Articles from the June 23, 2023 edition
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Amid infighting among Putin's lieutenants, head of mercenary force appears to take a step too far
For months, the head of the Wagner private military contractor bombarded Russia's top military leaders with expletive-ridden insults in a rift that has weakened the country's forces amid the war in Ukraine. On Friday, Yevgeny Prigozhin appeared to...
How the unconventional design of the Titan sub may have destined it for disaster
BOSTON (AP) — The deadly implosion of the Titan submersible raises questions about whether the vessel exploring the Titanic wreckage was destined for disaster because of its unconventional design and its creator's refusal to submit to independent c...
Attorney general denies whistleblower claims of interference in Hunter Biden investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back Friday against claims from IRS whistleblowers that the Justice Department interfered with the investigation into Hunter Biden, saying more broadly that attacks on the department's i...
Speaker McCarthy supports expunging Trump's impeachments over Ukraine and Jan. 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Friday he supports the idea of expunging the two impeachments of Donald Trump as hard-right Republican allies of the former president introduce a pair of proposals to declare it as though the h...
What the submersible saga and the Greek migrant shipwreck say about our reactions to tragedy
Across the span of nearly a week, the saga of a lost submersible that had gone into the depths of the ocean to see the Titanic wreckage rippled across the national and global conversation — culminating in news that the craft had imploded and its f...
Newly released body camera footage shows Border Patrol agents shooting a tribal member in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released body camera footage that shows Border Patrol agents were concerned that a tribal member they fatally shot last month may have been carrying a handgun during an encounter on a remote c...
Pence calls for his 2024 rivals to back a 15-week federal abortion ban on eve of Dobbs anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence used a Friday gathering of some of the nation's leading Christian conservatives to urge his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination to support a 15-week federal abortion ban at minimum. T...