Washington DC man charged with shooting boy, 13
Arrest documents say that as he was being shot, Karon Blake shouted: “I am sorry” and “I’m a kid.”
Deadly ice storm sweeps parts of southern US
As of Tuesday evening, nearly 2,000 US flights had been cancelled, affecting major airlines like Delta, American, United and Southwest, according to flight-data tracking website FlightAware. All the airlines have…
George Santos to step down from House committees
On the floor of the House, however, Mr Santos’s participation is still important. With the narrow majority the Republicans have in the House of Representatives, every vote counts. The Republican…
The Pentagon’s Plans for a Perpetual Three-Front “Long War” Against China and Russia | naked capitalism
Lambert here: This post recently surfaced in my feeds. I have to say that the author made a very good call — in 2018 (!).* Kudos to Tom Engelhardt, who’s…
Eurozone Inflation Slows Sharply as Energy Costs Continue to Ease
Inflation eased swiftly and sharply in the eurozone last month, as skyrocketing energy costs declined amid a massive European conservation effort, but prices for many goods continued to climb and…
Vaccine Makers Kept $1.4 Billion in Prepayments for Canceled Covid Shots for the World’s Poor
As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical…
Memphis to Gather in Grief at Tyre Nichols’s Funeral
Mr. Sharpton has delivered remarks at the funerals of Mr. Floyd, whose 2020 death after an officer in Minneapolis kept his knee on the prone man’s neck for more than…
Biden and McCarthy Are Set to Discuss Debt Limit as Both Sides Trade Barbs
Both sides have sought to frame the discussion in favorable terms. Republicans have assailed Democrats for runaway spending, pointing to the stimulus package that Mr. Biden signed into law. They…
Wall Street’s Newfound Optimism Faces a Test as the Fed Meets
Wall Street has welcomed a change of tone at the start of 2023: Fears of a severe economic downturn are receding as slowing inflation raises hopes that the Federal Reserve…
A Recent Artifact with Stories to Tell | naked capitalism
By KLG, who has held research and academic positions in three US medical schools since 1995 and is currently Professor of Biochemistry and Associate Dean. He has performed and directed…