11 dead in Chicago holiday weekend carnage

At least 58 people, including two toddlers, were shot in the city over a three-day period

New research reveals harrowing stories of murdered Indigenous women and the failure of police to act

Readers please be advised this article mentions acts of intimate partner violence against First Nations people.

Chinese jet performed risky maneuver near American surveillance plane: US

A Chinese fighter pilot performed an “unnecessarily aggressive maneuver” near an American surveillance aircraft operating over the South China Sea last week, the US military said Tuesday. The incident — which the Pentagon says is part of a pattern of behavior by China — comes at a time of already heightened tensions between Washington and […]

FarLeft Singer Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen is Given Brutal New Nickname After He Falls During Concert

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North Korea fires projectile it says is ‘space launch vehicle’: Yonhap

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US to announce more Russia sanctions

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the new measures will target drones and “disinformation”

Japan issues missile alert for Okinawa on North Korea launch

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Texas Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Minors From ‘Sexualized Performances and Drag Shows’

A screen shot from a drag show in Austin, Texas. (@TaylerUSA / Twitter Screen Shot)

New: FBI Refuses to Turn Over Subpoenaed Biden Bribe Document; Comer Says He Will ‘Take Steps” to Seek Contempt of Congress Vote

Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Rep. James Comer (R-KY) issued a statement Tuesday afternoon reporting that the FBI informed the committee it will not comply with a May 30 deadline to turn over a subpoenaed FBI document, FD 2013, that a whistleblower says contains allegations that then Vice President Joe Biden took a $5 million bribe from a foreign national to make favorable policy decisions. Comer said in response he will be “taking steps” to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress.

Seoul says evacuation order over North Korea space launch ‘incorrectly issued’

South Korea said an evacuation alert sent by text message to Seoul residents after North Korea fired a purported space launch vehicle early Wednesday was “issued incorrectly”. “We inform you that the alert issued by the Seoul Metropolitan Government at 06:41 was issued incorrectly,” the South Korean interior ministry said, referring to an emergency alert […]