Tag: thwarted

A manhunt for multiple suspects is underway after a shooting in downtown Sacramento, California, early Sunday morning that left six people dead and 12...

The axiom that adversity reveals the truth about people has always had flaws, and it has been especially flimsy during the pandemic. If someone...

An Iranian girl in middle school was beaten to death after police discovered a torn-up photo of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini in...

The biggest tech company in Russia is in danger of going out of business, which would interfere with President Putin's plans to promote Russian-grown...

According to a new study, health care providers may be overcounting the number of children hospitalized for COVID-19, overestimating the disease's minor impact on...

The official seal of Atlanta depicts a phoenix rising from the ashes of the Civil War. What it doesn't show is that Atlanta was...

The Taliban's lightning-fast advance into more territory in Afghanistan is causing concern from Russia to China, as US President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw...

Everyone should now be aware of the Federal Ministry of Health's vaccination program: People in Germany are divided into one of four vaccination groups...

Sir Richard Branson has been granted the permission he requires to fly paying customers to the edge of space in his Virgin Galactic rocket...

Should Russia escalate its attacks on Ukraine and its allies, a US aircraft carrier is ready to lead an international charge. The USS George H.W....

After New York Attorney General Letitia James released a damning report detailing 11 women who had been sexually harassed by Andrew Cuomo, the Empire...

Seychelles, which has vaccinated the most of its population against Covid-19, saw active cases more than double in the week ending May 7, raising...

Climate change is forcing a stark choice in the coal fields of eastern Montana: stop mining, which has helped build everything from schools to...

This month, data from several clinical trials will be released to determine whether "mixing and matching" different COVID-19 vaccines is safe and effective, or...

As the number of coronavirus infections among unvaccinated Americans continues to rise, Anthony S. Fauci, the nation's top infectious-disease expert, said on Sunday that...

PayPal Holdings Inc will raise merchant fees for its branded payment products while lowering fees for behind-the-scenes processing of some Visa and Mastercard transactions,...

New nuclear-weapons threats were made on Russian state television, with the head of state-controlled Russia Today (RT) Margarita Simonyan saying on air that the...

Dr. Darien Sutton's first thought when a woman in her 30s showed up in his Los Angeles County hospital emergency room this week with...

As Ukrainian and Western officials responded to discoveries of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of dead civilians after Russia's retreat from...

Ukraine said on Thursday that Russia had gathered 106,000 troops and 1,500 tanks near its border and demanded a "verified withdrawal" of Russian forces,...

Steve Bannon and other former Trump administration officials are facing legal consequences for refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the House select committee...

Russia has issued a warning against a repeat of the NATO Western military alliance's bombing campaign of Yugoslavia on its 22nd anniversary, as Washington's...

Maxwell Frost sounds a lot like other Gen Zers — he's 25, works as an Uber driver for extra money, and recently quit his...

Jeff Bezos leaves an enduring legacy after transforming Amazon from a modest online bookseller into one of the world's most powerful corporations as he...

At least 88 people have been confirmed dead across five U.S. states after a swarm of tornadoes ripped through communities in the South and...

Michael Storm, a retired Army captain, wanted to take advantage of a new federal plan that requires health insurers to cover up to eight...

US carrier Southwest Airlines agreed to buy 100 additional Boeing 737 MAX planes, the companies announced Monday, in a vote of confidence for the...

Robinhood - an online brokerage company whose app provides users with the ability to buy stocks with the push of a button - was...

Just three months after acknowledging an outbreak, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared victory over COVID-19 and ordered preventive measures to be eased,...

In its preliminary findings of an investigation into Apple's App Store, the European Commission found the company to be in violation of EU competition...

It was the slap that reverberated around the globe. At the Oscars on Sunday night, Chris Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's lack of hair...

The pending Coinbase direct listing, scheduled for Wednesday on the Nasdaq under the symbol COIN, is exciting a broad base of the investment community...

A Congressional committee discovered that while the NFL was investigating his team for widespread workplace misconduct, Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder directed a "shadow...

A new Senate panel's bipartisan investigation claims that one of the country's largest military housing companies put military families' health and safety at risk,...

The Democratic Party has been tearing itself apart over whether to spend $3.5 trillion, $2 trillion, or even $1.5 trillion on its latest reconciliation...

Democrats in Congress are negotiating a comprehensive budget reconciliation package that will serve as the centerpiece of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda. The 10-year spending...

Honduran presidential candidate Xiomara Castro declared victory in the election on Sunday, as supporters danced outside her offices to celebrate the left's return to...

America has been paying reparations for slavery for more than 160 years. President Abraham Lincoln acknowledged this in his second inaugural address, saying, "We pray fervently...

In an emphatic rejection of Russian threats of retaliation and escalation, Joe Biden has called for a massive $33 billion package of military and...

The Biden administration, like many previous US administrations, intended a foreign policy "pivot" toward China and Asia. Instead, Washington was confronted with a war...

According to a new study from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, gun ownership is more prevalent in areas of America that had a large...

When Philadelphia's mayor signs landmark legislation this week, the city will become the first major US city to prohibit police from stopping drivers for...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Moscow is ready for talks with the US and NATO on missile deployment limits and military transparency,...

According to a report from a law firm hired by the school to conduct an athletics department review, the school has taken numerous steps...

As a child, Linda Davis and her mother used to break clay pots over their ancestors' graves, allowing the flowers inside to grow. When she...

As a businessman and president, Donald Trump was the target of numerous lawsuits and criminal inquiries, but he consistently escaped the legal spotlight with...

South Africa, with its rolling vineyards, abundant big game, the iconic Table Mountain, endless sandy beaches, and vast cultural riches, would have expected to...

Nissan announced plans Thursday for a massive battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will produce a new electric vehicle as companies and governments...

President Biden has been difficult to track down, at least for solo television interviews. Biden hasn't given a formal, sit-down television interview since February 10,...

Waterloo, Iowa's first Black police chief is facing fierce opposition from some current and former officers as he works with city leaders to reform...

Pick-up truck drivers pull up to a white trailer in a parking lot on Fallon Paiute-Shoshone land in Nevada's high desert and are handed...

The Supreme Court has significantly limited the scope of the country's main cybercrime law, limiting a tool that civil liberties advocates say federal prosecutors...

When news broke in July that a 10-year-old rape victim had been forced to travel to Indiana for an abortion due to Ohio's six-week...

Mahbu Avtar sits in an orange plastic chair and pulls down her sleeve, ready for her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, in a small...

Soaring Covid-19 cases in Michigan – where one of the nation’s worst outbreaks is underway -- are pushing hospitals to critical capacity levels, and residents...

Former President Donald Trump has officially announced his candidacy for president in 2024, his third attempt. Trump made the announcement Tuesday night from his Mar-a-Lago...

Gun legislation is a divisive issue, particularly on the campaign trail, where it has long been a staple of attack ads against candidates from...

The Ohio Department of Agriculture raided the home of Rico Exotic, a popular TikToker, because he owns a monkey classified as a dangerous wild...

President Biden planned to press Russian President Vladimir Putin on alleged hacking, human rights violations, and other irritants in a historic first summit Wednesday,...

President Biden plans to sign an executive order aimed at addressing the global semiconductor chip shortage which has forced U.S. automakers and other manufacturers...

In an odd way, the Portland Trail Blazers have become the poster child for NBA stability over the last half-decade or so. They had...

Despite a new executive order from Governor Glenn Youngkin, school districts responsible for hundreds of Virginia schools have indicated that mask mandates will continue. As...

For the first time in two decades, the value of the US dollar equals that of the euro, as Europe grapples with growing recession...

When the world shut down two years ago, forcing millions to live their lives online, people without broadband access or the skills to get...

In the race for Pennsylvania governor, one of the country's most important midterm elections, Trump-backed Republican Doug Mastriano trails his Democratic opponent in fundraising,...

The diverging fortunes of major banks in the fallout from the Archegos Capital Management meltdown has posed serious questions for global regulators, experts have...

The opposition in Hungary has demanded ministerial resignations from Viktor Orbán's far-right government in response to allegations that the government targeted journalists, media owners,...

A judge recently ordered a New York woman to remove a Confederate flag-adorned rock from her home or risk losing custody of her biracial...

The elite Russian state hackers behind last year's massive SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign haven't slowed down this year, infiltrating a slew of US and allied...

Britney Spears’ lawyer plans to file a petition to make the singer's current "care manager" and temporary conservator, Jodi Montgomery, a permanent one, the singer's...

Tens of thousands of Afghan nationals risked their lives to help the US military in Afghanistan, many of them as interpreters alongside American soldiers...

On Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki  insisted that COVID-positive migrants are not being released into Texas- after Gov. Greg Abbott said the Biden...

Kristin Riott is the executive director of Bridging the Gap, a nonprofit in Kansas City, Missouri that works on climate change and other environmental...

In the video, a large crowd cheers as a woman lifts a pair of scissors to her exposed hair, which is devoid of a...

After nearly three days of fighting, Israel and Palestinian militants agreed to a cease-fire, and Gaza's sole power plant reopened Monday as Israel reopened...

Pride parades began Sunday in New York City and across the country, with glittering confetti, cheering crowds, fluttering rainbow flags, and newfound fears about...

Portland's official slogan is "The City That Works," but many residents believe the city is anything but that after a turbulent few years. Homelessness and...

A sprawling, privately run detention center in Adelanto, California's windswept desert town, could house nearly 2,000 migrants facing deportation. However, it is nearly empty...

Americans may soon have greater access to retirement plans and may be able to postpone withdrawing their savings as a result of new legislation...

Since the announcement that all Covid-related restrictions would be lifted in England, experts have warned of disastrous consequences, ranging from an inevitable increase in...