Community Security How Fort Moore lost its Confederate name – without controversy | View caption Hide caption Fort Moore in Georgia holds lessons on how to rename military bases once named for Confederates. Asking locals what they thought helped lead to a smooth transition. It’s a fitting cast. Beside the museum is one of the…
Vladimir Putin’s Russia could have handed Kyiv a huge boost after Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly killed when a private jet crashed just outside Moscow. As the leader of Wagner, Prigozhin had controlled the private military group as it worked alongside the Kremlin as Russian forces battled into Ukraine. But the warlord became…
A Biden administration policy that has allowed thousands of people from Latin America and the Caribbean to temporarily live and work in the U.S. is headed to court Thursday as a group of Republican-leaning states challenge its legality. The humanitarian parole program, announced in January, allows up to 30,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and…
Greek firefighters found the bodies of 18 people in an area ravaged by a major wildfire burning for days, authorities said Tuesday. Hundreds of firefighters have struggled to control major wildfires burning out of control for days in northeastern Greece and on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, with strong winds fanning the flames and prompting…
America just saw its credit rating drop. The Associated Press reported that Fitch Ratings downgraded the U.S. debt rating from AAA to AA. That was “a move that spurred debate in Washington about spending and tax policies.” Fitch said the government’s rising debt burden and the country’s increasingly ugly political fights — including factors like…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a member of one of the most influential political families in American history, and that name recognition has followed him throughout his career, first as an environmental lawyer and later as an anti-vaccine crusader. Now, the 69-year-old is focusing on his latest endeavor: ousting President Biden and becoming the 2024…
The West African country of Niger has been thrown into turmoil following a coup that removed the nation’s democratically elected leader. In a strange twist of fate, Niger’s leader was ousted by members of the military presidential guard who were sworn to protect him but instead installed their general as the country’s new head of government. …
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Saturday they were investigating a near miss between a Southwest Airlines flight and a private plane, the latest in a string of narrowly avoided accidents in the skies. The incident occurred Friday at San Diego International Airport. According to both agencies, a Cessna 560X…
This week’s question: “Meeting creep” is locking workers into endless, prolonged video conferences with bosses and colleagues that crowd out actual work. In seven words or fewer, come up with a message for a pop-up screen warning everyone that their remote meeting is taking too long. Click here to see the results of last week’s contest:…
