Day: February 14, 2024

Ukrainian military forces save lives by decoding Russian chatter through radio

1:05 pm February 14, 2024

As the radio crackles with enemy communications that are hard to decipher, one Russian command rings out clear: “Brew five Chinese tea bags on 38 orange.” A Ukrainian soldier known on the battlefield as Mikhass is able to quickly decode the gibberish. It means: Prepare five Beijing-made artillery shells and fire them on a specific […]

KY bill would make big investment in early childhood education as pandemic aid runs out

12:51 pm February 14, 2024

When Jessie Schook shares the joyful news that she’s pregnant with her first child, she says the response is often the same — especially among other female working professionals. “The excitement is immediately followed by: ‘Are you on a list?’” Schook says. What they’re asking is if she’s signed up for childcare — months before […]

Tennessee Republicans could change law to prevent Democrat from running in two elections at once

12:40 pm February 14, 2024

Less than a year after Tennessee Republicans attempted to expel her from the state House, Democrat Gloria Johnson is seeking another term there while simultaneously waging an uphill campaign for U.S. Senate. Republicans are trying to force her to choose one. Voters might do a double take seeing a name twice on a ballot. But […]

Explosions rock Iranian gas pipeline in suspected ‘terrorist action’

12:38 pm February 14, 2024

Explosions struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran early on Wednesday, with an official blaming the blasts on a “sabotage and terrorist action” in the country as tensions remain high in the Middle East amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Details were scarce, though the blasts hit a natural gas pipeline running […]

Schumer dismisses concern about Biden’s mental acuity as ‘right-wing propaganda’

12:04 pm February 14, 2024

President Biden’s mental acuity is “great,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer argued Tuesday, saying claims to the contrary are “right-wing propaganda.” The New York Democrat was questioned during a press conference about whether the 81-year-old president has the mental capacity to seek a second term. Schumer insisted that Biden’s mental state is “fine” and “as […]