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New York Gets Its First Female Police Commissioner
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams, elected in November, has announced that the city will have a woman as its police commissioner for the first time in its 176-year history, New York media reported Tuesday.
Adams, himself a…
An Unprecedented Tsunami of Tornadoes Hit Six States Over the Weekend
An unprecedented tsunami of tornadoes hit six states over the weekend. The havoc is enormous. Tornadoers and experts call last weekend's passage unprecedented. But how come those tornadoes were so devastating?
Tornado Alley. That…
Joe Biden Plans Consultations with Nine Eastern European Countries about the Situation in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden will hold telephone talks with nine Eastern European countries that are members of NATO on Thursday.
He will discuss with the leaders of those countries his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
US Government Shutdown Threatens Due to Washington Stalemate
The threat of a US government shutdown is looming again due to the stalemate between Democratic and Republican policymakers in Washington. Congress has until Friday evening (local time) to develop a new budget to prevent a so-called…
Three Killed in Michigan School Shooting
At least three students were shot dead in a high school in the US state of Michigan on Tuesday. Eight others, including a teacher, were injured in the shooting in Oxford, about 40 miles from Detroit. The rest of the injured were students.…
Taliban Asks Congress in Open Letter to Suspend Sanctions: Child Suffering has No Political…
In an open letter to Congress, the Afghan Taliban leadership urges the United States to address Afghanistan's humanitarian and economic crisis.
The letter, signed by the Taliban's foreign minister, Amir Khan Mutaqi, asks Washington…
Trump Holding Company Sells Luxury Hotel in Washington
The Trump Organization, the holding company of former U.S. President Donald Trump, sells its luxury hotel lease in Washington D.C. for $375 million to investment group CGI Merchant. That would give the Trump hotel a new name, American media…
FBI Arrests Possible Serial Killer: 25-Year-Old Suspected of Six Murders
The FBI has arrested a man on suspicion of murdering six people in Missouri and Kansas. Perez Reed, 25, was arrested on a train between St. Louis and Kansas City.
Reed was carrying a semi-automatic weapon when he was arrested, the…
US Congress Postpones Vote on Biden’s Historic Investment Plan Again
In the United States, the vote on President Joe Biden's "historic" investment plan has been postponed again in the US Congress. Biden wants to invest billions in social and green policies but has not yet succeeded in convincing Congress. As…
Trump to Judge to Stop Sensitive Documents Capitol Storming
Donald Trump has gone to court to prevent White House data about the January 6 storming of the Capitol from being handed over to a commission of inquiry.
The former president, who has been impeached for allegedly inciting…