The summer months can often lead to more crime, but Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta police said not this summer. Police say they’re turning up the heat with a new summer safety plan. Channel 2′s Berndt Petersen was live along the Beltline at Ponce De Leon Avenue. APD said they’re turning up the heat […]
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Georgia residents are fighting efforts to build a massive monkey-breeding facility in their city
A plan to build a massive monkey-breeding facility that could eventually house 30,000 long-tailed macaques in a small Georgia city has sparked a multipronged legal battle pitting residents against a company whose executives have faced scrutiny for their past handling of animals destined for medical research. The fate of the facility is in the hands […]
Germany’s Rheinmetall to build Lynx fighting vehicle in Ukraine
Rheinmetall is to start building its Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) in Ukraine, the German arms manufacturer announced from the company headquarters in Dusseldorf on Wednesday. A memorandum of understanding had been signed on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin, Rheinmetall said. The Lynx has to date been produced only in Germany […]
Charlie Kirk once pushed a ‘secular worldview.’ Now he’s fighting to make America Christian again.
Six years ago, Charlie Kirk, a right-wing provocateur who founded the conservative activist group Turning Point USA, strongly criticized the evangelical political movement he now helps lead. Kirk, known then primarily for his work mobilizing college-age Republicans, described Jesus as welcoming and tolerant and denounced Christians’ “sanctimonious approach” to homosexuality and other issues. He argued politics […]
US-made Abrams tanks are fighting a dangerous new kind of war, but Ukrainians are building unusual armor to help them survive it
Small drones packed with explosives have proven to be a major threat to armored vehicles in Ukraine. Both sides of the conflict have built cages around their tanks to give them added protection. One Ukrainian operation is making protective screens for Kyiv’s arsenal of US-made M1 Abrams tanks. American-made M1 Abrams tanks were built to […]
We’re U.S. attorneys for Texas. We need your help fighting this rising gun violence threat
A half-inch piece of plastic is making Texas much more dangerous. It’s called a machine gun conversion device, or “switch.” Switches transform regular handguns, which require a separate trigger pull for each round fired, into fully automatic weapons that can fire multiple rounds with a single squeeze of the trigger. One of these simple but […]
2 men arrested for shoplifting from Atlanta Dollar Tree, fighting with officer
Atlanta police arrested two men accused of shoplifting early Sunday morning after one of them scuffled with an officer. On Sunday, June 9, at around 4 a.m., officers were dispatched to the Dollar Tree store at 906 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd. SW to a report of a burglar inside a business. When officers arrived, they […]
Ukraine war video appears to show US-supplied Bradley fighting vehicle and Russian APC in a head-on firefight
A war video appears to show a US-supplied M2 Bradley and a Russian personnel carrier fighting at close range. The video is believed to have been taken in the Donetsk region. The US has provided Ukraine with over 300 Bradley vehicles since Russia’s invasion began. A new war video released by Ukraine appears to show […]
Ukraine war video appears to show US-supplied Bradley fighting vehicle and Russian APC in a head-on firefight
A war video appears to show a US-supplied M2 Bradley and a Russian personnel carrier fighting at close range. The video is believed to have been taken in the Donetsk region. The US has provided Ukraine with over 300 Bradley vehicles since Russia’s invasion began. A new war video released by Ukraine appears to show […]
As he backs it, GOP lawyers are still fighting against it
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump and his 2024 presidential campaign team are now fans of mail-in voting – never mind all the allegations and lawsuits they’ve backed in the past seeking to restrict or end the practice. Mail-in balloting, a key factor in Trump’s defeat during the 2020 election amid a deadly global pandemic, is part […]
The US is making its biggest push yet to get Israel and Hamas to halt fighting. Is it succeeding?
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Middle East capitals, at the United Nations, from the White House and beyond, the Biden administration is making its most concentrated diplomatic push of the eight-month-old war in Gaza to persuade Israeli and Hamas leaders to take a proposed deal that would bring a cease-fire and release of more hostages. But […]
Gavin Newsom delayed California disability worker raises. Lawmakers fighting to keep them
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. California workers who serve those with disabilities are still waiting to see whether they will receive promised pay raises on July 1, as lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom battle over whether to […]