As Pete Buttigieg addressed supporters off a back porch in Marshalltown, Iowa, the Devil was whispering his name. “Pete,” the Devil hissed into a microphone. “You’re sooo smart, Pete.” Buttigieg ignored the heckler, plowing forward with his stump speech about American decency as his husband Chasten looked on. “Pete,” the Devil whispered. “I want the…
Authorities are issuing mass evacuation orders along India’s eastern coast as Cyclone Fani, a Category 4 equivalent hurricane, approaches landfall with more than 100 million in its path. According to the India Meteorological Department, Fani has been classified as an “Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm.” It is forecast to move inland at wind speeds as high…
Former CIA officer Jerry Chung Shing Lee pleaded guilty of conspiracy to commit espionage for China at a court in Virginia on Wednesday. Some intelligence officers suspect the U.S. Army veteran and Hong Kong native compromised CIA sources in China, leading to the collapse of the agency’s network there, reports the Washington Post. Several CIA…
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham opened Attorney General Barr’s testimony Wednesday with an attempt at levity. The first measure, he joked, would be to turn down the heat in the room. Graham was talking about the actual temperature in the room, but he just as easily could have easily been talking about the tensions. They…
Authorities praised one of the victims killed at the University of North Carolina Charlotte as a hero for “taking the fight” to the gunman who opened fire on campus Tuesday night. Student Riley Howell, 21, “absolutely” saved lives, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney told reporters Wednesday. Howell followed active shooter training, Howell said, which instructs…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption The shooting took place in Arlington, Texas between Fort Worth and Dallas A Texas police officer has been charged with homicide after shooting a black man during a traffic stop last year.The officer, Bau Tran, fired several shots into the car after O’Shae Terry, 24, tried to drive away while…
Image copyright EPA/Reuters Image caption Nancy Pelosi says Attorney general William Barr “lied to Congress” US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused the Attorney General William Barr of lying to Congress.Her comments came a day after Mr Barr’s testimony to a Senate panel about Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s alleged meddling in 2016.Mr Barr…
Image copyright EPA Image caption The armed forces did not appear to heed Mr Guaidó’s call to defect Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro has appeared flanked by soldiers at an army base in Caracas, in a show of defiance towards his opponents.Mr Maduro called on the armed forces to defeat “any coup plotter”, as clashes between…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe drone had to be custom-built A donor kidney has been delivered to surgeons at a US hospital via drone, in the first flight of its kind.Many see huge potential for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) delivering medical products, with some drones already doing so in Africa.The US…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Pentagon officials commemorate Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in March 2015 The US military has reported a major spike in sexual assaults despite years of efforts to address the problem.Figures show 20,500 instances of unwanted sexual contact occurred in 2018, up from 14,900 in 2016 which is the…