Month: January 2023

A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted unanimously on a proposal to simplify the nation’s strategy for vaccinating people against Covid. The federal advisory panel is aiming to simplify and […]

US Says It ‘Hacked the Hackers’ to Bring Down Ransomware Gang

One of the most dangerous and prolific hacker gangs has been brought down. U.S. authorities have seized the servers of the notorious Hive ransomware group. The hacking group has received more than $100 million in extortion […]

5 Memphis Cops ‘All Responsible’ for Tyre Nichols’ Death

Five former Memphis police officers were charged with murder and other crimes in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black motorist who died three days after a confrontation with the officers during a traffic stop. […]

FBI Apparently Has No Additional Evidence On Banning TikTok

States are turning to the FBI for guidance over TikTok. However, the FBI has offered no additional evidence. States are bringing in new bans on the use of TikTok on government devices and networks. When Maryland adopted […]

Warner, Rubio Push for Intelligence Committee Access to Biden, Trump Documents

The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee are pushing for access to the documents marked classified that were found in the homes of President Biden and former President Donald Trump. The request […]

US Special Ops Forces Kill Key IS Leader, 10 Others in Somalia

A key Islamic State leader who helped grow the terrorist organization in Afghanistan and Iraq and 10 other members of the foreign terrorist group were killed on Wednesday when US Special Operations forces stormed a […]

Former US Presidents and VPs Asked to Recheck for Classified Docs

In the wake of discovering classified documents in the homes of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden, and former Vice President Mike Pence over the last year, the National Archives has formally asked former […]

US Designates Wagner Group ‘Transnational Criminal Organization’

In an effort to degrade Russia’s ability to wage its war in Ukraine, the US Treasury Department on Thursday designated Russian private military company Wagner Group, which they say has been helping Russia’s military, as […]

Blood Test Developed That Detects Alzheimer’s Years Before Diagnosis

New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience at King’s College London showed that a blood-based test developed by its scientists could detect Alzheimer’s disease three and a half years before a clinical […]

Biden Thrilled Environmentalists Banning Mining in Part of Minnesota

Underscoring the need to protect the state’s vast network of interconnected waterways, The Biden administration put a roadblock in front of the Twin Metals mining project for at least two decades, effectively banning mining across […]

McCarthy Might Have a Math Problem in Blocking Omar from Panel

Math may not be House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s strongest subject. The California Republican has made a staunch, public vow to block Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from sitting on the House Foreign Affairs Committee. But this […]

Trump Seeks to Shift Idling White House Run Back into Gear

Former president Donald Trump is trying to kick his third White House campaign into gear this weekend after an idle two months. Trump is vying for the 2024 Republican nomination. It has now been more than […]

New Lawsuits Target State Restrictions on Abortion Pills

A pair of lawsuits have challenged West Virginia and North Carolina’s laws restricting access to abortion pills. The two separate lawsuits challenged the two states’ restrictions and have opened up what is expected to be […]

Pence Classified Documents Included Briefing Memos for Foreign Trips

The classified documents found at the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence included materials described as background briefing memos that were prepared for Pence’s foreign trips. Roughly 12 classified documents were found at […]

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Exports Value Rose 11.8% in Nov 2022

Saudi Arabia’s oil export value rose by 11.8 percent in November 2022. New data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said Saudi Arabia’s oil export value rose nearly 12 percent to $2.53 billion for […]

Twitter Sued in Germany for Refusing to Remove Anti-Semitic Content

In a case that could have broader implications for social media users’ ability to ensure the enforcement of platforms’ terms and conditions, Meta’s social media platform Twitter is facing a lawsuit in Germany over its […]

War in Ukraine Pushes US Arms Sales Up 49 Pct in Fiscal 2022

The United States registered a major uptick in arms sales to other countries in 2022, jumping from $34.8 billion in sales sales arranged through the US government in 2021 to more than $51.9 billion largely […]

Trump to Return on Facebook, Instagram After Two-Year Ban, Meta Says

Tech giant Meta announced in a blog post on Wednesday it will reinstate the Facebook and Instagram accounts of former US President Donald Trump, who was suspended across its platforms after January 6, 2021, insurrection […]

Tesla Defends Price Cuts with Reports of Record Profit

Tesla on Wednesday reported a record net income of $3.69 billion and revenue of $24.3 billion for the fourth quarter – up 59% and 37%, respectively, from a year earlier – and sold 405,278 vehicles, […]

USSS: 25% of Mass Shootings Enticed by Hateful Ideologies

Roughly one-quarter of mass shootings happen in the United States because the perpetrator was driven by either a conspiracy theory or a hateful ideology, a recent study by the US Secret Service (USSS) has concluded. […]

Twitter Suspends White Supremacist Nick Fuentes’ Account One Day after Restoration

White supremacist Nick Fuentes lasted a whole day on Twitter. Prominent white nationalist and virulent antisemite Nick Fuentes has been suspended from Twitter, again, one day after he was able to return to his verified account. […]

Pence Documents Put House Oversight Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Classified documents have been discovered at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home. The latest trove of classified documents is forcing the House Oversight Committee to choose between less than ideal options. House Oversight Chair James […]

Pompeo Details Operation With Israel Mossad Agents

Former CIA director and secretary of state Mike Pompeo said in his new book that during his term, the agency rescued Mossad agents in imminent peril at the personal request of then-Mossad director Yossi Cohen. […]

New York Passes Bill to Codify Abortion Rights in State Constitution

New York State legislatures have passed a bill to enshrine abortion rights into the state constitution. The move to add abortion rights as an amendment comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to […]

FDA Proposes Limits for Lead in Baby Food

The Food and Drug Administration wants to limit the amount of lead in baby food. The FDA proposed maximum limits for the amount of lead in baby foods after years of studies revealed that many […]

Random Shooting in Yakima, Washington, Leaves 3 Killed, Suspect Dead

Three people were shot dead in what police say was an apparently unprovoked, random shooting attack at a Circle K convenience store and gas station in Yakima, Washington, early Tuesday after a young man fatally […]

FBI Discovered Classified Documents in former VP Pence’s Home

It appears that US leaders’ decision to ‘work from home’ is coming back to haunt them as yet another top official ends up under investigation for keeping classified documents in their private residence. Just two […]

UNRWA Seeks $1.6 Bn to Overcome Chronic Budget Shortfalls

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA, which struggles to overcome chronic budget shortfalls, appealed Tuesday for $1.6 billion for its work in 2023 with $848 million needed for core services and another $781.6 million […]

Google Sued by US Government over Monopoly in Online Advertising

The Biden Administration filed a civil antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, alleging that the Big Tech giant abuses its dominance of the online advertising business and monopolizes key digital advertising technologies, the US Department […]

Research Shows Ants Can Detect the Smell of Cancer

A new study shows that ants are able to detect the scent of cancer in urine, suggesting that these tiny creatures can be used as bio-detectors to track people with tumors among healthy people. Sorbonne […]