Statue of a Black woman in Times Square brings out the worst of the right-wingers on social media
The 12-foot-tall bronze statue depicts a fictitious woman meant to have “familiar qualities.”
Day: May 9, 2025
Mexico says it’s suing Google for labeling Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America
Tech giant Google began labeling the Gulf of Mexico with different names depending on a person’s location after President Trump’s executive action soon after he took office in January.
First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says
U.S. officials have approved the first cervical cancer test that allows women to collect their own sample at home, hoping this option will boost screening levels.
Why U.S. air traffic control is stretched so thin — and the fight to fix it
An outage of radio and radar systems controllers use to guide planes into Newark last week exposed decades of underinvestment and staffing shortages.
US military stages biggest EVER ‘elephant walk’ with supersonic jets, helicopters & drones in show of force to China
THE US has staged its biggest military attack formation ever in the South China Sea region – showcasing supersonic stealth jets, attack helicopters and military drones.
The show of power, dubbed “Elephant Walk”, was forme…
British Chinook helicopter deploys drones
The Royal Air Force has begun trials of First Person View drones deployed from a Chinook helicopter.
The post British Chinook helicopter deploys drones first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
India-Pakistan Conflict Over Kashmir Intensifies
Gunfire and shelling battered the disputed borderlands of India and Pakistan on Friday.
Spain’s deputy PM’s bodyguards targeted in horror knife attack as cops taser suspect
The deputy prime minister was not with her bodyguards at the time and only learned of the incident afterwards.
Gone as Soviet spacecraft, back as Russian debris: Kosmos 482 to hit Earth Saturday
A Soviet spacecraft, Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, is predicted to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere soon. Originally intended for Venus, a rocket failure left it orbiting Earth. While most of the 500-kilogram titanium craft will likely burn up, some parts c…
Cigna denies life-saving operation to man battling stage 4 cancer
Deron Wells’ family has called the lung transplant operation his ‘last option’