Zelensky Signs Controversial Law Expanding Government Power To Regulate Media
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a controversial statute expanding the government’s power to regulate media groups and journalists in the country. Zelensky signed the legislation on Thursday over the objections of media unions and press freedom organizations, who warned it will have a chilling effect on free speech. Under the new law, the National Television and Radio […]
Musk Says Twitter Employees Had ‘Fauci Fan Club’ Slack Channel
Twitter CEO Elon Musk said employees for the platform had a Slack channel called “Fauci Fan Club” for those who supported Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and President Biden’s chief medical adviser. Musk made the comment in a Twitter post on Wednesday as part of a thread in which he accused Fauci of backing gain-of-function […]
Kari Lake Appeals Judge’s Dismissal Of Arizona Election Challenge
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) is appealing a Maricopa County judge’s decision to dismiss her lawsuit challenging her midterm defeat. Lake filed a notice of appeal Tuesday in Arizona Superior Court to contest the dismissal of two counts that went to court for a two-day trial as well as other counts that never made it to trial. The short […]
Former Trump White House Aide Told Jan. 6 Panel Mark Meadows Burned Documents
The January 6 committee released another batch of transcripts Tuesday, including two more of its interviews with blockbuster witness Cassidy Hutchinson and testimony from several other Trump White House officials. The transcripts shed new light on how then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows regularly burned documents during the transition period, according to Hutchinson. She also described […]
Supreme Court Orders Title 42 Border Restrictions To Remain In Place
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the controversial Trump-era Title 42 border policy to remain in place for the time being. In a 5-4 vote, the high court reversed an order from a federal judge in Washington, D.C., who ruled last month that the border policy must end. The court’s ruling comes in response […]
Travel Snarled As More Than 2,500 Flights Already Canceled On Tuesday
Southwest Airlines apologized as it canceled more than 2,500 flights scheduled for Tuesday in the fallout of a winter storm that snarled much of the U.S. Southwest’s cancellations, which include more than 60 percent of its schedule, comprise the majority of the 2,867 U.S.-based flights canceled on Tuesday, according to FlightAware. Most other major airlines have […]
Lake Deletes Tweet Targeting Maricopa Judge After Officials Seek Sanctions
Defeated Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake (R) deleted a tweet accusing the judge who dismissed her election challenge of integrity violations. The tweet, which was posted early Monday morning, suggested the founding partner of a law firm representing Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs (D) emailed Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson “what to say” as he authored the dismissal. […]
Why Southwest Airlines Is Canceling So Many Flights
Southwest Airlines is grappling with a wave of cancellations and delays that is stranding holiday travelers, a situation the CEO says highlights its need to modernize its operation. While most carriers were plagued by winter storms over the holiday weekend, only Southwest was forced to cancel a majority of its trips, pointing to systemic scheduling […]
Growing Vaccine Hesitancy Fuels Measles, Chickenpox Resurgence In U.S.
A rapidly growing measles outbreak in Columbus, Ohio – largely involving unvaccinated children – is fueling concerns among health officials that more parent resistance to routine childhood immunizations will intensify a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. Most of the 81 children infected so far are old enough to get the shots, but their parents chose not […]
Flight Cancellations Continue In U.S.; Southwest Airlines Drops More Than Half Its Scheduled Trips
The holiday hangover is particularly bad for U.S. air carriers as severe weather disruptions have continued to lead to thousands of flights being canceled around the country. By Monday afternoon, nearly 3,000 flights into and out of the U.S. had already been canceled and almost 5,000 had been delayed. Southwest Airlines accounted for more than […]