Top Russian economist ousted after rare critique of Putin’s war economy
The chief economist at Russian state development corporation VEB, was fired after saying that Moscow was falling behind the West as its war in Ukraine goes on.
8-foot python named Nanner blamed by officials for Virginia school fire; teacher says snake is innocent
Firefighters battling a blaze at a Bedford County, Virginia, middle school encountered more than just smoke.
Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend was at scene when she died, police report says
Hayden Panettiere’s boyfriend and his brother were at the South Carolina apartment complex where the ‘Heroes’ actor went into cardiac arrest and died Sunday.
Suspect in creepy Chucky-style mask wanted for assault in Philadelphia after chasing jogger
Philadelphia police asked for the public’s help to find a man wanted for assault who donned a Chucky-style horror mask and “made threatening comments” while chasing a woman near City Hall, officials said Tuesday.
U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he’s not embarrassed about messaging someone impersonating a top Trump aide
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he’s not embarrassed about exchanging messages with someone who impersonated President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
Disney and ABC sue FCC, seeking to stop early license renewal process
The Walt Disney Company and ABC sued the FCC, seeking to stop an early license renewal process that they say is an attack by the Trump administration.
Florida set to carry out 13th execution this year in nation’s busiest death chamber
MIAMI — A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican Gov.
Judge orders release of woman accused of vandalism at World War II Memorial
A judge ordered the release of a Kentucky woman, Melissa Farris, who was accused of vandalism at the World War II Memorial in Washington, court records showed.
Ukraine aims a drone blitz at Moscow while Russian missiles kill 10 in a Ukrainian village
Ukrainian forces staged one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow’s invasion more than four years ago, firing almost 800 drones just two days after launching a similar salvo, officials said Tuesday.
China tightens security as it mourns economic reformer Zhu Rongji
China consigned to the flames on Tuesday the body of former Premier Zhu Rongji, and lowered the national flag to mourn the no-nonsense reformer who died last week aged 97, as citizens recalled a bygone era and reflected on his complicated legacy.