US forces capture global ISIS recruiter in Syria helicopter assault

U.S. and coalition forces carried out a helicopter assault on an ISIS stronghold in Syria on Thursday, capturing a one extremist involved in global recruiting for the terrorist organization. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) carried out the operation on Wednesday in partnership with the Syrian Democratif Forces (SDF). The ISIS operative, who the military did not […]

Wisconsin bail amendment headed to ballot box in April

Post Content The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly gave a final, bipartisan push Thursday to a proposed constitutional amendment that would make it harder for violent criminals to get out of jail on bail. The measure will now go before voters to be ratified in the statewide April 4 election. Its passage in the Assembly by a […]

US Coast Guard Monitoring Alleged Russian Spy Ship Off Hawaii

Read More The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it’s monitoring and tracking a suspected Russian intelligence vessel off the coast of Hawaii amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over the conflict in Ukraine. “In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, […]

‘Slap in the face’: Tory seats gain more from ?4bn levelling up fund, finds analysis

Read More Tory seats have been awarded significantly more money per person from the government’s ?4bn levelling up fund than areas with similar levels of deprivation, a Guardian analysis has found. The disclosure is bound to provoke further fury from some regional leaders, who on Thursday accused Rishi Sunak of offering “pre election bribes”. Councils […]

UK rail firms ordered to stop abusing train cancellations loophole

Read More The rail regulator has ordered train companies to stop abusing a loophole which means that any train they cancel the night before does not count in their official cancellation statistics. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said train cancellations were at “record levels”, far worse than official figures suggest, driven by an […]

Poland could send Leopard tanks to Ukraine without German approval

Read More The Polish prime minister has said his country would be willing to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine without securing Germany’s approval if Berlin does not agree to their re-export at Friday’s meeting of western defence ministers at Ramstein airbase. Mateusz Morawiecki said in a radio interview on Thursday that “consent was of […]

Religious Leaders Sue to Block Missouri’s Abortion Ban

A group of religious leaders who support abortion rights filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Missouri’s abortion ban, saying lawmakers openly invoked their religious beliefs while drafting the measure and thereby imposed those beliefs on others who don’t share them.The…

Harris to push abortion during Florida trip on Roe v. Wade anniversary

Post Content With few options available for ensuring abortion access, Vice President Kamala Harris will demonstrate that Democrats aren’t giving up on the issue as she marks the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Sunday. It’s a bitter historical milestone for the White House after the U.S. Supreme Court rolled back the national right […]

Al Gore explains global AI program that is spying on thousands of facilities to monitor emissions

Post Content Former Vice President Al Gore on Thursday outlined a global effort run by “machine-learning” artificial intelligence is essentially spying on individual facilities in every country in the world to measure their emissions of greenhouse gases and target the world’s largest emitters. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Gore formally introduced attendees […]