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Jan. 6 hearing exposes sitting members of Congress’ involvement in fake electors scheme
Jan. 6 hearing exposes sitting members of Congress’ involvement in fake electors scheme

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. BREAKING: Strong earthquake kills 1,000 and flattens homes in rural Afghanistan UP NEXT George Conway: Bowers recognized Trump was asking him to do...

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Jun 22, 2022
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks had support from conservatives, but he’d lost Trump and his opponent prevailed. Here are takeaways from Tuesday’s elections.
Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks had support from conservatives, but he’d lost Trump and his opponent prevailed. Here are takeaways from Tuesday’s elections.

(CNN)Alabama Republican voters sided with the Senate candidate who had former President Donald Trump's endorsement in a primary runoff Tuesday over one of Trump's earlier and most loyal supporters, settling a feud that has roiled the political and...

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Jun 22, 2022
‘Rednecks 4 Rainbows’: Surge in small-town Pride events helps LGBTQ folks find home. Is it enough?
‘Rednecks 4 Rainbows’: Surge in small-town Pride events helps LGBTQ folks find home. Is it enough?

Pride events are blooming in rural America, helping LGBTQ folks find community in areas where support is sparse. But there's still a long road ahead. Read More

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Jun 22, 2022
South China floods force tens of thousands to evacuate – The Associated Press
South China floods force tens of thousands to evacuate – The Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) -- Major flooding has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in southern China, with more rain expected. Parts of the manufacturing hub of Guangdong suspended classes, office work and public transport amid rising waters an...

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Jun 22, 2022
Exclusive: Inside the hangar at the center of the $1 billion Airbus-Qatar jet dispute – Reuters
Exclusive: Inside the hangar at the center of the $1 billion Airbus-Qatar jet dispute – Reuters

DOHA, June 22 (Reuters) - Two high-tech Airbus A350 jets sit idle with their windows taped and engines covered in a floodlit hangar in the Gulf, hobbled by an international legal dispute between European industrial giant Airbus (AIR.PA) and Qatar's n...

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Jun 22, 2022
Take a look at China’s biggest destroyer, a $920 million cruiser that’s said to be the second-most powerful in the world after the USS Zumwalt
Take a look at China’s biggest destroyer, a $920 million cruiser that’s said to be the second-most powerful in the world after the USS Zumwalt

The AV Club Top Gun: Maverick refuses to stop making money The theatergoing public and the motion picture industry are ready to name Tom Cruise "president of movies." After weathering a decade of bad press, including the Oprah couch thing, various Sc...

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Jun 22, 2022
At least 250 feared dead after magnitude 5.9 earthquake Afghanistan
At least 250 feared dead after magnitude 5.9 earthquake Afghanistan

(CNN)Up to 280 peopleare feared dead and hundreds more wounded after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan Wednesday, according to state-run news agency Bakhtar. The earthquake hit at 1:24 a.m. about 46 kilometers (28.5 miles) southwe...

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Jun 22, 2022
Ukraine farmers worry about coming harvest season
Ukraine farmers worry about coming harvest season

Farmers in the Donetsk region are worried about the impending harvest season, pressed as they are by the dangers of war, high fuel prices and the challenge of servicing their equipment. Read More

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Jun 22, 2022
Opium traded in Helmand despite pledge to ban cultivation
Opium traded in Helmand despite pledge to ban cultivation

Opium farmers in Afghanistan are still selling their harvest to smugglers at a weekly market in Helmand province, the country's opium heartland. Read More

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Jun 22, 2022
Uvalde mayor slams state agency investigating school massacre, says elementary building will be demolished
Uvalde mayor slams state agency investigating school massacre, says elementary building will be demolished

(CNN)The mayor of Uvalde, Texas, visibly frustrated with the constantly changing information released about what happened the day 19 children and two teachers were gunned down, lashed out Tuesday, telling residents at a city council meeting he's ti...

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Jun 22, 2022
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