Wagner's global operations: War, oil and gold
(Reuters) -The abortive mutiny by Russia's Wagner group last week calls into question the fate of the group's wide network
2023-06-30 06:45
Biden's Iran envoy placed on leave after security clearance suspended amid investigation into possible mishandling of classified material, sources say
Rob Malley, the US special envoy on Iran, has been placed on leave without pay, which occurred after his security clearance was suspended earlier this year amid an investigation into his handling of classified material, multiple sources told CNN.
2023-06-30 06:28
Wall Street execs host Biden fundraisers as president closes out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz
President Joe Biden closed out an end-of-quarter campaign blitz Thursday with a pair of Manhattan fundraisers hosted by Wall Street power brokers, a funding push designed to put Biden on strong financial footing for a 2024 White House contest expected to set spending records
2023-06-30 06:26
Scot Peterson: School resource officer who failed to confront Parkland school shooting found not guilty
Scot Peterson is accused of neglecting his training and taking no action as 17 people, including 14 students, were shot down
2023-06-30 06:17
Ex-chemical safety agency chief misused $90K on trips, renovations and other expenses, watchdog says
The former head of a federal agency that investigates chemical accidents improperly spent more than $90,000 during her tenure, including unauthorized trips to and from her California home, remodeling her Washington office and outside media training for herself, according to a new report by a federal watchdog
2023-06-30 05:58
Here's how to keep cool and stay safe during a heat wave
Scorching heat across the U.S. already has caused more than a dozen deaths in Texas alone and led to mounting misery from the Pacific Northwest to the South
2023-06-30 05:58
Deadly germ behind infant formula shortage joins CDC watchlist of bad bugs
Federal health officials will start formally tracking infections caused by the rare but potentially deadly germ that sickened babies and triggered a nationwide shortage of infant formula last year
2023-06-30 05:56
Florida agency appeals ruling blocking anti-drag show law
Florida is appealing a federal judge's decision to block a new state law targeting drag shows
2023-06-30 05:51
Ex-Roman Catholic cardinal, now 92, is not competent to stand trial in sex abuse case, expert says
A prosecution expert says a former Roman Catholic cardinal is not competent to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago
2023-06-30 05:51
'Blatantly psychotic' gunman wanted parade, medals for synagogue massacre, psychologist testifies
A psychologist says the man who gunned down 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue thought he deserved medals and a parade for perpetrating the nation’s deadliest antisemitic attack
2023-06-30 05:28
Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in Astroworld crowd surge, his lawyer says
An attorney for rapper Travis Scott says a grand jury has declined to indict him in a criminal investigation into a massive crowd surge that killed 10 people at the 2021 Astroworld music festival in Houston
2023-06-30 05:19
At least 100,000 could have had data exposed after US health department was hit by global cyberattack
At least 100,000 people could have had their data compromised by a hack of contractors at the Department of Health and Human Services, a department official said Thursday, making it the latest US government agency to be caught up in a sweeping cyberattack connected to Russian cybercriminals.
2023-06-30 05:18