Archives for January 2023

The Biden administration is providing $125 million for electrical parts and other supplies to help repair crews in Ukraine keep up with Russian strikes pounding the country's electrical system, the U.S. international development aid chief said Wednesday. … [Read more...] about U.S. to help Ukraine repair power grid after Russian strikes

The deadly crash of a helicopter that killed Ukraine's interior minister and about a dozen other people outside the capital, Kyiv, on Wednesday is the latest in a series of devastating developments in the nearly yearlong war that began with Russia's invasion. … [Read more...] about Ukraine helicopter crash: Facts and unanswered questions

Democrat Wes Moore took the oath of office as Maryland's 63rd governor Wednesday, becoming the first Black person to lead the state and promising an economic agenda that includes closing the "racial wealth gap." … [Read more...] about Wes Moore sworn in as governor of Maryland, first Black person to hold post

Legal challenges to Illinois' semiautomatic weapons ban began Wednesday with a federal complaint that the 8-day-old law prohibits "commonly possessed" and constitutionally protected guns. A state court pleading was also filed Wednesday, questioning the law's exemptions based on a person's employment. … [Read more...] about Lawsuits challenge recent Illinois semiautomatic gun ban

The U.S. has lost face on the world stage by ignoring Syrian President Bashar Assad's war crimes, according to a top Syrian-American activist, who warns Washington is dangerously in denial of the fallout from Mr. Assad's emergence as the victor of the country's more than decade-long civil war. … [Read more...] about Syrian-American advocacy group criticizes U.S. policy, lack of action on Assad, civil war injustices