Texas Texas Border Patrol Agent Shot, Suspect Killed After Gunmen Opens Fire During Traffic StopThe Daily Beast - Barbie Latza Nadeau An unidentified gunman was killed after opening fire on Texas Border Patrol agents during a routine traffic stop in Del Rio, Texas, on the …
News (U.S.) Industrialized Militaries Are a Bigger Part of the Climate Emergency Than You KnowThe Intercept - Murtaza Hussain Over a century before we reached the brink of ecological catastrophe, Rabindranath Tagore had a glimpse of where we might be headed. Tagore, an …
Climate 'Americans are waking up': two thirds say climate crisis must be addressedThe Guardian - Oliver Milman in New YorkTwo-thirds of Americans believe climate change is either a crisis or a serious problem, with a majority wanting immediate action to address global heating and its damaging consequences, major new polling
Saudi Aramco Iran dismisses U.S. claim it was behind Saudi oil strikes, says ready for warReuters - Rania El GamalDUBAI (Reuters) - Iran rejected accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that risk disrupting world energy supplies and warned on Sunday that U.S. bases and aircraft
Afghanistan Taliban lifts ban on Red Cross in AfghanistanDW News - DW English The Red Cross has fully resumed operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban said it had agreed to "new promises in humanitarian aid." The militants …
NPR Understanding Surprise Medical Bills LegislationNPR There's legislation in Congress to curb surprise medical billing. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Emmarie Huetteman of Kaiser Health News.
News French right-wing power couple sentenced in massive tax fraud casetimesofisrael.com - By AFP A French court on Friday jailed a right-wing power broker who has dominated politics in a wealthy suburb of Paris for decades, after convicting him …
Ohio State Buckeyes Football teams like Ohio State spend big bucks on hotels for home games. Is it worth it?dispatch.com - By Kenny Jacoby GateHouse Media Some question the often-expensive accommodations, but colleges say it's key to getting their players game-ready. Many of the nation’s top college …
Cleveland, OH WWII spy Marthe Cohn, 99, to share stories of working behind German lines in CWRU talkcleveland.com - Laura DeMarco CLEVELAND, Ohio — Marthe Cohn didn’t think twice when she was recruited as a spy in 1944. The French Jewish woman had seen so many in her family and …
News Arrested Canadian intelligence officer oversaw Russia probe: reportsDW News - DW English A high-ranking RCMP officer has been arrested for attempting to disclose classified information to a foreign entity. The man's arrest is connected to …
Medicaid Trump's War On Obamacare Is Also A War On Opioid TreatmentHuffPost - Jonathan CohnUndermining Medicaid would gut substance abuse programs and leave clinics struggling for funds. INKSTER, Mich. ― Cassandra Barnes was barely conscious and mumbling incoherently when her sister and son
Politics The Democrats’ Trust ExerciseThe New Yorker - Amy Davidson SorkinLast week’s debate was largely about how radical, or just how ambitious, the Party and its candidates are prepared to be. Resilience in the face of a personal setback was the subject of the final question
Alan Dershowitz Dershowitz: 'Too many politicians are being subject to criminal prosecution'thehill.com - John Bowden Lawyer Alan Dershowitz told John Catsimatidis in a new interview that the potential criminal charges faced by former FBI Director Andrew McCabe are a …
Black Holes A black hole in our galaxy is suddenly eating everything in its wayBusiness Insider - Sophia Ankel, Prabhjote Gill, Business Insider IndiaA black hole at the center of our galaxy which is normally benign has been feasting on everything coming its way — a phenomenon scientists haven't observed in 24 years. According to a recent study published
News "Victim selection by serial murderers is often very specific" says expertCBS News Kris Mohandie is a clinical, police and forensic psychologist with more than 30 years of experience in the psychology of violence. He has conducted …
News Turkey says delivery of second S-400 battery completeReutersANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey’s defence ministry said on Sunday that the delivery of a second battery of Russian S-400 missile defence systems has been completed as of Sunday, and added that the systems would
U.S. Politics The Secret History of Fort Detrick, the CIA’s Base for Mind Control ExperimentsPOLITICO - By STEPHEN KINZERToday, it’s a cutting-edge lab. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was the center of the U.S. government’s darkest experiments. Stephen Kinzer's new book book is Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA
Mental Health A network in the brain is involved in a range of mental health issues | New Scientistnewscientist.com - By Jessica Hamzelou Depression, schizophrenia and some other mental health conditions can have very different symptoms but they all seem to be connected by a set of …
Coal Idle mines portend dark days for top US coal regionAssociated Press - By MEAD GRUVERGILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — At two of the world’s biggest coal mines, the finances got so bad that their owner couldn’t even get toilet paper on credit. Warehouse technician Melissa Worden divvied up what remained
Climate Five climate change science misconceptions – debunkedThe Conversation UK - Mark Maslin The science of climate change is more than 150 years old and it is probably the most tested area of modern science. However the energy industry, …
Brett Kavanaugh Brett Kavanaugh: New Sexual Misconduct Allegation Against Judge Emerges: NYTThe Daily Beast - Audrey McNamara A New York Times investigation into Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s time at Yale University has uncovered another allegation of sexual …
Insurance Climate Redlining Could Soon Make Millions of U.S. Homes Totally UninsurableThe Daily Beast - Thor Benson This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 220 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. As …
News At least 22 people injured in deck collapse at New Jersey beach houseCNN - By Steve Almasy, CNN(CNN) — At least 22 people were injured Saturday evening when a multilevel deck collapsed at a condo building in Wildwood, New Jersey, trapping multiple people in the wreckage, according to the city's
Climate 'Climate Despair' Is Making People Give Up on LifeVICE - Mike Pearl"It's super painful to be a human being right now at this point in history." In the summer of 2015—the warmest year on record at the time—it was the literal heat that got to Meg Ruttan Walker, a 37-year-old
Benjamin Netanyahu Embattled Israeli PM fights for survival in do-over electionThe Washington Post - By Josef Federman | APJERUSALEM — A visibly frantic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the fight of his political life as the country heads to national elections for the second time this year. With Netanyahu locked in
News Putin builds war chest as Kremlin digs in for the next crisisCNN - By Sam Fossum, CNN(CNN) — In the latest display of deepening cracks in the West's formerly unified economic campaign against Russia, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told reporters Monday that "the time is for
News House explosion in Pennsylvania linked to dad's suicide on daughter's wedding day: copsFox News - Danielle Wallace[Editor's note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).] A Pennsylvania
The Brain What foods should you eat to keep your brain sharp and healthy?South China Morning Post - Novella Lui We all feel absent-minded sometimes. You may blame your forgetfulness on stress, ageing, or lack of sleep, but eating well is one of the essential …
Michael Cohen Eric Holder: Trump could be prosecuted after leaving office, but at a 'potential cost to the nation'Fox News - Morgan PhillipsFormer Attorney General Eric Holder said in an interview broadcast Saturday that President Trump could easily be prosecuted for allegedly breaking campaign finance laws after he leaves office, but warned
