An indigenous chief wants to take back the land that the Ben & Jerry’s headquarters was built on in Burlington, Vermont. The company was founded on that land in 1978.  According to Newsweek, Don Stevens, a chief from the Coosuk Abenaki Nation, said the tribe has always been interested in reclaiming the stewardship of its…

North Korea accused the United States on Monday, July 10, of conducting surveillance flights in violation of the North’s airspace. In a statement, a North Korean Defense Ministry spokesperson warned similar flights may be shot down in the future. The spokesperson said provocative military actions by the U.S. were bringing the Korean Peninsula closer to…

Tanks, jets, long-range missiles and now cluster munitions. There’s a growing list of weapons requested by Ukraine that the United States initially denied but then approved sending anyway. Despite much of the high-tech weaponry and electronic warfare in use in Ukraine, the frontlines look more like something from World War I, just with better guns.…

The race for the GOP presidential nomination is on with at least 10 high-profile Republicans leading the charge. There’s former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) and former Vice President Mike Pence, just to name a few. After observing how several candidates spent their Fourth of July stumping on…

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is on her first visit to China since taking the post in 2021. The trip comes as the world’s two largest economies remain at odds. Here are five ways tensions between the United States and China are affecting business in this week’s Five For Friday.  #5: Executive visits Talks of decoupling…

For the second day in a row, Russian fighter jets were caught on video harassing U.S. military drones in Syria, and Twitter threatened a competitor with a lawsuit. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Friday, July 7, 2023. Russian jet drops flares in front of U.S. drone Russian fighter jets have been caught…

Just days after Hong Kong police placed bounties on eight prominent pro-democracy activists who have fled the semi-autonomous city, five people have been arrested. They have been accused of aiding dissidents abroad. The five suspects, ages 24 to 28, were detained for conspiracy to sedition, a colonial-era offense. Activists said the charge has been used…

For the third straight day, Earth’s average temperature either matched a record or set a new record as of Wednesday, July 5. According to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer, a tool that uses satellite data and computer simulations to measure the world’s condition, the average global temperature was 62.9 F degrees on Wednesday and Tuesday,…

Iceland has secured the title of the most peaceful country in the world for the 15th consecutive year, according to the recently-released 2023 Global Peace Index by the Institute for Economics and Peace. The report, however, also highlighted a concerning trend of decreasing global peace overall. “Over the last 15 years the world has become…

The U.S. Secret Service is currently conducting an investigation into the discovery of cocaine inside the White House’s West Wing, which houses the Oval Office and serves as a workspace for presidential staff. The substance was found on Sunday during a routine inspection, leading to a brief evacuation of the premises. President Joe Biden and…