Former President Donald Trump is currently under investigation by FBI over whether he broke any of three federal laws with his handling of classified documents the agency found at Mar-a-Lago. Mark Humphrey/AP Trump claimed that he could instantly declassify documents during his time in office. Trump said that, as president, he could get documents classified…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an event to mark the 1160th anniversary of Russia’s statehood in Veliky Novgorod on September 21, 2022. Photo by ILYA PITALEV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images Putin on Wednesday announced a partial military mobilization order seven months into the Ukraine war. But experts say the move is unlikely to…
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, on September 21, 2022. Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP Russia’s lower house of parliament approved a bill that toughens punishments for soldiers. The bill increases jail time for soldiers deserting their posts and adds a reference to “mobilization.” The law was approved just a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin. GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/AFP via Getty Images Vladimir Putin on Wednesday escalated his war in Ukraine with a direct threat of nuclear warfare. But experts say the threat indicates that Putin is running out of military options. Putin is increasingly “aware of how limited his actual military options are,” one expert said. Vladimir…
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Novgorod Region Governor Andrei Nikitin during his visit to celebrate the 1160th anniversary of Russian statehood in Veliky Novgorod, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo/Associated Press Putin announced Wednesday he was calling in reserves, prompting protests in Russia. Experts said Putin wanted to avoid…
Don’t be fooled by the silly title and primary-colored monsters in Elise Gravel’s latest book, Killer Underwear Invasion: The children’s picture book is much more than an entertaining bedtime story. One of dozens of fun and informative picture books books from Gravel — including You Can Be, a story of diversity and self-love, and the gender-stereotype…
It’s Thursday, friends, we’ve past the halfway point in the week, and a new Wordle is here to help us inch that little bit closer to the weekend. Whether you’re smashing it or struggling, we’re here to help every day. If you just want the answer, you can jump straight to the end of this…
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 23, 2017. Susan Walsh/AP Ginni Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, will testify before the Jan. 6 panel, per CNN. Texts and emails previously showed how Thomas advocated overturning the 2020 election result. The House committee also plans to hold…
Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft may have redesigned its photos app last year to better match the aesthetics of Windows 11, but now it’s testing a new version with a slightly new look and a few other improvements. Perhaps the most noticeable change is a new gallery view, which offers a different way to…
Enlarge / Diego Luna returns to the role of Cassian Andor in the newest Star Wars series on Disney+. (credit: Lucasfilm) At its worst, Star Wars: Andor is a sanded-off, PG-13 version of some of the best TV dramas of the past decade. It’s easy to see traces of The Wire, Lost, and Breaking Bad…