Havana says it is dismantling a network that seeks to recruit Cubans as mercenaries to fight in Russia's war against Ukraine.
Read more ...Biden picks Jack Lew as ambassador to Israel at a tense time in the relationship National News
Lew is a seasoned veteran at the highest levels of U.S. public service. His nomination underscores the importance that Biden is putting on the relationship with Israel.
Read more ...Chinese construction workers accused of plowing a hole through the Great Wall National News
The pair, who were working on a local construction project, drove an excavator through a portion of the wall. They have been charged with destroying a cultural relic, China Daily reported.
Read more ...Once the leading alternative to Trump, turnover in the DeSantis team spells trouble National News
The governor of Florida, who consistently polls second in the race, has been named by many as the successor to Trump. But he has failed to gain in the polls and personnel issues roil his campaign.
Read more ...Alabama's congressional map is struck down again for diluting Black voters' power National News
Alabama is once again appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a lower court order that struck down the state's congressional map for likely violating the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters' power.
Read more ...Burning Man attendees say learning to live with the unexpected is part of the program National News
Organizers had asked attendees to shelter in place on Saturday, as torrential rains turned the desert site into a mud pit. A driving ban has since been lifted, but exiting is still a trek.
Read more ...Up First briefing: Senate returns; Ken Paxton trial; Turkey archeological finds National News
The Senate returns after a monthlong recess. Texas' suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton's impeachment trial begins today. Archaeologists in Turkey find massive structures below a Roman-era castle.
Read more ...Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for Jan. 6 riot role National News
Tarrio was one of six Proud Boys leaders to be charged for conspiring to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. Of them, he has received the longest prison sentence to date.
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