Biden Expresses Strong Support For Finland, Sweden NATO Bids
U.S. President Joe Biden has strongly backed the bids of Finland and Sweden to join NATO in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and...
U.S. COVID-19 cases increased threefold over past month
People queue to be tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comWASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) – Health officials are considering extending the eligibility for a second COVID-19 vaccine booster dose…
Cancer drug may treat severe COVID-19, study finds
Imatinib may help patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to a new study. Photo by Patrick Pelletier/Wikimedia Commons May 18 (UPI) — Patients with severe COVID-19 who received the cancer drug imatinib were less likely to die than those not treated with it, a study presented Wednesday found. Nine percent of patients hospitalized with the…
Schumer implores Fox News leaders to stop ‘amplification’ of ‘replacement theory’
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is demanding that ownership and executives at Fox News stop what he says is the “reckless amplification of the so-called ‘Great...
Biden urges all Americans to reject ‘poison’ of white supremacy after Buffalo mass shooting
Joe Biden has called on all Americans to reject the "poison" of white supremacy following a "racially-motivated" mass shooting at a US supermarket. The US...
Sweden Signs NATO Admission Request; Finnish Lawmakers Set To Formally Endorse Move
Sweden has signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after Stockholm announced it would seek membership in the 30-member Western military alliance amid...
Taliban dissolve Afghanistan’s Human Rights Commission, other key bodies
An Afghan woman walks on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comKABUL, May 16 (Reuters) – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan dissolved five key departments of the former U.S.-backed government, including the country’s Human Rights Commission, deeming them unnecessary in the face of a financial…
Finnish, Swedish Lawmakers To Debate NATO Membership As Moscow Warns Nordic NATO Plans A ‘Grave Mistake’
Finnish and Swedish lawmakers on May 16 are debating applying for NATO membership as Russia again warned that the admission of the two Nordic neighbors...
Conservative media is familiar with Buffalo suspect’s alleged ‘theory’
The suspect in Saturday's killing of 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket allegedly wrote a document endorsing "Great replacement theory," a once-fringe racist idea that...
More mass shootings are happening at grocery stores — 13% of shooters are motivated by race, criminologists find
An apparently racially motivated attack at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, resulted in 10 deaths on May 14, 2022, with the teenage suspect allegedly...
Zelenskyy Signs Law Banning Pro-Russia Political Parties In Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a new law banning pro-Russia political parties. "The president of Ukraine has signed a law banning pro-Russia political parties!...
Obama encourages people to take part on abortion rights protests
Former President Obama is encouraging people to participate in nationwide abortion rights protests on Saturday, saying he was “proud” that Americans were standing up for abortion righs. Protests in Washington, D.C., and across the country are planned on Saturday amid fears that the Supreme Court is about to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision establishing…
Israeli police beat mourners at funeral of slain Palestinian journalist
Israeli police officers charged at Palestinian mourners carrying the coffin of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Friday, before thousands led her casket through Jerusalem’s...
Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Were Available Before Biden Took Office, Contrary to False Tweet
When Joe Biden was sworn in as president, two COVID-19 vaccines had already been authorized and millions of people nationwide had been vaccinated against the...
Judge Refuses to Drop Elections Suit Against Trump, Media
A Colorado judge on Friday denied motions to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by an election systems worker against former President Donald Trump's campaign, two of its...
‘Fake News’ Still a Media Problem, Voters Say
The news media don’t question President Joe Biden as aggressively as they questioned former President Donald Trump, according to a majority of voters who say...
Fact Check: ‘Official Study’ Is NOT Official, Does NOT Conclude That Masks Caused More COVID
Did an official study conclude that masks caused more COVID-19? No, that's not true: This is not an official study by a government or medical...
Veteran politician sworn in as Sri Lanka PM for sixth time to ease tensions – but it’s a contentious choice
Veteran Sri Lankan politician Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the country's prime minister for a sixth time, in a bid to ease tensions...
Finland To Announce NATO Plans As Top EU Official Says Moscow ‘Most Direct Threat To World Order’
As heavy fighting continues to rage in eastern Ukraine, Finland has said it intends to apply to join NATO "without delay," in a major policy...
Fact Check: Biden’s Economic Spin
By Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, Eugene Kiely and D'Angelo Gore In a speech on inflation and the economy, President Joe Biden made some misleading claims and used political spin to...