The Middle Eastern country Jordan is set to host its biggest royal wedding in years on Thursday, as young Crown Prince Hussein exchanges vows with Rajwa Alseif, daughter of one of the country’s wealthiest and most influential families. ‘Saudi Arabia. With a VIP list that includes First Lady Jill Biden, White House climate envoy John … Read more
Earth has exceeded seven of eight scientifically established safe limits and entered the ‘danger zone’, not just for an overheated planet losing its natural zonesbut for the well-being of the people who live there, according to a new study. The study not only examines the safeguards of the planetary ecosystem, but for the first time, … Read more
SEATTLE (AP) — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of Amazon workers protested what they decried as the company’s lack of progress on climate goals and a mandate back to the unfair office during a lunchtime protest at its Seattle headquarters on Wednesday. The protest came a week after Amazon’s annual shareholders meeting and a … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s bid to place its first spy satellite in space failed Wednesday in a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s efforts to boost its military capabilities amid tensions with the United States and South Korea are increasing. After an unusually quick admission of failure, North Korea committed to a … Read more
ZVECAN, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of ethnic Serbs gathered in a northern Kosovo town on Wednesday, days after clashes that injured 30 soldiers from a NATO-led peacekeeping force and more than 50 Serbs, raising fears of a resumption of bloody conflicts in the region and prompting the Western military alliance to send additional troops. The … Read more
LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court ruled Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two murders at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be paroled. The appeals court decision overturns an earlier decision by Governor Gavin Newsom, who denied Van Houten’s parole in 2020. She has been recommended for … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court ruled Tuesday that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two murders at the direction of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, is expected to be released from prison on parole. The appeals court decision overturns an earlier decision by Governor Gavin Newsom, who denied Van Houten’s parole … Read more
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes is being held in a Texas prison where she will spend the next 11 years serving time for overseeing an infamous blood test hoax, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. . Holmes entered the Minimum Security Federal Detention Camp for Women in Bryan, Texas on … Read more
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea announced Tuesday that it will launch its first military spy satellite in June and described space reconnaissance as crucial to monitoring “reckless” U.S. military exercises with Korea. from South. The statement came a day after North Korea notified the Japanese Coast Guard that the launch, between May 31 … Read more
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Troops from the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo on Tuesday placed metal fences and barbed wire barriers to reinforce positions in a northern town following clashes with ethnic Serbs who injured 30 international soldiers. Peacekeepers cordoned off the Zvecan municipality building where Monday’s unrest raised tensions and raised fears of instability … Read more
