Washington (AFP) – With gun control under debate and monkeypox in the headlines, Americans are facing a barrage of new twists on years-old misinformation in their social media feeds. Accurate news stories about mass shootings have attracted eyeballs bu…
US Capitol riot panel warns conspiracy behind violence ‘not over’
Washington (AFP) – The conspiracy that drove a mob to attack the US Capitol in January 2021 still poses a threat to American democracy, the head of the congressional committee tasked with investigating the deadly riot will warn Thursday at the panel’s …
US ready to deliver millions of Covid vaccines to youngest children
Washington (AFP) – The White House on Thursday said it had an operational plan to deliver 10 million doses of Covid vaccine for the nation’s youngest children by June 20, pending clearance by regulators. The Food and Drug Administration will convene a …
Ukraine says fate of Donbas rests in battleground city
Lysychansk (Ukraine) (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the fate of the whole Donbas region hinges on the “very fierce” battle with Russian troops for the flashpoint eastern city of Severodonetsk. Moscow’s forces are concentrating thei…
Migrant caravan stops in Mexico to negotiate visas
Huixtla (Mexico) (AFP) – Thousands of mostly Venezuelan migrants traveling through Mexico in a bid to reach the United States took a break on Wednesday while waiting for negotiations with immigration authorities. The migrants set up a temporary camp on…
Prosecute looted antiquities dealers for war crimes: Clooney Foundation
Washington (AFP) – Dealers who trade looted antiquities with armed groups should be prosecuted for complicity in war crimes or financing terrorism, the Clooney Foundation for Justice said Wednesday. “The looting of antiquities is not a victimless crime…
Schoolgirl tells Congress of playing dead to survive Texas massacre
Washington (AFP) – An 11-year-old girl told horrified lawmakers Wednesday of smearing herself in her murdered classmate’s blood to play dead during the most chilling in a spate of gun massacres that have convulsed the United States. Miah Cerrillo, a fo…
US to ban single-use plastics on public lands by 2032
Washington (AFP) – The United States will phase out single-use plastics in national parks and other public lands over the next decade, President Joe Biden’s administration announced Wednesday as part of actions on World Oceans Day. This will include th…
US lays out more pledges as Biden woos Latin American leaders
Los Angeles (AFP) – US President Joe Biden heads Wednesday to a Latin America summit on a mission to woo back the region as his administration pushed out pledges, including a plan to train half a million health workers. The long-awaited Summit of the A…
Pitt says Jolie sought ‘harm’ by selling vineyard stake to Russian oligarch
Los Angeles (AFP) – Brad Pitt has accused his ex-wife Angelina Jolie of seeking to “inflict harm” on him by selling her 50 percent stake in their French vineyard to a Russian oligarch with “poisonous associations and intentions.” The allegations, made …