Two new omicron variants are spreading in N.Y. and elsewhere. Here’s what we know
Enlarge this image Paula Nelson for NPR On Wednesday, health officials in New York said that two new omicron variants are spreading rapidly in the state. The variants appear to…
DeSantis signs 15-week abortion ban into law
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation banning abortions past 15 weeks on Thursday. The legislation allows for abortions past 15 weeks…
U.S. cannot ‘take lightly’ threat Russia could use nuclear weapons – CIA chief
CIA Director William Burns speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo Register now for FREE…
2 dead in New Mexico wildfire that forced evacuations and damaged homes | CNN
CNN — Two people have died in the McBride Fire raging in southern New Mexico that has scorched more than 5,000 acres and forced evacuations in the Sierra Blanco mountain…
Brooklyn subway shooting suspect Frank James had ‘stockpile’ of weapons, prosecutors say
The man accused of opening fire on a rush-hour New York subway car did so with “premeditated” intentions and had access to a “stockpile” of weapons, prosecutors said Thursday. Frank…
Political donor Ed Buck sentenced to 30 years in prison for fatally injecting 2 men with meth
Los Angeles — Even after two men were found dead in his California apartment, Ed Buck did not stop injecting gay men with walloping doses of methamphetamine. Federal prosecutors said…
Russia warns of nuclear, hypersonic deployment if Sweden and Finland join NATO
Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership Russia warns of nuclear deployment Says Iskander and hypersonic missiles would be deployed Lithuania says there’s nothing new in Russia’s threats LONDON, April 14…
A Russian woman is jailed for replacing store price tags with anti-war messages
Enlarge this image A police officer uses a loudspeaker to address people gathered in St. Petersburg to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. Sergei Mikhailichenko/AFP via Getty Images…
Anti-Vax Crew Had Plot to Spark Civil War Over COVID Restrictions, Prosecutors Say
German police are searching for a fifth suspect after four people were arrested for what’s described as an elaborate plot to cripple the country and spark a civil war over…
Elon Musk Makes Hostile Offer to Buy Twitter: Live Updates
Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco. Credit…Laura Morton for The New York Times Twitter’s board is considering a defensive move known as a poison pill that would severely limit Elon Musk’s ability…