The leaders of more than 30 news organizations around the world signed a letter Thursday to the Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, demanding the release of imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. “Gershkovich is a journalist, not a spy, and should be released immediately and without conditions,” said the letter, spearheaded by … Read more
The contentious trial of Scott Peterson came to a close in late 2004 when a California jury found him guilty verdict and handed him a now-rescinded death sentence for the Christmas Eve murder of his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Conner, nearly two years prior, but the story didn’t end there. Nearly 20 years have … Read more
Dina Al Bayati hid under a flimsy blanket the night the U.S. first invaded her home country of Iraq in 2003. Memories of the shrapnel falling, the blinding flashes of light followed by the deafening booms of the airstrikes, the pillars of smoke, and the piercing wail of the emergency sirens are permanently etched in … Read more
An inmate in Florida is facing new charges for allegedly planning the murder of her family after she was put in prison for threatening to kill her co-workers, officials said. Osceola County Sheriff Marco Lopez said Tureygua Inaru, 29, allegedly told two fellow inmates at the Osceola County Department of Corrections in Kissimmee, Florida, that … Read more
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry blamed the royal family for a delay in bringing a phone hacking lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Mail as lawyers for the newspaper argued Wednesday that the case should be thrown out because he didn’t file it soon enough. The Duke of Sussex said “the Institution” — a … Read more
Growing up, I wanted to be a dwarf. I actually thought there was something wrong with me because I didn’t look like everyone else in my family ― my mom, dad, brother and sister all have dwarfism. The likelihood of two parents with dwarfism having an average size child depends on the types of dwarfism … Read more
To find out how children’s travel experiences differ from their parents’, we enlisted families around the world to share their perspectives — and their pictures. Riding atop his father’s shoulders, Villum Vejlin Sogaard arrived at the gate to board the ferry departing from Lower Manhattan like a miniature, triumphant explorer. His eyes darted from the … Read more
Washington DC — International family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) are critical to achieving gender equity, but U.S. investment in them is not nearly sufficient to meet the moment. The Biden-Harris FY2024 budget request proposes to invest $619.43 million for bilateral FP/RH programs plus $57.5 million for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)- a total … Read more
Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) has responded to backlash over a 2021 photo showing the congressman, his wife and kids toting rifles in front of a Christmas tree. The photo circulated on social media Monday after the freshman congressman offered his “thoughts and prayers” to the families of three children and three adults shot dead at … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: Hunter Biden’s former business partner, John Robinson “Rob” Walker, appears to have visited the White House at least 16 times when President Biden was vice president. Walker’s name resurfaced a couple of weeks ago when House Oversight Committee Republicans said they obtained records showing members of the Biden family received more than $1 million in … Read more