Month: June 2023

Earlier on Friday, drone footage showed a Russian troop wiped out by a bomb For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news Vladimir Putin called an “armed mutiny” by the Wagner Group mercenary force a betrayal and a “death blow” to Russian troops. In an emergency televised address, the Russian president said anyone who took up arms against his military would be punished. It comes after Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin called for an armed rebellion overnight and warned in a…

A top Arizona Republican election official filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 gubernatorial race due to fraud. What you need to know A top Arizona GOP election official filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Kari Lake, who falsely claims she lost the 2022 gubernatorial race due to fraud. Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer said he has faced “violent vitriol and other dire consequences” because of the lies spread by Lake, including death threats and loss of friendships. Lake is a former Phoenix TV news anchor who quickly built an enthusiastic political…

The Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade — which passed one year ago Saturday — immediately overturned nearly 50 years of federal abortion rights. Just as quickly, it created a deluge of legal and political consequences by giving state governments and courts the power to decide how reproductive care should be regulated for residents in their jurisdictions. The result has been a tapestry of laws that differ, often dramatically. This, in turn, has led to a wave of lawsuits, rulings, ballot measures and proposed constitutional amendments seeking to regulate abortion care. And the subsequent effect of all this…

Mesa police officers are investigating four separate shootings that left three people dead and one person in the hospital. Officers believe the shootings are related and have identified a person responsible for the investigation. Investigators are in the process of questioning that person, police said. Shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday, officers were dispatched to Beverly Park near Alma School Road and Main Street for a report of a person found dead. Officers discovered the body of a 41-year-old man. While still in the park, officers heard shots fired nearby and other officers began searching the area, police said. Around 12:15…

When competition got underway at the VIVO Rio Pro today, the Championship Tour was missing a goat-sized hole in the competitive field: Kelly Slater was absent. Then, in a social media post on the opening day of the competition, the World Surf League revealed that Slater had withdrawn from the competition due to illness. Captioning the post, the WSL wrote: “BREAKING NEWS 🚨@kellyslater has withdrawn from @vivo #RioPro due to an ongoing illness. As the 2nd highest ranked Brazilian surfer in the Challenger Series, @jadsonandre will take his place.” Days before the WSL announcement, Slater posted a picture of his…

When Chien Li-ying co-wrote the script for a pivotal scene in the Netflix show Wave Makers, she never expected to spark Taiwan’s dormant #MeToo movement. Key points: Wave Makers screenwriter Chien Li-ying shared her own #MeToo allegationA complaint has been filed against famous Chinese activist Wang Dan in a Taiwanese courtTaiwanese political parties are grappling with the fallout ahead of January elections True to its name, the Taiwanese political drama has made waves, triggering a series of sexual assault allegations involving political figures and spilling over into other areas, with some allegations rocking Taiwan’s entertainment industry . “It’s very, very…

A group of California-based lawmakers has introduced a resolution to honor one of their own: former state legislator Gloria Molina. The resolution is led by Senator Alex Padilla in the upper house, and Representatives Linda Sánchez, Judy Chu and Tony Cárdenas in the lower house. What you need to know California-based lawmakers have introduced a resolution to honor pioneering Mexican-American lawmaker Gloria Molina, who died in May Molina was the first Latina elected to the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles City Council and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. He came of age in the midst of the…

In early June, I drove from Johnstown to a concert in Cleveland. Along for the trip was one of my closest friends (we’ll call him John), who, for various reasons, I had been in contact with less frequently over the past few years. Before the trip, I suffered from some anxiety about engaging with John over politics, which has served as one of the mainstays of our friendship. One of the reasons for the anxiety was that my political positions have changed quite substantially over the past few years and have diverged from John’s. Fearful of being treated as a…