Sister of Paul Whelan presses White House to bring her brother home

The sister of Paul Whelan, a US citizen who is wrongfully detained in Russia, on Thursday expressed frustration at her brother’s continued imprisonment in Russia and called on the White House to bring him home. “Paul Whelan deserves better than he is getting for results. He has the White House’s attention to his case and […]

21-year-old’s arrest exposes larger classified documents problem

Sloppy presidents saving things for posterity. A secretary of state getting government data forwarded to her private email server. Ideologically motivated leakers Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and Reality Winner. Now, maybe a 21-year-old airman in the Massachusetts Air National Guard, a cyber transport systems specialist, apparently showing off to his teenage gaming buddies online. If […]

Japan’s population fell by half a million in 2022

Japan’s population declined for the 12th straight year as deaths rise and the birth rate continues to decline, according to government data released Wednesday. The Japanese population stood at 124.49 million, in 2022, which represents a decrease of 556,000, compared to the previous year, according to the figures. That figure represents both the natural change […]

Historic rain hits South Florida: schools and the Fort Lauderdale airport close

The historic rain in the Fort Lauderdale area was described to CNN as a “1 in 1,000 year event, or more,” according to meteorologist Ana Torres-Vázquez of the National Weather Service’s forecast office in Miami. Rainfall of 20 to 25 inches is similar to what the area can receive with a high-level hurricane over the […]

Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher charged with child neglect

The mother of a 6-year-old boy who shot his first-grade teacher in Newport News, Virginia, in January, has been indicted on one count of felony child neglect and one count of negligently leaving a firearm and endangering a child, according to a press release from the Commonwealth Attorney’s office reported Monday. The boy will not […]

Nashville school shooter fired 152 rounds during massacre

The 28-year-old who carried out a shooting at a Nashville Christian school last week, in which three children and three adults were killed, fired 152 rounds, city police said Monday. Authorities also noted that while the motives for the massacre are not yet known, the attacker planned the events “over a period of months” and […]