Politics Feb 22 China blasts Pentagon official's Taiwan visit China has sharply criticized a visit to Taiwan by a senior Pentagon official and reaffirmed sanctions against Lockheed Martin and a unit of Raytheon for supplying military equipment to the self-governing island.
Nation Feb 22 Malcolm X's family announces lawsuit against CIA, FBI, NYPD for wrongful death Ilyasah Shabazz, the co-administrator of her father’s estate, says that the agencies “conspired with each other and with other individuals and acted, and failed to act, in such a way as to bring about the wrongful death of Malcolm X.”…
Politics Feb 22 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case over big tech's liability for 2017 ISIS attack in Turkey The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Wednesday of a lawsuit trying to hold social media companies responsible for a terrorist attack at a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people.
World Feb 22 Russia, China display close ties amid concerns Beijing may offer more support to Kremlin in Ukraine Relations between Russia and the West are at their lowest point since the Cold War, and ties between China and the U.S. are also under strain.
Economy Feb 21 Microsoft makes case for Activision Blizzard merger amid EU scrutiny Microsoft has announced new partnerships with Nintendo and chipmaker Nvidia. The moves come as Microsoft is trying to persuade European regulators to approve its planned $68.7 billion takeover of game publishing giant Activision Blizzard.
World Feb 21 U.S. delegation meets with Taiwan's president, reaffirms commitment to island The group was one of many U.S. delegations President Tsai Ing-wen has welcomed in recent years even as Beijing has stepped up diplomatic and military harassment of Taiwan.
World Feb 21 Putin suspends Russian involvement in nuclear arms pact over Ukraine tensions Speaking in his state-of-the-nation address, Putin also said that Russia should stand ready to resume nuclear weapons tests if the U.S. does so, a move that would end a global ban on nuclear weapons tests in place since the end…
Politics Feb 20 New Mexico law signed to help wildfire, flooding recovery efforts New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a law to use zero-interest loans to help local governments repair or replace public infrastructure damaged by wildfires or subsequent flooding.
World Feb 20 Israel promises U.S. not to approve additional West Bank outposts The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not greenlight any new wildcat settlements in the occupied West Bank beyond nine such outposts built without authorization that it approved retroactively earlier this month.
World Feb 19 1 year after the invasion began, a timeline of Russia's war in Ukraine The war in Ukraine has killed thousands, forced millions to flee their homes, reduced entire cities to rubble and fueled fears the confrontation could escalate into an open conflict between Russia and NATO.