Joe Biden has called on Americans to turn their "pain into action" after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 students dead.
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America's Gun Crisis
Despite the school massacre, Donald Trump and other prominent pols are still planning to speak at an event the group is holding this week in Houston. Nothing laid bare the disjointed state of gun politics in America as starkly as the call and response in Texas this week. On Tuesday, it was a school …
Politics
Senate Democrats tell Axios they believe President Biden's offhand remarks signaling the U.S. would militarily defend Taiwan against an attack from …
Ukraine War
Moscow’s plan to make it easier for Ukrainians living in Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine to receive Russian citizenship violates international law, Kyiv has said, accusing the Kremlin of “criminal” behaviour. “The illegal issuing of passports ... is a flagrant violation of Ukraine’s …
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A romance novelist who wrote about “How to Murder Your Husband” was convicted in her husband’s killing on Wednesday following a contentious trial in which prosecutors leaned on a “puzzle” of circumstantial evidence to portray the author as a duplicitous spouse who spent months quietly plotting the …
Tech Report
It's the end of a digital era. The bearded one has cut all ties with Twitter. On Wednesday, former co-founder and former CEO of Twitter Jack Dorsey stepped down from the board of directors, which means he no longer has any involvement in the social media company. The move isn't a surprise — this was …
Business Digest
The co-founder, who twice served as Twitter CEO, most recently until 2021, is also the CEO of payments company Block, formerly known as Square. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has left the social media platform's board of directors, just weeks after playing a key role in the company's sale to Elon …
The Latest on Coronavirus
Roughly one in five adults younger than 65 — and one in four seniors — will go on to develop another health condition that might be attributable to …
Celebrity Chatter
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks to give the maximum term of 20 years to Duggar, whose …
Sports Roundup
Colin Kaepernick, who last played professional football in 2016 -- the year he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial …
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