Archives for March 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Monday with U.N. atomic energy chief Rafael Mariano Grossi in southern Ukraine where they discussed the precarious situation at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. … [Read more...] about Zelenskyy meets with U.N. atomic agency chief in Ukraine

A new abortion provider is opening this year in Democratic-controlled Maryland -- just across from deeply conservative West Virginia, where state lawmakers recently passed a near-total abortion ban. … [Read more...] about New Maryland clinic opening in post-Roe ‘abortion desert’

The Army says it is "deeply concerned" after a Hollywood star hired to narrate commercials in its new multimillion-dollar recruiting strategy was arrested over the weekend in a domestic violence case. … [Read more...] about Army pulls recruiting ads featuring ‘Creed III’ star after domestic violence arrest

The State Department faces a close-of-business deadline Monday to turn over to Congress a secret dissent cable that Republicans say will shed new light on the chaotic U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan and reveal internal warnings from inside the Biden administration about the looming disaster. … [Read more...] about State Dept. faces Monday deadline to turn over secret Afghan dissent cable as GOP readies subpoena

The White House is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to compromise on a plan to overhaul his nation's judicial system amid widespread protests. … [Read more...] about White House urges Netanyahu to compromise on judicial plan as protests throw Israel into turmoil