Trans Children, Families Sue Tenn. Over Care Ban
Three transgender children and their parents sued Tennessee on Thursday over a new law that bans gender-affirming care for minors.
Louisville Shooter’s Manifesto Lists 3 Motives
The 25-year-old man who killed five people and injured eight at a bank in Louisville, Kentucky, before police shot him dead left a 13-page manifesto that cited three reasons for why he carried out the massacre April 10 at his place of employment.
Meta: Keep Removing COVID Misinformation
Meta’s independent body that reviews the content moderation practices on Facebook and Instagram recommended in a report on Thursday that the company continue removing COVID-19 misinformation.
Meta: Keep Removing COVID Misinformation
Meta’s independent body that reviews the content moderation practices on Facebook and Instagram recommended in a report on Thursday that the company continue removing COVID-19 misinformation. In the report, the Oversight Board recommended that “as long as the World Health …
Rebel ambush kills 5 Indian army soldiers in Kashmir
Five Indian army soldiers were killed on Thursday when rebels fighting against Indian rule ambushed a military vehicle in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the military said. Militants attacked the army vehicle with gunfire in the southern Rajouri sector near the highly militarized Line of Control that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, a […]
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg declares Ukraine’s ‘rightful place’ is in the military alliance
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg defiantly declared Thursday that Ukraine’s “rightful place” is in the military alliance and pledged more support for the country on his first visit to Kyiv since Russia’s invasion just over a year ago. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Stoltenberg, who has been instrumental in marshaling support from NATO members, to push […]
Migrant sailboat crashes in Greece killing 1, 47 others rescued
Authorities in southern Greece say one migrant has died and 47 others have been rescued after a sailboat crashed into rocks and partially sank in a remote coastal area of the Greek mainland. The coast guard said the migrants – 15 men, 16 women and 16 minors – were located Thursday near the southern tip […]
Singapore to execute man who conspired to smuggle 2 pounds of cannabis
A Singaporean man is scheduled to be hanged next week for abetting an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the island-state, in a resumption of executions after a half-year pause, activists said Thursday. The family of Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was notified in a letter that he would be executed next Wednesday, anti-death penalty activist Kokila Annamalai […]
Missing Madeleine McCann: German court throws out sex charges against suspect in toddler’s disappearance
A German court on Thursday threw out sex charges filed against the prime suspect in British toddler Madeleine McCann’s 2007 disappearance, according to global reports. Madeleine disappeared from a family vacation in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on May 3, 2007, when she was 3 years old. A Braunschweig, Germany, court dismissed rape and sexual assault […]
4th Arrest Made in Alabama Sweet 16 Party Shooting
A fourth man was arrested Thursday and charged with murder in connection with a shooting at Sweet 16 birthday party that killed four young people in Alabama, authorities announced.