Ukraine military adviser: ‘Our air defense system will not be complete without F-16s’ from US
ABC News(KYIV, Ukraine) — The war in Ukraine is entering its second year as fighting continues on the eastern frontline, where the battle for Bakhmut has intensified in recent weeks. The United Nations says more than 8,000 civilians have died, and Rus…
FISA program that helped take down Zawahiri is expiring. Officials are sounding the alarm
Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Top U.S. officials on Tuesday began their formal efforts to sound an alarm to Congress on a surveillance program — one they describe as “critical” to protecting national security — that is set to ex…
One of the world’s last cities with a mask mandate plans to drop it
Paul Yeung/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HONG KONG) — Hong Kong is ending its mask mandate Wednesday, becoming one of the world’s last cities to drop rules demanding face coverings.
In a press conference Tuesday, Chief Executive John Lee said residents …
Former FTX executive Nishad Singh pleads guilty to charges related to crypto exchange’s collapse
Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nishad Singh, former director of engineering at FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, agreed Tuesday to plead guilty to criminal charges, according to his lawyers an…
As an Illinois auto factory closes, layoffs and economic worries extend into surrounding city
Scott Olson/Getty(BELVIDERE, Ill.) — Over a thousand automotive workers in Illinois will clock out of a Jeep assembly plant for the last time Tuesday, stopping what a local union president described as the “heartbeat” of the small city.
In December, …
Brendan Fraser recalls how he “nearly” died during harrowing hanging scene in ‘The Mummy’
Daniel Zuchnik/WireImage via Getty ImagesWhile he appears to be on the path to the Oscars podium for his work in The Whale, Brendan Fraser detoured with a stroll down memory lane during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show Tuesday.
Clarkson asked …
Jonathan Majors shares plot idea for potential romantic comedy with Issa Rae
Walt Disney Pictures/Marvel StudiosIf ever one was thinking of putting Jonathan Majors and Issa Rae together for a romantic comedy, Jon already has a plot.
“I think we should definitely do the, like, we grew up together, and then I come back home, and…
New law would allow burial of family members on family-owned land
State law holds that legal burials may be conducted only by a legally registered cemetery corporation. Under House Bill 1037, you could legally bury a deceased family member in your own back yard. The House likes this
Hearing aids, expanded breast cancer care would become ‘essential’ under new state Affordable Care Act coverage
A list of essential health care services available to Washington patients under the Affordable Care Act is likely to grow from 10 to 15 under SSB 5338. The list already includes hospital stays, wellness care, mental health
Back to Neverland: Disney+ releases teaser to ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’
Disney+On Tuesday, Disney+ released the teaser to Peter Pan & Wendy, a live-action reimagining of the J.M. Barrie novel and the 1953 Disney animated classic.
The teaser introduces Wendy Darling (Ever Anderson), “a young girl afraid to leave her childh…