Iraqi army and Kurdish troops are in a standoff in Kirkuk, a city located in the Kurdistan region, which voted for independence from Iraq last month. Kirkuk holds 10 percent of Iraq’s oil reserves. Washington Post reporter Loveday Morris, who is covering the standoff, joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Baghdad. Source link
A 61-year-old San Antonio man pleaded guilty to two federal charges in the human smuggling incident that led to the deaths of 10 undocumented immigrants this summer. James Matthew Bradley Jr., who appeared before a U.S. magistrate judge Monday, pleaded guilty to “one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death and one …
On a fall day in Gainesville, Georgia, Justin Kobylka, the forty-two-year-old owner of Kinova Reptiles, was preparing to cut open two clutches of snake eggs. He was hoping to hit upon some valuable, beautiful reptiles. Kobylka is a breeder of designer ball pythons—one-of-a-kind, captive-bred snakes whose skin features colors and patterns not usually found …
Earlier on Monday, Russian investigators informed her and Navalny’s lawyers that his body would be withheld an additional 14 days so it could be examined. Navalny spokesperson Kira Yarmysh suggested the handover could be delayed until after the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for March 15-17. Yulia Navalnaya, Navalny’s widow, accused Putin of orchestrating her …
Good morning. The daily details of the horror being visited on civilians in Gaza can make any conversation about the language of ceasefire proposals being put forward in foreign capitals seem absurd. A massive majority at the UN general assembly backed a ceasefire in December; so did the pope. A few days later, both …
A slow trickle of Cybertrucks are making their ways into American’s hands, though the roll out has not been without some speed bumps—especially when it comes to that “stainless” steel body. It’s that same body that has provoked questions about the crash worthiness of the Cybertruck. Unfortunately, it’s a question we won’t have the …
After returning from what he described as an “eventful” holiday weekend, Jimmy Kimmel on Tuesday had one question at the top of his mind: “Did anyone else get sued by George Santos this weekend?” More than two months after Kimmel, using a bevy of pseudonyms, got George Santos to record all sorts of bizarre …
Donald Trump suggested that at least six names are on his shortlist to be his potential vice president during a Fox News interview. During the town hall event in South Carolina on Tuesday, host Laura Ingraham asked Trump about six possible candidates: Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, Byron Donalds, Kristi Noem and Tulsi Gabbard. “Are …
Residents of Cape Town woke up to a pungent, sewage-like smell engulfing their city on Monday morning. The source? A ship from Brazil carrying 19,000 cattle had anchored in the South African city the night before, in order to reload on animal feed. After performing an assessment on board the Al Kuwait, staff from …
Police in New York City are warning departments across the country to check for any victims of a man suspected in a killing in that city, as well as the stabbing of two women in Arizona, this month. Raad Noan Almansoori, 26, is a suspect in the killing of Denisse Oleas-Arancibia, 38, who was …