Unbiased headline news – Moscow claims Ukraine targeted Russian soil for the first time using U.S.-supplied long-range missiles, just 36 hours after U.S. President Joe Biden allegedly approved their use against targets within Russia.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, five of the six missiles aimed at Russia’s Bryansk region, bordering Ukraine, were intercepted by air defenses after being launched at 3:25 a.m. local time. However, debris from the sixth missile reportedly ignited a fire at a military facility, the BBC reported.
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A Hong Kong court handed down sentences to 45 pro-democracy advocates in a mass trial on Tuesday, making it the largest case brought under the city’s sweeping National Security Law.
The individuals, including legislators, opposition figures, and activists, received sentences ranging from 51 to 120 months on charges of conspiracy to commit subversion under the National Security Law. The law was imposed by Beijing in July following large-scale pro-democracy protests in the former British colony.
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Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist, accused The Onion and families of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims of “collusive bidding” as he sought to block the sale of his Infowars platform in bankruptcy court.
Jones, who infamously called the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre a hoax and accused parents of being actors, called The Onion’s $1.75 million winning bid “sheer nonsense,” claiming it was only half of what the losing bidder had offered.
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A Manhattan man accused of fatally stabbing three people in an unprovoked spree made his first court appearance on Tuesday.
Ramon Rivera, 51, faces three counts of first-degree murder, according to the NYPD. Police sources say Rivera confessed during questioning. The judge granted prosecutors’ request for remand, with Rivera’s next court date set for Nov. 22. The attacks unfolded over a span of three hours on Monday morning.
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A woman died, and two police officers were bitten during a dog attack Monday evening in a Boston neighborhood, police said.
The Boston Police Department responded to a call about the attack at around 5 p.m. in the city’s Roxbury area. Officers found a woman with life-threatening injuries and a man also hurt. The woman, believed to be the dog’s owner, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital. Her name has not been released.
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While cigarette smoking in the United States has declined overall, progress has been uneven across different population groups, according to a new Surgeon General report.
Released Tuesday morning, the report highlighted disparities in tobacco use based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, income, education, occupation, geography, and behavioral health. The findings also revealed that cigarette smoking and secondhand smoke exposure contribute to nearly half a million deaths annually, accounting for roughly 1 in 5 deaths nationwide.
