[ad_1] CNN — It was November 2010 and a platoon of Marines was patrolling outside of a village in Helmand Province, Afghanistan – slowly, and carefully, to avoid accidentally stepping on hidden improvised explosive devices. They walked in a single file line meant to reduce the risk of multiple Marines …
Read More »Russians buy boots and body armor for the troops, as the Kremlin tries to fix the campaign’s problems
[ad_1] CNN — Schoolchildren raise money for socks, mothers buy winter clothes and sleeping bags, community groups collect donations for body armor. Russian citizens are crowdfunding to equip soldiers deployed to Ukraine as winter closes in on the battlefield. Troops have complained they are short of basic equipment – and …
Read More »5 takeaways from Volodymyr Zelensky’s historic visit to Washington
[ad_1] CNN — Three-hundred days after his country was invaded by Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky jetted to Washington, DC, for talks on what the next 300 days might bring. Shrouded in secrecy until the last minute, the historic visit was heavy with symbolism, from Zelensky’s drab green sweatshirt to …
Read More »Exclusive: Biden task force investigating how US tech ends up in Iranian attack drones used against Ukraine
[ad_1] Washington CNN — The Biden administration has launched an expansive task force to investigate how US and western components, including American-made microelectronics, are ending up in Iranian-made drones Russia is launching by the hundreds into Ukraine, multiple officials familiar with the effort tell CNN. The US has imposed tough export control …
Read More »City of Buffalo sues gun manufacturers, calling them a threat to public health in lawsuit
[ad_1] CNN — The city of Buffalo, New York, filed a lawsuit against several gun manufacturers and distributors Tuesday, alleging they fueled violence in the city by making or providing “thousands of firearms recovered in crimes committed in the City of Buffalo and New York State.” The suit filed in …
Read More »North Korea fires two more missiles in a record year for launches
[ad_1] Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in what has been a record year for test launches by the Kim Jong Un regime. The launches, reported by both South Korean and Japanese authorities, marked …
Read More »Highland Park suspected shooter’s father is charged with felony reckless conduct
[ad_1] CNN — The father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more at the Highland Park, Illinois, Fourth of July parade was taken into custody Friday and facing felony reckless conduct charges, prosecutors announced. Robert Crimo Jr., is charged with seven counts of felony reckless …
Read More »TSA intercepts record number of firearms at airport checkpoints in 2022, most of them loaded
[ad_1] CNN — The number of firearms that TSA officers intercepted at airport security checkpoints in 2022 is the highest on record for a single year – and the vast majority of the weapons were loaded, the US Transportation Security Administration said Friday. TSA officers caught 6,301 firearms at checkpoints …
Read More »Opinion: How the Sandy Hook massacre became a pivot point for misinformation
[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Amanda J. Crawford, an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut, is writing a book exploring the dual crises of gun violence and misinformation. The views expressed here are her own. Read more opinion at CNN. CNN — In the decade since a troubled young …
Read More »Buffalo grocery store mass shooter willing to plead guilty to federal charges if death penalty off the table, attorneys say
[ad_1] CNN — The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three in a racist attack at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, would be willing to plead guilty to federal charges – including hate crimes – if prosecutors agree to take the death …
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