Two soldiers appeared in uniform for the Democratic National Convention’s Tuesday evening nomination of Joe Biden as its presidential nominee. Their presence during American Samoa’s turn in the official roll call vote raises potentially thorny issues about military involvement in politics, ABC News reported. U.S. military members, like all citizens, may support political candidates, but…
At least three Indian soldiers were killed during a "violent faceoff" with Chinese troops in the Himalayas on Monday night, according to a statement by the Indian army.The confrontation was the first between the two nuclear powers that resulted in fatalities since 1975. India said China also suffered casualties.“The loss of lives on the Indian side includes…
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that President Donald Trump used U.S. military forces for a "political stunt" last week against peaceful protesters to allow for a photo-op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church."We saw in Washington, D.C., federal forces used in a political stunt to attack peaceful protests," Bowser…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…