Ukraine claims Russia launched its largest strike this month, sending 270 drones and 10 missiles overnight. Air defenses intercepted 230 drones and six missiles, but 40 drones and four missiles struck 16 locations, with debris falling at three more, according to military officials. The Energy Ministry said oil and gas facilities in Poltava were struck, […]
Air Canada says flights will begin resuming Tuesday evening after reaching a tentative agreement with a union representing 10,000 flight attendants. The announcement marks an end to a strike that interrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of passengers. Strike disrupts peak travel The work stoppage, which began Saturday, hit at the height of the summer […]
The maker of Ozempic is slashing prices for U.S. patients who pay cash, a major shift in the fast-growing market for diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Novo Nordisk says it will charge $499 a month for the three-dose size of the diabetes treatment. Where customers can get this new price The offer is aimed at patients […]
Radio Azattyq director Torokul Doorov says it is “very difficult” for journalists not to become activists in the face of “unfairness and injustice” in Kazakhstan. “You just want to start screaming,” says Doorov, who joined the Kazakh arm of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in 2014, and the outlet grew to be one of Kazakhstan’s most influential […]
NEW YORK — Professional queuers sold their spots in line to journalists waiting to cover the salacious trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. This week, Harvey Weinstein rolled into court handcuffed to his wheelchair, where his lawyer said the disgraced movie producer will not take a plea deal. Just a couple of blocks from […]
Hurricane Erin quickly became a Category 5 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Scale on Saturday, Aug. 16. As of around 11 a.m. ET, Erin had maximum sustained winds of around 160 mph as it made its way through the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. “We expect to see Erin peak here in intensity relatively […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday called for another special session of the state legislature with a similar agenda to the first one. Work during the initial session stalled as Democratic state representatives left Texas to prevent the approval of a new congressional map that could give Republicans five new seats. “Delinquent House Democrats ran […]
President Donald Trump will host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Monday to discuss peace negotiations, following Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday. The U.S. and Ukrainian leaders held a phone conversation on Saturday, during which Trump briefed Zelenskyy on what was discussed in Alaska. Peace agreement […]
Actor Denzel Washington, in recent interviews to promote his new movie, “Highest 2 Lowest,” sounded off on ‘cancel culture’ and fame. During the conversation with Complex News’ Jillian Hardeman–Webb, he was asked whether he cared about being canceled. “What made public support so important to begin with? You can’t be canceled if you haven’t signed […]
West Virginia will send roughly 300 to 400 of its National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as the federal government intensifies its role with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the state’s governor announced Friday. The move comes less than a week after President Donald Trump ordered hundreds of National Guard troops to the nation’s capital […]
