Day: March 14, 2024

US Interior Department to allocate more than $120 million to tribes to address climate-related threats

2:44 pm March 14, 2024

The Biden administration will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change, the Department of the Interior announced Thursday. The funding is designed to help tribal nations adapt to climate threats, including relocating infrastructure. Indigenous peoples in the U.S. are among the communities most affected by severe […]

Suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann ‘not capable’ of murders, wife says after jail visits

2:31 pm March 14, 2024

Asa Ellerup, the estranged wife of the architect turned suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann, revealed in a statement Wednesday night that she doesn’t think her husband is “capable” of the allegations against him. “I will listen to all of the evidence and withhold judgment until the end of trial,” she said through her […]

TikTok CEO tells users ‘protect your constitutional rights’ against TikTok ban in video

2:09 pm March 14, 2024

TikTok CEO Shou Chew is loudly protesting the continued success of a bill that would force Chinese divestment from the social media app. The House of Representatives easily passed the proposed legislation on Wednesday requiring TikTok parent company Bytedance to divest from the app — or else ban TikTok’s distribution in the United States. “Over […]

Mass Russian drone strike hits northeast Ukraine, disrupts TV and radio signal

2:07 pm March 14, 2024

The northeastern Ukrainian border region of Sumy said parts of its territory had lost television and radio signal on Thursday after Russia launched a mass overnight drone attack that damaged communications infrastructure. The attack with 36 drones hit four cities in Sumy region and television facilities in neighboring Kharkiv region, officials said, suggesting Moscow was […]

Belgium to disband military platoon due to serious violence and harassment, defense minister says

2:05 pm March 14, 2024

A platoon of about 30 soldiers belonging to Belgium’s armed forces will be dismantled because of serious cases of violence and harassment, the minister of defense said Thursday. Ludivine Dedonder said several people were already placed under protection, while suspects were dismissed or transferred to other units. She said there is no place for any […]