Russia detains suspect accused of killing high-ranking general in Moscow

A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the killing of a senior Russian general in Moscow. Though the person was not identified by name, the suspect is a male citizen of the Republic of Uzbekistan who was born in 1995, according to the Federal Security Service of …...Read More

Trump makes a blizzard of news, shows restraint at presser, even while slamming the media

I’m not thrilled that Donald Trump has renewed his attack on the "corrupt media." Fresh off his $15-million victory over ABC and George Stephanopoulos, Trump yesterday sued the Des Moines Register and gold-standard pollster Ann Selzer over a bad survey. She projected him losing by 4 points, and he won …...Read More

A hunter in Virginia died after a bear in a tree was shot, fell on him: authorities

A Virginia man was killed when a bear shot out of a tree by one of his hunting partners fell on him, according to state wildlife officials. The incident happened on Dec. 9 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, according to a statement from Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources. A hunting group …...Read More

Mass shooting in Towson, Maryland, leaves 1 dead, 9 injured

A mass shooting near a funeral home in Baltimore County, Maryland, left one person dead and nine others injured Tuesday night, county officials said. Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said officers responded to reports of shots fired on Loch Raven Boulevard at around 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The scene …...Read More

Health scares and violent threats highlight vulnerabilities for lawmakers

Members of Congress are vulnerable. They’re not super men and women. They are of flesh and bone like anyone else. A series of unconnected events in recent days spoke to the vulnerabilities of those who work on Capitol Hill as health scares impacted three well-known Congressional figures. Senate Minority Leader …...Read More

Sharad Pawar Meets PM Modi Along With Two Maharashtra Farmers

Sharad Pawar met PM Modi in his office in Parliament. NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, weeks after the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was trounced in the assembly elections in Maharashtra by the BJP-led MahaYuti. Mr Pawar met the Prime Minister in his office in …...Read More

"Synopsis Can't Run Into 128 Pages": Supreme Court Flags Lengthy Pleadings

After a petitioner-in-person filed a synopsis running into 128 pages, the Supreme Court said that the registry should have advised the litigant to trim down the lengthy synopsis, which was "loaded with details much of which was not relevant". "The appellant, who has appeared in person, has filed a synopsis …...Read More

2 Congress Workers Killed Because Of Police Action, Says Party; Cops Deny

Police personnel use tear gas to disperse protestors in Guwahati. Two Congress leaders died due to "police action" during protests in Guwahati and Lucknow on Wednesday, the party has claimed. Police in both cities, however, said the deaths did not occur because of their actions and no injury marks were …...Read More

NSA Ajit Doval Holds Talks With China's Foreign Minister On Bilateral Ties

India, China Special Representatives for the border mechanism, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met here on Wednesday to discuss a range of issues, including management of peace and tranquillity along LAC and restoration of bilateral ties frozen for over four years due to the military …...Read More

Starlink Device Found In Manipur Not Working, Incompatible: Forensics

Manipur Starlink: The forensic reports are being tallied by the state and the Centre A Starlink dish and router recovered by the security forces from insurgents in Manipur are non-functional and incompatible in the state bordering Myanmar, sources in the central intelligence agencies have said based on their investigation. "The …...Read More