Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX’s chief operating officer, said the company’s Starlink satellite internet service for Ukraine was “never intended to be weaponized.”
Nigeria drops plans for currency swap amid chaos and cash shortages
Nigeria’s supreme court has put the brakes on government plans to drop old banknotes out of circulation from Friday. Nigerians were due to turn in old denominations of the currency in order to make way for new ones but the swap has caused chaotic scene…
Victims drugged, robbed at gay bars
City officials are sounding the alarm about a string of incidents at gay bars in Manhattan.
Driver kills man crossing the street in Northeast
A man died Wednesday evening after being struck by a vehicle near an AutoZone in Northeast.
‘Unlawful filming’ of Loudoun County teens in high school boys’ locker room being investigated
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a complaint of “unlawful filming” in a high school boys’ locker room.
Hawk mascot stolen from River Hill High School; officials searching for answers
River Hill High School is asking for the community’s help locating a hawk mascot that is used to raise money for the school.
Ivory Coast: How a researcher’s work on biopesticides is changing farming
Organic pesticides are both economically and environmentally important in protecting crops in ways that minimally impact the ecosystem within which they are being grown. In Ivory Coast, aa prize-winning scientist has been developing a biopesticide that…
Harriet Tubman statue’s staff recovered by police after stolen in December
A piece of a statue of Harriet Tubman that was stolen when the monument was defaced last December in Annapolis has been recovered by police.
Misery, anguish for Turkey and Syria quake survivors
People across Turkey and Syria were dealing with the emotional turmoil caused by recent deadly earthquakes as rescue workers continued pulling people from the rubble. (Feb. 9)
Once pristine Nairobi River becomes dumping ground for sewage, industrial waste
As the Nairobi River snakes across the Kenyan capital it is exposed to settlements with no sewage systems, is used as a dumping site for industrial waste and is chock full of dangerous pollutants and heavy metals.. The government has said that it is co…