Monthly Archives: August 2022

An explosion occurred at a mosque in Kabul during evening prayers, injuring dozens, police say

A member of Taliban security forces inspects an alleged hideout of the Islamic State group in Sarai-e-Shamali locality of Khair Khana district of Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 18, 2021. An unnamed Taliban intelligence official told Reuters the explosion occurred in the same area. Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua via Getty Images Dozens were injured in an explosion…

China’s military says a 1950 battle has the ‘winning code’ for a future amphibious invasion

Chinese amphibious tanks land on a beach during a Sino-Russian military exercise near the Shandong Peninsula, August 24, 2005. China Photos/Getty Images The Chinese military command responsible for the Taiwan Strait says a 1950 battle highlights a “winning code” for combat. Social-media posts about an exhibition on the Hainan battle follow unprecedented drills around Taiwan…

WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann is back on the billionaires list. Here’s how the ousted CEO has spent his fortune, from real estate to start ups.

Adam Neumann, left, and his wife, Rebekah Neumann. Taylor Hill/Getty Images WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann is back with a new startup. He’s also once again a billionaire, according to Forbes. Here’s how the former CEO has spent his fortune. Adam Neumann lost his billionaire status in April 2020. Now he’s back in the billionaires club,…

The aurora borealis could appear in New York, Chicago, and Portland on Wednesday, as solar storms crash into Earth

The aurora borealis (northern lights) is seen over the sky near Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland, October 7, 2018. Alexander Kuznetsov/Reuters Eruptions of plasma from the sun are careening toward Earth and will likely cause a geomagnetic storm. That could bring the aurora borealis south to New York, Chicago, and Portland Wednesday night. Solar storms can…

Here’s what we know about Todd Palin — ex-husband of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin

Former U.S. Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her husband Todd take in Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference final basketball playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Indiana, May 26, 2013. Reuters/Brent Smith Todd Palin, the ex-husband of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, filed for divorce in 2019….

The US has been quietly giving Ukraine radar-hunting missiles that could really be a problem for Russia

US Marines load an AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile onto an F/A-18C at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on August 13, 2021. US Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon A top defense official said this month that the US has been sending Ukraine anti-radiation missiles. The official didn’t say which missile, but there are reports of…

South Carolina GOP lawmaker chokes up describing teen who was at risk of losing her uterus due to an abortion ban he voted for: ‘That whole week I did not sleep’

A man supporting restrictions on abortion holds a sign as abortion-rights supporters hold signs behind him outside the South Carolina Statehouse on Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Columbia, S.C. Meg Kinnard/AP State Rep. Neal Collins held back tears Tuesday over the impact of an abortion ban he voted for. The South Carolina Republican said a…

Meet the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska — here’s what to know about the country’s sixth First Lady

Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukrainian’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, looks on during a TV address in Kyiv, Ukraine on May 6, 2020. Ukrainian Presidential Press Office/AP Olena Zelenska became First Lady of Ukraine on May 20, 2019. Born Olena Kiyashko, she was a writer for a series that starred her husband, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Zelenska received international…

Trump used the Mar-a-Lago raid to fire up supporters, raising up to $1 million a day in donations: report

Former President Donald Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York on August 9, a day after the FBI executed a search warrant at his home in Palm Beach, Florida. Yuki Iwamura/AP The FBI searched Donald Trump’s Palm Beach, Florida, home for classified documents on August 8. Trump’s fundraising team seized the moment to fire…