EVERMAN, Texas — A Texas woman who told various stories to explain her 6-year-old son’s absence before leaving the country has been charged with killing the child, who has been missing for a year. Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, 38, was indicted Monday by a Tarrant County grand jury on one count of capital murder, two counts of injury…
First Look Winter is coming. But this year, Ukrainians are better prepared. Last winter, Ukrainians had to learn to survive without electricity after nearly half the country’s energy capacity was affected by Russian strikes. They are expecting the same, if not worse, conditions this year, but Ukrainians have spent months preparing. | View caption Hide…
WOODBRIDGE, England — Plunging into the ice cold river water, the eight members of the Deben Bluetits swimming group shrieked as their bodies adjusted to the frigid temperature. For Natasha Sonds, who founded Bluetits two years ago, so-called wild swimming is like nothing else. “It’s euphoric,” she said. “It’s just peaceful. It’s a place I…
Moscow will keep helping Afghanistan on its own and through the U.N. food agency, Russian officials said Friday as they hosted Taliban representatives for talks on regional threats. The talks in the Russian city of Kazan came as Moscow is trying to maintain its influence in Central Asia even as it wages war on Ukraine.…
Russia hit Ukrainian port infrastructure and grain storage facilities in an overnight drone strike on the grain exporting district of Izmail, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday. Oleh Kiper, governor of the southern Odesa region which includes the Danube River ports of Izmail and Reni, said a border checkpoint building, storage facilities and more than 30…
First Look Biden approves legal status for Venezuelan migrants looking for work Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants will be granted temporary legal status in the U.S., making it easier for them to get jobs. That’s been a key demand of mayors and governors struggling to provide for an increased number of migrants in their…
Did government overstep on COVID ‘misinfo’? Courts weigh in. | View caption Hide caption Twitter followed up a week or two later. They would not be removing Mr. Berenson. Government officials’ frustration with Twitter and other social media platforms intensified, boiling over in mid-July 2021 when President Joe Biden said “they’re killing people” – though he later…
The powerful earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday, killing and injuring thousands, caused widespread damage in the popular tourist city of Marrakech and surrounding villages. The United Nations estimates 300,000 people in the region were affected, with many sleeping outside amid concerns over aftershocks. Now, international aid groups are raising money to help those in…
Compassion Cover Story Oregon’s bold drug policy isn’t working, yet | View caption Hide caption What’s the most compassionate way to treat those experiencing addiction? Having decriminalized drugs, Oregon is trying to figure that out. “Just …” Mr. Baer hesitates before removing the spike strip and re-straddling his bike. “Please don’t do it in public,”…
The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: Retailers are blaming rampant shoplifting for their shrinking bottom lines, said Hamza Shaban in Yahoo.com. “In waves of earnings calls” last week, major store chains like Dick’s Sporting Goods, Target, Macy’s, Home Depot, and Dollar Tree took pains to mention “the…