert Ray, an attorney for Donald Trump during his first impeachment trial, says that if Donald Trump is elected president in 2024, any charges or indictments made against the former president by the Department of Justice would be “gone.
U.S.Business Insider2 blind passengers say being ordered to leave a cruise ship before it set sail was 'humiliating': report
Two blind passengers told ITV News they were ordered to leave a P&O Cruises ship. Pam May and Jennie Bailie said the order was due to "health and safety reasons." Two blind passengers who were ordered to leave a cruise ship before it set sail said it was "humiliating" and that they "felt like criminals".
BusinessHuffPostRight-Wingers Mocked For Full-Blown Freakout Over 'Woke' Cracker Barrel
We are excited to celebrate Pride Month with our employees and guests. Everyone is always welcome at our table,” the company wrote. Cracker Barrel did not always welcome everyone at its table, or at least within its employment ranks.
U.S.Associated PressOfficer who raced to Parkland massacre scene testifies against deputy who stayed outside
A police officer who rushed into a high school building during the 2018 Parkland shooting testified Friday that a sheriff's deputy outside confirmed that the shooter was upstairs. The former Broward County deputy, Scot Peterson, is on trial for failing to confront the shooter who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. He has insisted since he spoke to investigators two days after the massacre that he couldn't tell where the gunshots were coming from, and that he thought they may have been fired outside.
U.S.Travel+LeisureThis Is Where You Can See the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Across the U.S.
Here's where you'll be able to see the 2024 total solar eclipse in the U.S. What is a total solar eclipse? A solar eclipse occurs when the Earth, sun, and moon align in such a way that the moon's shadow falls across the surface of the Earth. From Earth, you will see the moon moving in front of the sun.
U.S.INSIDERA top executive was fired after being caught having an affair on China's version of TikTok. Now, the $85 dress his mistress wore in the video is selling out.
A top business executive was sacked in China after a video of him with his mistress went viral. Chinese users rushed to buy some 4,000 pieces of the pink dress the mistress wore. A top business executive in China was fired after being caught having an affair with his coworker in a viral video posted on the Chinese version of TikTok.
WorldReutersExclusive-Russian banker Kostin says the end of U.S. dollar dominance is nigh
The end of the dominance of the U.S. dollar is nigh as the Chinese yuan rises and the rest of the world sees the peril of the West's failed attempt to bring Russia to its knees over Ukraine, one of Moscow's most powerful bankers told Reuters. Andrei Kostin, the CEO of state-controlled VTB, Russia's second largest bank, said the crisis was ushering in sweeping changes to the world economy, undermining globalisation just as China was taking on the mantle of a top global economic power. Asked if he thought the world was in a new Cold War, Kostin said that it was now a "hot war" that was more dangerous than the Cold War.
PoliticsThe TelegraphHunter Biden's explicit laptop images released by former Donald Trump employee
A former Donald Trump aide has published almost 9,000 images of Joe Biden's son Hunter online, after claiming it took months to censor compromising images of him nude and with drugs and prostitutes. The photographs come from a cache of material obtained from a laptop the US president's son reportedly took to a computer repair shop in Delaware. The contents were passed to the media and a number of the photos were published ahead of the presidential election in 2020 in an attempt to embarrass the Biden campaign.
U.S.HuffPostPeople Sure Think Marjorie Taylor Greene Just Admitted To A Crime On Live TV
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) raised eyebrows with a claim she made during a TV interview on Thursday evening. Greene said she read a document inside a SCIF ― a sensitive compartmented information facility ― related to bribery allegations Republicans have made against President Joe Biden but have yet to provide evidence for. Greene: The FBI is stonewalling us and they would only let us see it in a scif.
U.S.Associated PressTed Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber for years of attacks that killed 3, dies in prison at 81
Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician who retreated to a dingy shack in the Montana wilderness and ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died Saturday. Branded the “Unabomber” by the FBI, Kaczynski died at the federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, Kristie Breshears, a spokesperson for the federal Bureau of Prisons, told The Associated Press. Years before the Sept. 11 attacks and the anthrax mailing, the Unabomber's deadly homemade bombs changed the way Americans mailed packages and boarded airplanes, even virtually shutting down air travel on the West Coast in July 1995.
U.S.WSB Cox articles“Mama!” Ga. 15-year-old accused of murdering woman screams during court hearing
A 15-year-old boy accused of shooting a woman to death over a gun he was trying to steal screamed for his mom as he was being led out of the courtroom Thursday, according to the Columbus Ledger-Inquirer. DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Police say Jabori Baptiste was with a group of teens who gather on March 24 outside a Mystic Mart in Columbus. Baptiste, who was wearing a pink mask, tried to steal a gun from Eugene Bell, according to the newspaper.
U.S.Wichita Eagle‘Totally wrong’: Former Kansas officer says he’s ‘humiliated’ for incident with teen girl
A longtime southeast Kansas officer had his police certification revoked after he grabbed a 14-year-old in a “rude and aggressive manner” and made unprofessional comments. Wallace Simmons' certification was revoked at the end of May, according to the Kansas Commission of Peace Officers' Standards and Training, which oversees officer certifications. The 76-year-old said he already planned to retire from the Cherryvale Police Department before an incident on Aug. 6, 2020, but turned in his papers shortly after because of the fallout around it.
WorldYahoo News Canada"I’ll take a punch for queer and trans youth any day:" Ottawa MPP punched in the face at rally supporting queer and trans youth
In the midst of a disturbing rise in hate crimes targeting the LGBTQ2S+ community across Canada, another violent incident has left everyone shocked. Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden was assaulted by an anti-trans protestor while attending a rally in support of queer and trans rights in Ottawa Friday morning. Harden, who recently spoke at the Ontario Legislation on Thursday about the importance of protection for queer and trans youth as the country celebrates Pride Month, was punched several times by the anti-trans protestor.
U.S.HuffPostGavin Newsom Brings Out Receipts For Kevin McCarthy In Nasty Twitter Takedown
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) fired back at House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after the GOP leader criticized his proposal for a constitutional 28th Amendment to address gun violence. McCarthy ripped Newsom's suggestion for raising the minimum age for gun buyers to 21, universal background checks, a “reasonable waiting period” for gun purchases and a ban on civilians buying assault weapons. “Hey Governor Newsom, The 2nd Amendment already exists — we don't need a 28th,” McCarthy wrote on Twitter.
BusinessBusiness InsiderPGA Tour commissioner reportedly tells employees the reason for LIV Golf merger: 'We cannot compete with a foreign government with unlimited money'
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spoke to employees about the merger with LIV Golf, WSJ reported. When the PGA Tour announced its surprise merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf on Tuesday, its commissioner Joe Monahan issued a statement saying the deal would "engender a new era in global golf, for the better."
BusinessAutoblogLeaked document shows significant early issues with Tesla Cybertruck
Remember the first time we saw the Tesla Cybertruck? The event was notable, not just for the wild, futuristic vehicle shown on stage, but for the major blooper that occurred when Tesla CEO Elon Musk tried to demonstrate its “armored glass,” breaking the window on stage. As it turns out, that was just one of several early issues the Tesla engineering team discovered with the alpha-level prototype.
U.S.NY Daily NewsNYC high school student shoved onto subway tracks averts death as train enters station — then attends prom that night
With a screeching subway train bearing down on her, a gutsy high school senior's survival instincts instantly kicked in after she was pushed onto the tracks at a Queens station — she sprang to her feet, pulled herself to the platform, and took the next train home. Eighteen-year-old Sarah Arias was on her way home to Brooklyn Monday morning to get her hair done before her graduation party that night when she was shoved off the platform by a woman who had been arguing with someone else, cops said.
PoliticsINSIDERActivist sues Rep. Lauren Boebert for defamation, alleging she slandered him on Fox News when he revealed her alleged drug use, abortions, and escort work
Boebert has not responded to the activist's suit or Insider's request for comment. An activist has sued Rep. Lauren Boebert for defamation, alleging she lied about him and his nonprofit on Fox News and in other media outlets after he made a series of allegations about her personal life as she mounted a bid for reelection. David Wheeler, president of the American Muckrakers Political Action Committee, sued the Colorado Republican in federal court in Colorado on June 8, alleging Boebert appeared on "The Sean Hannity Show" last year among other media outlets to deny Wheeler's allegations that she'd used meth, had two abortions, and worked as a paid escort — and threatened to sue him and his PAC.
WorldReutersFactbox-How secret were the documents found at Mar-a-Lago?
The documents, according to the indictment, included details about U.S. nuclear weapons, spy satellites and the U.S. military. "The unauthorized disclosure of these classified documents could put at risk the national security of the United States, foreign relations, the safety of the United States military, and human sources and the continued viability of sensitive collection methods," the indictment said. - A document marked TOP SECRET//[redacted]/[redacted]//ORCON/NOFORN that the indictment says concerned "nuclear capabilities of a foreign country."
