Washington — The Supreme Court on Thursday maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristonesetting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients. The high court’s decision ensures that patients nationwide will continue to have broad access to mifepristone …
Russia unleashed a massive two-day aerial barrage on Ukraine, the largest since the war began, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday. These videos show the damage in the capital city, Kyiv.
The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of former U.S. Air Force special agent and counterintelligence specialist Monica Wittwho was charged in 2019 with espionage in connection with accusations she shared highly classified U.S. intelligence with Iran. The FBI said in a statement Thursday that it’s still trying to …
Anastasia Antonov describes herself as a “proud U.S. citizen” who believes that her father, Aleksandr, was arrested by the Russian government last year and sentenced to six years in prison because he is an American citizen. She is now personally appealing to President Trump to get Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government to free her father. …
Won’t be long before it’s time for “THE ENVELOPE, PLEASE…” The Oscars are one month from tonight. And to hear critic Rex Reed tell it, Gary Oldman could very well be a winner for his performance in “Darkest Hour.” There’s plenty more where that came from, as our Mo Rocca found out: Movie critic Rex …
Washington — The House voted for a third time against acting as a check on President Trump’s military powers in Iran, even as a growing number of Republicans express concern about the prolonged conflict. Thursday’s vote on a Democratic resolution to rein in Mr. Trump’s authority was 212-212, falling just short of a majority. Originally …
Cuba’s national energy grid suffered a major failure early Thursday that severed power to the island’s eastern provinces, authorities said, as residents in the capital Havana faced ongoing blackouts. The failure came as a U.S. delegation visited Cuba Thursday and met with Cuban government officials. Cuba’s aging power grid has eroded in recent years as …
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times in response to an opinion column alleging widespread sexual abuse targeting Palestinian prisoners. The column, by journalist Nicholas Kristof, cites interviews with 14 men and women “who said they had been sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers or members …
LA PAZ, May 14 (Reuters) – Explosions were heard in La Paz on Thursday during a march by mining groups who are calling for the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. The demonstrators, who a Reuters witness saw throwing what appeared to be dynamite sticks, clashed with police as they tried to enter Plaza Murillo, a …
Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Central Command, told Sen. Jack Reed that Iran is a “significantly degraded threat” but the country still retains some capabilities. Cooper appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday.