Day: April 20, 2023
Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92
Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has died at age 92.
US Deploying Forces For Possible Sudan Embassy Evacuation
The United States is deploying forces to prepare for the possible evacuation of American embassy staff in Sudan as rival factions battle in Khartoum, the Pentagon said Thursday.
SpaceX Starship: What happened during Elon Musk’s rocket launch
There were cheers, but there was also an explosion. The BBC’s Jonathan Amos breaks down what happened.
House Republicans pass bill banning trans women from certain sports teams
Policy opposed by Democrats, who say it will ‘incite fear and hatred’, applies to school teams that receive public fundingHouse Republicans are escalating attacks on transgender athletes under the guise of protecting women’s sports, according to the pa…
Ugandan president refuses to sign LGBTQ bill, seeks changes
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has refused to sign into law a controversial new bill against homosexuality that prescribes the death penalty in some cases, requesting that it should be amended.