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Lawmakers push to keep Supreme Court justices safe
Police said a California man went to Maryland to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Now, there’s a renewed push to pass a law that would increase protections to keep Supreme Court justices safe. U.S. Marshalls arrested 26-year-old Nicholas John Roske on Wednesday. He’s charged with attempted murder of a Supreme Court justice. Authorities said… -
Failures in Nassar investigation could cost FBI $1 billion
The FBI failed to act, and as a result, Larry Nassar was able to assault more young women. That’s the legal position held by dozens of women and girls who were sexually assaulted by Nassar, the former doctor for the U.S. Women’s Gymnastic Team. In a claim filed Wednesday, Simone Biles and about 90 others… -
Chaos reigning in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
A new report to the U.N. Security Council shows a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, but Western countries are reluctant to do much about it. According to the report, after the withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops in August 2021 from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s subsequent return to power, the insurgent group turned governing body is struggling… -
Biden planning to sell Ukraine more drones, hellfire missiles
President Joe Biden is planning to sell more drones to Ukraine. Three people familiar with the situation said the White House is planning to announce the sale in the coming days. The latest plan to arm Ukraine includes selling the embattled country four MQ-1C Gray Eagles, the U.S. Army’s version of what most call the… -
OPEC announces increase in crude oil output
OPEC and its allies (OPEC+) said Thursday it would increase production capacity. Americans shouldn’t expect gas prices to change much, though. OPEC+, which is an alliance of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and other producing nations, including Russia, agreed to up crude output by 648,000 barrels per day (bpd) in both July and… -
Egyptian excavation reveals hundreds of mummies, statues of gods
On Monday, Egyptian antiquities authorities revealed hundreds of artifacts recently discovered at the necropolis of Saqarra. The artifacts date back about 2,500 years, to a time known as the Late Period to Egyptologists. Excavations at the burial ground, about 15 miles from Cairo, revealed 250 sarcophagi, or painted wooden coffins, with well-preserved mummies inside. The… -
Privacy violations cost Twitter $150 million
$150 million. That’s how much Twitter will pay in fines for allegedly failing to protect the privacy of users’ data during a six-year span. The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission announced the settlement over privacy violations with the social media company Wednesday. The settlement comes after the Justice Department and the FTC accused… -
Biden signs police reform executive order on anniversary of Floyd’s murder
On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at improving accountability in policing. The measure is in response to the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police officers and was signed on the second anniversary of Floyd’s death. “I know progress can be slow and frustrating,” Biden said. “Today we’re… -
Border Patrol Agents among first to respond to Texas shooting
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Agents were some of the first law enforcers to respond to the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Initial reports said one of the agents shot and killed the gunman. According to the Associated Press, one Border Patrol agent was near the school at the time of the shooting… -
Bush mistakes Iraq for Ukraine in speech describing “unjustified” invasion
Former President George W. Bush made a major gaffe Wednesday when he mistakenly said the invasion of Iraq was “unjustified and brutal.” He quickly corrected himself and said he meant to say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was “unjustified and brutal.” Bush made the mistake while speaking at an event in Dallas. He was criticizing Russian… -
UFOs may be real, but Congress finds no proof of alien life
UFOs may be real, but there’s still not enough evidence for the U.S. government to confirm the existence of extraterrestrials. That’s the takeaway from Congress’s first meeting in half a century on unidentified flying objects. On Tuesday, Pentagon officials testified before a House Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee. The testimony centered around what the government… -
Baby formula shortage leads to Congressional hearing
Parents across the country are facing a hard reality: stores are running out of baby formula. Lawmakers announced on Wednesday plans to hold hearings after supply disruptions and a massive safety recall caused a nationwide shortage. Nationwide, around 40% of large retailers are out of stock of baby formula. That’s up from 31% in mid-April,… -
Russia’s Ukraine invasion squeezing world wheat supply
Wheat is a dietary staple in countries all over the world, which is why the war in Ukraine is stirring fears of a possible food shortage in the months ahead. Exact figures vary slightly, but roughly 25% of the world’s wheat exports come from Ukraine and Russia, and almost 50 countries get more than 30%…
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