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  • Kosovo rebel commander sentenced to 26 years in prison for war crimes in case overseen by the special counsel named in the Trump probe

    Kosovo rebel commander sentenced to 26 years in prison for war crimes in case overseen by the special counsel named in the Trump probe

     

    A war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Friday sentenced a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army to 26 years in prison for the war crimes of arbitrary detention, torture and murder.

    ​A war crimes tribunal in The Hague on Friday sentenced a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army to 26 years in prison for the war crimes of arbitrary detention, torture and murder. 

  • Why recession fears are back: Americans are losing faith

    Why recession fears are back: Americans are losing faith

     

    From the executive suite to the grocery aisles to the halls of the Federal Reserve, the big question is: Can red-hot inflation be vanquished without tipping the economy into a recession?

    ​From the executive suite to the grocery aisles to the halls of the Federal Reserve, the big question is: Can red-hot inflation be vanquished without tipping the economy into a recession? 

  • Biden begins to refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve, while Keystone Pipeline leak prompts new emergency exchange

    Biden begins to refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve, while Keystone Pipeline leak prompts new emergency exchange

     

    The Biden administration announced plans Friday to provide nearly 2 million barrels of oil to refineries through an emergency exchange and simultaneously begin efforts to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve early next year.

    ​The Biden administration announced plans Friday to provide nearly 2 million barrels of oil to refineries through an emergency exchange and simultaneously begin efforts to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve early next year. 

  • Federal investigators have accessed emails in which Rep. Scott Perry, John Eastman and other Trump allies discuss 2020 election

    Federal investigators have accessed emails in which Rep. Scott Perry, John Eastman and other Trump allies discuss 2020 election

     

    Federal investigators have obtained access to several email accounts, a draft autobiography and other writings in which Republican Rep. Scott Perry, Donald Trump elections attorney John Eastman, and former Justice Department officials Jeffrey Clark and Ken Klukowski discussed the 2020 election, according to a newly released order in the DC District Court.

    ​Federal investigators have obtained access to several email accounts, a draft autobiography and other writings in which Republican Rep. Scott Perry, Donald Trump elections attorney John Eastman, and former Justice Department officials Jeffrey Clark and Ken Klukowski discussed the 2020 election, according to a newly released order in the DC District Court. 

  • More than a third of parents oppose vaccine requirements in schools, KFF survey finds

    More than a third of parents oppose vaccine requirements in schools, KFF survey finds

     

    More than a third of US parents say that vaccinating children against measles, mumps and rubella should be an individual choice and not a requirement to attend public school, even if that may create health risks, according to survey data published Friday by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

    ​More than a third of US parents say that vaccinating children against measles, mumps and rubella should be an individual choice and not a requirement to attend public school, even if that may create health risks, according to survey data published Friday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

  • HBCU Winston-Salem State University responds to video of Black student being arrested in classroom

    HBCU Winston-Salem State University responds to video of Black student being arrested in classroom

     

    Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black institution in North Carolina, has addressed the use of law enforcement on its campus amid the online spread of a video that shows a Black student being arrested in a classroom after an apparent dispute with a professor.

    ​Winston-Salem State University, a historically Black institution in North Carolina, has addressed the use of law enforcement on its campus amid the online spread of a video that shows a Black student being arrested in a classroom after an apparent dispute with a professor. 

  • US State Department opens ‘China House’ to coordinate policy toward Beijing

    US State Department opens ‘China House’ to coordinate policy toward Beijing

     

    The US State Department announced it is opening a “China House” on Friday which will serve as the convening point for US policy toward Beijing and boost the number of diplomats focused on the country.

    ​The US State Department announced it is opening a “China House” on Friday which will serve as the convening point for US policy toward Beijing and boost the number of diplomats focused on the country. 

  • Virginia schools can require masking for peers and teachers of 12 students with disabilities, settlement states

    Virginia schools can require masking for peers and teachers of 12 students with disabilities, settlement states

     

    Virginia schools can require masking for peers and teachers of 12 students with disabilities to protect from virus exposure as part of reasonable accommodations under federal disability law, according to a settlement reached this week.

    ​Virginia schools can require masking for peers and teachers of 12 students with disabilities to protect from virus exposure as part of reasonable accommodations under federal disability law, according to a settlement reached this week. 

  • The Grinch comes for retailers

    The Grinch comes for retailers

     

    Weaker-than-expected retail sales in November pummeled market sentiment on Thursday and raised the odds that the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting interest rate hikes would push the economy into recession.

    ​Weaker-than-expected retail sales in November pummeled market sentiment on Thursday and raised the odds that the Federal Reserve’s inflation-fighting interest rate hikes would push the economy into recession. 

  • Why stocks keep tumbling: Good news and bad news are bad

    Why stocks keep tumbling: Good news and bad news are bad

     

    The good vibes on Wall Street are fading fast: US stocks tumbled yet again Friday as investors come to grips with a souring economy.

    ​The good vibes on Wall Street are fading fast: US stocks tumbled yet again Friday as investors come to grips with a souring economy.