Zelensky warns of ‘open road’ through Ukraine’s east if Russia captures Bakhmut, as he resists calls to retreat

Russian troops will have a “free hand” to capture key cities in eastern Ukraine if they take control of Bakhmut, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned in an interview with CNN, as he defended his decision to keep Ukrainian forces in the besieged city. “This is tactical for us,” Zelensky said, insisting that Kiev’s military leadership […]
Deaths of children under 5 years of age due to opioid use are increasing in the United States, according to a study

The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has risen significantly, according to a new study of accidental poisonings of children five years of age and younger. The study, published Wednesday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed a national database and found 731 children under the age of five among […]
The Biden Government evaluates resuming the detention of migrant families who cross the border

The Biden administration is considering reinstating a policy of detaining migrant families who cross the border irregularly, a practice the president discontinued when he took office, two administration officials said. This is one of multiple options that administration officials have considered as they prepare for the end of Title 42, the public health order that […]
The FBI investigates the “suspicious death” of a woman on a Carnival cruise

The FBI is investigating the “suspicious death” of a female passenger aboard the Carnival Sunshine cruise ship, the agency announced in a press release Sunday. The woman was found unconscious during the ship’s voyage February 27 to Nassau, Bahamas, the Federal Bureau of Investigation field office in Columbia, South Carolina, said. Medical personnel and crew […]
Alligator Reportedly Taken From Texas Zoo As A Baby Is Returned Nearly 20 Years Later

A 8-foot alligator, which was allegedly removed from a Texas zoo nearly 20 years ago while still in an egg or hatchling, has been returned to the park after it was discovered living illegally in the backyard of a home near Austin, according to authorities. Investigators were at a property in rural Caldwell County for […]