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President Joe Biden has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to visit the White House this summer, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday. Sullivan said Biden discussed the visit during a call with Zelensky earlier Monday afternoon as part of a planned discussion ahead of Biden’s upcoming trip to Europe. Zelensky confirmed the invitation,
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats are openly frustrated with the immovable man in their caucus — Sen. Joe Manchin — and are now resigned to the likelihood that a bulk of their party’s agenda stands little chance of passing the evenly divided Senate unless 10 Republicans break ranks. Manchin, who for years has defended the right of the
Continue ReadingBoston Mayor Kim Janey announced Monday that she has fired Dennis White as commissioner of the Boston Police Department, effective immediately. The termination stems from White’s ex-wife accusing him of domestic violence 20 years ago, according to his attorney. White has denied those claims and the allegations were resolved in court in 1999, White’s attorney
Continue ReadingFormer President Barack Obama said his struggles early in life were “similar” to those of the young men he mentors in Chicago while reflecting on his path to the presidency in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper that aired Monday. Obama’s interview with Cooper comes after his latest memoir, “A Promised Land,” was published
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Two people were arrested in a fatal suspected road rage shooting in Orange County, California, that killed a 6-year-old boy last month. Aiden Leos was sitting in a booster seat as his mother drove him to kindergarten on a California highway when he was shot May 21, CNN previously reported. He died at the hospital.
Continue ReadingNew York Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Monday compared fellow Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and said he is trying to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda after the West Virginia lawmaker stood by his decision to vote against a sweeping voting rights bill and opposition to gutting the filibuster. “Joe Manchin
Continue ReadingMass shootings and gun violence took the lives of at least 16 people with multiple people wounded across the United States last weekend. Five people were killed in a weekend of violence in Chicago while eight people were killed in mass shootings in Oregon, Indiana, Utah, and Michigan. A high school student was killed in
Continue ReadingSecretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the Biden administration is looking “at every possible contingency” to help thousands of Afghans who may be at risk of retaliation from the Taliban after US forces withdraw but his answers left lawmakers and advocates frustrated. The top US diplomat told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that
Continue ReadingA typical video for the woman behind the popular TikTok account texasbeeworks shows her wearing dark clothing — jeans, a black shirt, a denim button-up — while scooping bees with her bare hands. Erika Thompson, the woman featured on the account, is not seen wearing any of the gear commonly associated with beekeeping, like a
Continue ReadingThe White House is defending President Joe Biden’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva next week, saying it’s “vital” to protecting America’s interests. “At the end of the day, what we are looking to do is for the two Presidents to be able to send a clear signal … to their teams
Continue ReadingA classified report drafted last year warning that the CovId-19 pandemic might have leaked from a lab in Wuhan has reemerged as a focal point with lawmakers seeking to revive the search for answers. The report, which was issued by researchers at the government-backed Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in May 2020, found that it was
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The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the use of the experimental drug aducanumab for early phases of Alzheimer’s disease — despite an FDA advisory committee concluding last year that there is not enough evidence to support the effectiveness of the treatment. The drug was developed for patients with mild cognitive impairment, not
Continue ReadingUS passport holders have more international travel options now than at any point during the Covid-19 pandemic. Total US cases are nearing the 33.4 million mark since the pandemic started, but the rate has been slowing down a lot recently. The United States is one of the world leaders in vaccination rates and has been
Continue ReadingThe body of a toddler that washed up on Karmøy Island earlier this year has been identified by Norwegian police as that of Artin Irannezhad from Iran, who was previously listed as missing after his family attempted to cross the English Channel by boat in October 2020. “It is now positive that the boy who
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — One day after Joanna Ryals’ body was found on the side of Rangeline Road in Theodore, what caused her death remains a mystery, but her loved ones suspect something sinister. Her boyfriend, Jack Storer and her family, grew concerned Saturday morning when they couldn’t
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A number of shootings in the metro area have brought the community together for a prayer vigil. Residents want to bring attention to the rising numbers of homicides. The prayer vigil was held at four different locations where people lost their lives to gun
Continue ReadingMore restrictions will be reinforced in Uganda to curb the spread of a second wave of Covid-19 amid a sharp rise in cases, President Yoweri Museveni confirmed in a televised address Sunday night. All schools and institutions of higher learning will be closed for 42 days starting Monday morning, the president said, adding that all
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEST BEND, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A trip to a local beach turned tragic this weekend, after an 8-year-old boy drowned in a West Bend park. The Regner Park swimming pond was closed Sunday as police continued investigating the Saturday drowning. One man who helped find the boy —
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Police believe a Bentonville house fire in which two people were found dead was set on purpose, according to a news release sent Monday morning. The fire destroyed a home in a neighborhood west of the airport shortly after 4 a.m. Friday. Crews
Continue ReadingBurger King is making a statement during pride month: It’s trying to get a leg up in the chicken sandwich wars by taking a not-so-subtle dig at rival Chick-fil-A’s fraught history with the LGBTQ+ community. The fast-food chain tweeted last week that it would donate 40 cents to the Human Rights Campaign for every Ch’King
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