By Phil Stewart and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. military officer held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in over a year amid hopes by U.S. officials that it could lead to a broader restoration of ties between the militaries. The video […]
An 8-year-old boy died after being shot with a “high powered” air rifle, Arizona officials said. Deputies with the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office responded to St. David where they found the little boy had been shot in the “center of his chest,” according to a Dec. 19 post on Facebook by the department. The air […]
Law enforcement officers have pressed charges against the officials of the Uzhhorod City Council and a contractor over repairs that caused UAH 700,000 ($18,607) in losses, Ukraine’s National Police reported on Dec. 20. The suspects include the head of a division of one of the departments and the director of a utility company, as well as an individual entrepreneur. […]
California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis asked the state’s top election official Wednesday to explore “every legal option” to remove former President Donald Trump from the Golden State’s primary ballot. The request comes a day after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Trump doesn’t qualify for its primary ballot. The court argued Trump participated in an insurrection […]
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes that all public officials should set a moral bar high enough during the war, but unfortunately, this is not happening. Source: press conference of the President of Ukraine Quote: “As for MPs… they should do their job. They should be moral authorities. Unfortunately, this is not happening… There is a percentage […]
Lava continues to spew from a volcano in southwestern Iceland that erupted late Monday, but local officials said Tuesday that it “does not present a threat to life.” After showing signs of unrest for weeks — including periods in which thousands of small earthquakes rattled the region each day — the volcano, on the island’s […]
The testimony’s over, but the acrimony lingers on at the Trump civil-fraud trial. In a Monday filing, the New York’s attorney general’s office condemned the Trump team’s “antics.” “The most ineffective team of experts that Defendants’ money can buy,” a lawyer for the AG sniped. The testimony’s over, but the acrimony lingers on at Donald […]
The year winds down, but housing news steams along here at Rent Free. This week’s stories include: Austin, Texas, just passed some of the nation’s best “middle housing” reforms that allow more housing in single-family neighborhoods. Some worry a recent court decision puts those reform in legal jeopardy. The federal government reports a big increase […]
A 72-year-old woman died after she was pulled from a “fully submerged” vehicle during a South Carolina storm, officials said. The woman couldn’t get out of the vehicle as record-breaking rainfall drenched the Charleston area Sunday, Dec. 17. The day of the storm, Mount Pleasant police responded to a report that the woman was trapped […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 40 former top U.S. and NATO diplomats and defense officials on Monday urged Congress to approve new aid for Ukraine, warning that losing its war with Russia would be disastrous for Ukraine and threaten the security of the United States and its allies. THE TAKE The former officials – members […]
A man killed his fiancee and her two daughters and shot another person in Illinois, officials said. “This family has suffered an unimaginable tragedy,” a GoFundMe page said. Officials were called on Dec. 14 for reports that a man had been shot in the stomach in Ashland, according to a news release from the Cass […]
The mother of Jaylin McKenzie on Dec. 13 filed a pro se complaint in federal court against Memphis Police Department officials and the city of Memphis. Ashley McKenzie Smith — Jaylin’s mother — cited multiple MPD officials and officers, including Chief of Police CJ Davis, approximately one year after her son was killed during a […]