'They were shooting directly at the journalists': New evidence suggests Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in targeted attack by Israeli forcesverified_publisherCNN - By Zeena SaifiEliza Mackintosh, Celine Alkhaldi, Kareem KhadderKatie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore Video by Livvy Doherty and Oscar Featherstone
Biden to sign executive order on policing two years after George Floyd's deathverified_publisherCBS News - By Jack Turman, Kristin Brown, Nikole Killion, Robert Legare
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Due to Covid, 2020 was a 'lost year' in the fight against HIV, report suggestsNBC News - Benjamin Ryan
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CDC adds five new destinations to 'high' risk category for travel, including the Bahamasverified_publisherCNN - By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown
The Guardian6 hours agoSwedish government aims to cull wolf population by as much as halfverified_publisherThe GuardianSweden’s government has said it aims to carry out a significant wolf cull this year, potentially reducing the current population of about 400 animals by as much as half in a move that could breach EU directives. “We see that the wolf population is growing every year and with this cull, we want to …
NPR5 hours agoMale Afghan TV anchors cover faces in solidarity with women after a Taliban orderverified_publisherNPR - Rachel TreismanTelevision journalists in Afghanistan have started covering their faces on-air in recent days — some by force and others by choice. Taliban officials announced earlier this month that all women and girls must leave home only when necessary and wear head-to-toe clothing when out in public. These are …
NBC News2 hours agoMan found guilty of killing a University of Wisconsin physician and her husbandNBC News - The Associated PressDr. Beth Potter and Robin Carre were shot and left at the school's arboretum. Khari Sanford, 20, was convicted of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide. MADISON, Wis. — A man has been found guilty of fatally shooting a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband, who were the parents …
NPR14 hours agoA new clinic offering abortions is set to open in Wyoming, despite a looming banverified_publisherNPR - Arielle ZiontsA modest, tan building sandwiched between a gas station and a small apartment house near downtown Casper, Wy., has become an unexpected focal point of America's abortion debate, just weeks before Wyoming could outlaw the procedure. Inside, a nonprofit is renovating the space into a clinic that, …
NBC News1 hour agoActive shooter at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, district saysNBC News - Elisha Fieldstadt"Your cooperation is needed at this time by not visiting" Robb Elementary, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District said on social media. A suspect is in custody Tuesday afternoon after an active shooter incident at a Texas elementary school, police said. "Shooter is in police custody," …
Associated Press1 hour agoPanel recommends new names for Fort Bragg, other Army basesAssociated Press - By LOLITA C. BALDORWASHINGTON (AP) — An independent commission on Tuesday recommended new names for nine Army posts that were named after Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg in North Carolina would become Fort Liberty and Fort Gordon in Georgia would become Fort Eisenhower. The …
CNN2 hours agoTrial begins of alleged Nazi sympathizer who entered US Capitol on January 6verified_publisherCNN - By Holmes Lybrand(CNN) — Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, an Army reservist and alleged White supremacist on trial for his actions during the January 6 Capitol riot, was "full of adrenalin and stupidity" when he told his roommate that he wanted a civil war, his defense attorney said during opening statements Tuesday. The …
NBC News3 hours agoDue to Covid, 2020 was a 'lost year' in the fight against HIV, report suggestsNBC News - Benjamin RyanThe government’s new HIV Surveillance Report has experts worried that the Covid-19 crisis has inflicted collateral damage on the fight against HIV that could cause years to undo. Confronted by the Covid-19 pandemic, an ambitious new plan by the federal government, marshaled by Dr. Anthony Fauci, to …
Axios1 hour agoGermany orders 40k smallpox vaccines after reporting monkeypox casesverified_publisherAxios - Jacob KnutsonGermany's health minister said Tuesday the country has ordered 40,000 smallpox vaccine doses as a precaution after Germany and other countries …
BBC News11 hours agoErdogan blanks Greek prime minister over US remarksverified_publisherBBC News - By Matt MurphyTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he no longer recognises the leader of neighbouring Greece and will refuse to meet him at a planned summit. Mr Erdogan accused Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of seeking to block the sale of American-made F-16 fighter jets to Turkey while …
CBS News5 hours agoWhat is the U.S. doing to deter China from attacking Taiwan?verified_publisherCBS NewsTokyo — President Biden was on his way home Tuesday from his first trip to Asia as the American leader. His last day included a summit with the three …
Associated Press3 hours agoCourts stymie abortion bans in Iowa, other GOP-led statesAssociated PressDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With a staunch anti-abortion Republican governor and large GOP legislative majorities, Iowa would seem poised to ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. There's just one catch: a 2018 Iowa Supreme Court ruling that established the right to abortion under …
Associated Press5 hours agoNew Italian church head faces demands for abuse inquiryAssociated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday named a bishop in his own image, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, as the new head of the Italian bishops conference, as the Italian Catholic Church comes under mounting pressure to confront its legacy of clerical sexual abuse with an independent inquiry. Francis’ …
Rolling Stone5 hours agoKellyanne Conway Admits Trump Lost the 2020 ElectionRolling Stone - William VaillancourtFormer Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway admitted in a new book what her former boss hates to hear: that he lost the 2020 presidential election. “Stuck …
Associated Press2 hours agoPelosi pushes back on archbishop who denies her CommunionAssociated Press - APWASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Tuesday on the decision by San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights, saying she respects that people have opposing views but not when they impose them on others. The California …
CNNNow'Idiots': Reed's father blames Marjorie Taylor Greene for delaying son's releaseverified_publisherCNNDuring an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, Trevor Reed, an American citizen and Marine veteran recently freed after two years in a Russian prison, vowed to campaign against any lawmakers that slow legislation aimed at helping detained Americans. His father, Joey Reed, also placed blame on Rep. …
NPR13 hours agoAtlanta officers won't face charges from 2020 arrest of 2 college studentsverified_publisherNPR - Ayana ArchieAn Atlanta district attorney has dropped the charges for six police officers accused of battery and aggravated assault against two college students, after they were out past curfew following a George Floyd protest in 2020, the DA announced Monday. Video footage shows officers on foot confronting two …
CNN5 hours agoCDC adds five new destinations to 'high' risk category for travel, including the Bahamasverified_publisherCNN - By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added five new destinations to its "high" risk category for travelers on Monday. The Central American country of Belize, the Bahamas archipelago in the North Atlantic, the mountainous British overseas island territory of Montserrat, the …
9 hours agoDeny of the tiger: EU weighs exotic pet banpolitico.eu - Jakob Hanke VelaEuropeans are privately keeping around 100M pets that aren’t dogs or cats, according to estimate. Brussels is mulling a crackdown on Europe's tiger …
CBS News15 hours agoJudge who delivered the only acquittals so far in the January 6 prosecutions is set to oversee another trialverified_publisherCBS News - By Scott MacFarlane, Robert LegareWashington – The Delaware man accused of parading a Confederate flag throughout the U.S. Capitol building during the January 6 attack is set to stand …
Associated Press1 hour agoSearch for Supreme Court leaker falls to former Army colonelAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — When Gail Curley began her job as Marshal of the U.S. Supreme Court less than a year ago, she would have expected to work mostly behind the scenes: overseeing the court's police force and the operations of the marble-columned building where the justices work. Her most public role …
15 hours agoThe faces from China’s Uyghur detention campsbbc.co.ukBy John Sudworth Thousands of photographs from the heart of China’s highly secretive system of mass incarceration in Xinjiang, as well as a shoot-to-kill policy for those who try to escape, are among a huge cache of data hacked from police computer servers in the region. The Xinjiang Police Files, as …
CNN6 hours agoDOJ requires officers to intervene if they see another use excessive force as part of broader reform effortverified_publisherCNN - Evan PerezThe Justice Department will require its agents and law enforcement officers to intervene and render aid if they see another officer use excessive force against a detainee -- a policy change in tandem with a series of police reform measures that the Biden administration plans to announce in the …
ABC News10 hours agoMoms whose daughters died by suicide urge parents to have 'difficult' conversations with their kidsABC News - Katie KindelanAmong teen girls, suspected suicide attempts increased by 50% in 2021. Eva Long was a funny, bright and goofy child who became a talented singer, …
Associated Press1 day agoSouth Asia's intense heat wave a 'sign of things to come'Associated Press - By ANIRUDDHA GHOSALNEW DELHI (AP) — The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, international scientists said in a study released Monday. The World Weather Attribution group analyzed historical weather data …
The Washington Post19 hours agoNew Justice Dept. policy says agents must intervene if they see abuseverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Devlin BarrettThe Justice Department has updated its use-of-force policy for the first time in 18 years, telling federal agents they have a duty to intervene if they see other law enforcement officials using excessive force — a change that follows years of protests over police killings. The new policy is outlined …
Associated Press17 hours agoEXPLAINER: What's the 4-nation Quad, where did it come from?Associated Press - By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLERTOKYO (AP) — Leaders of the U.S., Japan, Australia and India gathered in Tokyo on Tuesday for a summit of the “Quad.” What is the group, where did it come from and why do diplomats keep coming up with strange names for various partnerships? WHAT IS THE QUAD? Formally the Quadrilateral Security …
NBC News10 hours agoSegregated Texas school for Mexican Americans could become historic siteNBC News - Suzanne GamboaThe history of the Blackwell School in Marfa, where a mock funeral was held for Spanish words, could be part of the National Park System under a Senate-passed bill. At a time when conservatives are waging campaigns against teaching about systemic racism in the U.S., the Senate has moved to preserve …
The New York Times1 hour agoRussia and China Held Military Exercise in East Asia as Biden Visitedverified_publisherThe New York Times - Edward WongWASHINGTON — China and Russia on Tuesday held their first joint military exercise since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, sending bombers over the seas in northeast Asia in an apparent show of force as President Biden was visiting the region, according to American, South Korean and Japanese …
Associated Press8 hours agoSeveral injured in train, bus collision in southern GermanyAssociated Press - APBERLIN (AP) — A train collided with a bus and derailed at a railroad crossing in southern Germany on Tuesday, police said. Several people were injured, some of them severely. The train struck the bus, which was carrying no passengers, at Blaustein, near the city of Ulm, German news agency dpa …
CNN11 hours agoUS Marshals are looking for a fugitive yoga teacher suspected of killing an elite cyclist. Here's what the evidence showsverified_publisherCNN - By Elizabeth Wolfe and Hannah Sarisohn(CNN) — The father of Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of killing 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson, said he does not believe his daughter is capable of such violence. "I know her. I know how she thinks, and I know what she believes. And I know that she just would not do …
