Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions (apnews.com)
Russian veto brings an end to the UN panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions (apnews.com)
Sounds like Russia is getting desperate for armaments.
Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage (apnews.com)
Children's author Kouri Richins hit with new charges alleging earlier attempt to kill her husband (apnews.com)
A Utah woman who authorities say fatally poisoned her husband in 2022, then published a children’s book about grief, now faces another attempted murder charge for allegedly drugging him weeks earlier on Valentine’s Day....
US congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan (apnews.com)
A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation pledged continued support for Taiwan on Thursday, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China....
Cargo ship had engine maintenance in port before it collided with Baltimore bridge, officials say (apnews.com)
The cargo ship that lost power and crashed into a bridge in Baltimore underwent “routine engine maintenance” in port beforehand, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, as divers recovered the bodies of two of six workers who plunged into the water when it collapsed. The others were presumed dead, and officials said search...
Dairy cattle in Texas and Kansas test positive for bird flu (apnews.com)
Milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu, U.S. officials said Monday....
Disney, DeSantis' allies reach settlement in lawsuit (apnews.com)
Philippine leader warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea (apnews.com)
The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying “Filipinos do not yield.”...
Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war's toll on Palestinian children (apnews.com)
Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says (apnews.com)
A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election....
Strippers' bill of rights bill signed into law in Washington state (apnews.com)
Legislation in Washington state known as the strippers’ bill of rights, which advocates say includes the most comprehensive statewide protections in the nation, was signed into law on Monday....
The British Museum is suing a former curator it says stole 1,800 items and tried to sell them (apnews.com)
The British Museum went to court Tuesday against a former curator alleged to have stolen hundreds of artifacts from its collections and offered them for sale online....
The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon (apnews.com)
The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana....
Japan approves plan to sell fighter jets to other nations in latest break from pacifist principles (apnews.com)
Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets that it’s developing with Britain and Italy to other countries, in the latest move away from the country’s postwar pacifist principles....
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies (apnews.com)
Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage (apnews.com)
Ukrainian navy says a third of Russian warships in the Black Sea have been destroyed or disabled (apnews.com)
Pletenchuk said that with the latest attack, a third of all warships that Russian had in the Black Sea before the war have been destroyed or disabled. At the same time, he acknowledged that just two of about a dozen of Russian missile carrying warships have been sunk and pledged that Ukraine will continue the strikes.
E-waste from trashed electric devices is piling up and recycling isn't keeping pace, UN says (apnews.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/13401615...
Louisiana Legislature opened window for sex abuse survivors to sue, but state's high court shut it (apnews.com)
Advocates for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse say they will ask Louisiana’s Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling that wiped out 2021 legislation giving them a renewed opportunity to file civil damage lawsuits over their molestation....
State Farm discontinuing 72,000 home policies in California in latest blow to state insurance market (apnews.com)
State Farm will discontinue coverage for 72,000 houses and apartments in California starting this summer, the insurance giant said this week, nine months after announcing it would not issue new home policies in the state...
'I will not feed a demon': YouTuber Ruby Franke's child abuse case rooted in religious extremism (apnews.com)
The malnourished and badly bruised son of a parenting advice YouTuber politely asks a neighbor to take him to the nearest police station in newly released video from the day his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges in southern Utah....
Philippines lodges its 'strongest protest' against China over a water cannon assault in disputed sea (apnews.com)
The Philippines lodged its “strongest protest” against Beijing on Monday and summoned a senior Chinese diplomat over a water cannon assault by the Chinese coast guard that injured Filipino navy crew members and heavily damaged their boat in the disputed South China Sea, officials said....
'Heroes' scrambled to stop traffic before Baltimore bridge collapsed; construction crew feared dead (apnews.com)
It was the middle of the night when a dispatcher’s 12-second warning crackled over the radio: A massive cargo ship had lost its steering capabilities and was heading toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge....
High school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theory (apnews.com)
A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state’s ban on critical race theory and “indoctrination” in public schools, asking a federal judge to strike down the restrictions as unconstitutional....
