World Jun 15 UN aid chief on far-reaching consequences of Ukrainian dam disaster In Ukraine, floodwaters are receding more than a week after the destruction of a major dam that severely inundated surrounding towns. But the damage is evolving into a long-term environmental and humanitarian disaster with far-reaching consequences. Martin Griffiths is the…
Nation Jun 15 Southern Baptist Convention bans female pastors, ejecting several churches in the process The Southern Baptist Convention moved to strike women from holding leadership roles in its churches. The organization also voted to finalize the expulsion of two churches for having female pastors, Saddleback Church in Southern California and Fern Creek Baptist Church…
World Jun 13 Russia targets Zelenskyy's hometown with missiles as Ukraine continues counteroffensive Ukraine is in the early stages of a long-planned counteroffensive to win back roughly a fifth of its homeland from Russian occupiers. But Tuesday, as Kyiv intensified its ground attacks, Moscow struck back with air assaults. Missiles rained down on…
Nation Jun 13 Reddit users go dark in protest of policy that could shut out third-party apps More than 6,000 communities on the popular social networking forum Reddit have gone dark as moderators protest the company’s decision to charge some third-party apps for the use of Reddit data. The move is controversial, with many of the apps…
Arts Jun 13 The legacy of Pulitzer-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy died Tuesday at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Throughout his long career, he wrote novels that could be bleak and violent but that were also hailed for his beautiful prose. Some of his…
World Jun 12 NATO secretary-general discusses Ukrainian counteroffensive and Sweden membership dispute President Biden will meet with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Tuesday. They are expected to discuss Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, efforts to persuade NATO member Turkey to back off blocking Sweden from joining the alliance and more. Geoff Bennett…
Politics Jun 09 National security experts weigh in on Trump's alleged mishandling of classified documents Following the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump, Geoff Bennett discussed the case with two experts in national security and handling classified documents, Oona Hathaway, a former special counsel at the Pentagon, and Jamil Jaffer, who served in the…
Nation Jun 09 Brooks and Marcus on the Trump indictment and the political fallout to come New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor and columnist Ruth Marcus join Geoff Bennett to discuss the historic federal indictment of former President Trump and the political fallout that’s to come.
Politics Jun 08 Supreme Court rules Alabama's congressional map discriminates against Black voters The Supreme Court struck down Republican-drawn congressional districts in Alabama that civil rights activists say discriminated against Black voters. The ruling was a surprising departure from opinions over the past decade narrowing the scope of the Voting Rights Act. Geoff…
World Jun 07 Evacuations continue in Ukraine as scope of dam disaster comes into full view Floods are inundating vast swaths of southern Ukraine and rescue and salvage efforts are underway as the waters keep rising. Tuesday's dam collapse unleashed a humanitarian and ecological disaster in a nation already suffering from 16 months of war. Geoff…