Ukraine celebrates Independence Day as it marks six months of war
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(KYIV, Ukraine) — As Ukraine prepared on Wednesday to celebrate its Independence Day, residents of Kyiv, the capital, took to the streets to take photographs with rows of destroyed Russian tanks, which have b…
Dr. Oz distances himself from his campaign’s jab at John Fetterman’s stroke
Nate Smallwood/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Mehmet Oz, the Republican candidate for Senate in Pennsylvania, on Tuesday tried to distance himself from an aide’s comment last week that appeared to mock the stroke suffered by Oz’s opponent, Democratic Lt. …
After six months of fighting, what’s next in the war in Ukraine?
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the conventional wisdom among many U.S. national security officials and analysts was that Ukraine’s military would be able to resist only for a few days, possibly a week.
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Democrat Pat Ryan wins potential bellwether House race in New York
adamkaz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Democrats are projected to win a special House election in New York on Tuesday in a race seen as a potential bellwether for this year’s midterms, ABC News reports.
The contest between Democrat Pat Ryan and Republican …
Maxwell Frost on track to become the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress
Maxwell Alejandro Frost for Congress(NEW YORK) — Come January, 25-year-old Maxwell Frost will likely be the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress.
Frost is projected to win Florida’s 10th Congressional District Democratic primary, held Tue…
NY’s Sean Patrick Maloney wins primary over progressive challenger after moving districts
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney is projected to win his Democratic primary on Tuesday, ABC News reports, after he moved seats in New York’s redistricting shuffle and faced progressive backlash in the process.
As…
Jerry Nadler defeats Carolyn Maloney in bitter incumbent v. incumbent NY primary
Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler is projected to defeat Rep. Carolyn Maloney, ABC News reports, after a bitter incumbent-on-incumbent primary on Tuesday that forced Manhattan Democratic voters to pick between …
San Diego Zoo welcomes male baby rhino, celebrates breeding initiative
Gregory Sweeney/Getty Images(SAN DIEGO) — The San Diego Zoo has welcomed a small but mighty addition to its safari park. A baby male white rhino was born Aug. 6 to two of the zoo’s adult rhinos, according to zoo officials.
The calf, staying at the Ni…
US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. military said it carried out airstrikes on Tuesday targeting areas of eastern Syria controlled by Iran-backed militias.
The “precision strikes” in the oil-rich Deir ez-Zor province, near Syria’s border…
Man held hostage for hours and robbed at gunpoint after meeting woman from dating app
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(PARKLAND, Wash.) — A man was held hostage and robbed at gunpoint after he agreed to meet up with a woman he connected with on a dating app, police said.
The incident occurred on Saturday when a 30-year-old man contacted the…