Unbiased headline news – Ukraine and Russia exchanged 95 prisoners of war each, officials in both countries confirmed.
This exchange took place three weeks after their last swap, as part of occasional agreements to return captured troops. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Russian Defense Ministry announced the exchange. The POW swap was the 54th since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
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Ohio Senator JD Vance’s stance against further U.S. aid for Ukraine is raising concerns among Kyiv’s supporters about sustained U.S. support and Ukraine’s capacity to resist Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
“I do not think that it is in America’s interest to continue to fund an effectively never-ending war in Ukraine,” Vance stated during a speech in May, adding, “we’ve done more than our fair share.” While Vance’s isolationist approach has frustrated some in his own party, he has consistently expressed his skepticism since the conflict’s early days.
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Special counsel Jack Smith filed an official notice to appeal federal Judge Aileen Cannon’s order dismissing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case.
Judge Cannon, in a surprising ruling Monday, dismissed the case on the basis that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional because he was neither appointed by the president nor confirmed by Congress. Representatives from the special counsel’s office stated they would not provide further comments.
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President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House.
UnidosUS CEO Janet Murguía also announced the diagnosis from the podium where the president was scheduled to speak at a conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 earlier Wednesday after his first event in Las Vegas, the White House reported.
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Representative Adam Schiff has joined the growing number of Democrats urging President Joe Biden to end his candidacy.
Schiff, running for former Senator Diane Feinstein’s seat, expressed concerns that the Democratic Party might lose more than the presidential race if Biden remains the candidate. Schiff stated that Biden’s candidacy could result in the Democrats losing the Senate and hinder their chances of regaining the House of Representatives.
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A father has been arrested after his 8-week-old daughter died when left in a hot car in New Jersey, authorities reported.
At about 1:45 p.m. Monday, authorities in Lakewood Township responded to a call about a baby in cardiac arrest, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. The 8-week-old was pronounced dead at the scene. The baby had been left alone in her father’s car “for an extended period of time,” which was determined to be the cause and manner of her death, prosecutors stated Tuesday.
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The mother of a 3-year-old whose body was found at a recycling center feared her ex-husband would harm their daughter.
San Jose police reported that an employee at a San Jose recycling facility discovered Ellie Lorenzo’s body on Saturday. She was last seen alive with her father, Jared Lorenzo, who was involved in a bitter custody battle with her mother and died Friday from an apparent suicide in San Francisco.
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A 16-year-old girl was rescued after a hole she was digging in the sand collapsed on her, burying her up to her neck, according to authorities.
The teenager, whose identity was not disclosed, was digging on a beach in San Diego, California when she became trapped in around 6 to 8 feet of sand, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department stated. The girl was trapped in the sand just 20 feet from the water as high tide approached, authorities said.
