UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ humanitarian chief has defended using the term “genocide” to describe what aid workers are trying to prevent in Gaza, saying the world should not make the same mistakes seen in past violations of international law, when it wasn't "called out soon enough.” Tom Fletcher,...
Coinbase Said Cyber Crooks Stole Customer Information and Demanded $20 Million Ransom Payment
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange based in the U.S., said Thursday that criminals had improperly obtained personal data on the exchange’s customers for use in crypto-stealing scams and were demanding a $20 million payment not to publicly release the info. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said in a social media post...
Peace Breakthrough Unlikely as Putin Declines to Meet Zelenskiy in Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Russia's Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face-to-face with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Turkey on Thursday, dealing a blow to prospects for a peace breakthrough. The Russian president dispatched a second-tier team of aides and deputy ministers to take part in talks in Istanbul, while...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Kimberly Chouasha Yang
May 15, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Kimberly Chouasha Yang Suspects Date of Birth: February 25, 1998 Physical Description: Asian Female, 4’ 11, 130 lbs., Brown Eyes, Brown Hair. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Warrant Number:F25900981 Synopsis of the Case: Kimberly Chouasha Yang is wanted...
Mexican President Says Probe Underway to Find Motive, Killers Who Shot Dead Influencer
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - An investigation is underway to find the motive and those responsible for the killing of a Mexican influencer during a live stream, President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday. Authorities say the death of Valeria Marquez, 23, is being investigated under Mexican protocols for femicide, the killing...
Walmart Warns of Higher Prices as Trump Tariffs Start to Bite
(Reuters) - Walmart, the world's largest retailer, will have to start raising prices later this month due to the high cost of tariffs, executives said on Thursday, in a clear signal that U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war is filtering through to the American economy. As a bellwether of U.S....
Why Tot Celebrity Ms. Rachel Waded Into the Gaza Debate
With her pink headband, denim overalls and permanent smile, Rachel has become a mainstay in the households of preschool-aged children who are drawn to her good cheer and singalongs. Parents revere her pedagogical practicing of skills like waving, clapping and pronouncing consonants. The former music teacher’s YouTube videos became such...
Wisconsin Judge Pleads Not Guilty to Impeding Immigrant’s Arrest
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges accusing her of helping a migrant evade an arrest outside her courtroom in a case with implications for U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown. Hannah Dugan, an elected judge on the Milwaukee County Circuit Court,...
US Supreme Court Scrutinizes Trump Bid to Restrict Birthright Citizenship
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court was hearing arguments on Thursday in Donald Trump's attempt to broadly enforce his executive order to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would affect thousands of babies born each year as the Republican president seeks a major shift in how the U.S. Constitution...
Vance to Attend Pope Leo Inaugural Mass, His Office Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vice President JD Vance will lead a U.S. delegation to attend the inaugural mass on Sunday of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, who had criticized President Donald Trump and Vance before taking leadership of the global Catholic Church. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will join Vance,...