Europe

Leader says Turkey opposes letting Finland, Sweden join NATO

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

HELSINKI — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his country is “not favorable” toward Finland and Sweden joining NATO, indicating that Turkey could use its status as a member of the Western military alliance to veto moves to admit the two countries. “We are following

World

Russian soldier on trial in first Ukraine war-crimes case

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian soldier went on trial in Ukraine on Friday for the killing of an unarmed civilian, marking the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war crime during the 11-week conflict. A 21-year-old captured member of a tank unit is accused of shooting a 62-year-old […]

World

Pope to visit Canada to apologize for Indigenous abuses

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who has been using a wheelchair because of a bad knee, is going ahead with plans to visit Canada this summer so he can apologize in person for abuse suffered by Indigenous people at the hands of the Catholic church. The Vatican on Friday announced that Francis will head to […]

World

Hope, horror, as Ukrainian war refugees exceed 6 million

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania — Expectant mother Galina Kubiak says she misses her home in Ukraine but has fallen in love with Romania, the neighboring country where she fled with her two small children to escape the war. “Sometimes we go to the store, and they find out we’re Ukrainians and people give the kids milk or […]

Business

Musk puts Twitter buy ‘on hold,’ casting doubt on $44B deal

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

DETROIT — Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has put his plan to buy Twitter on what he called a temporary “hold,” raising fresh doubts about whether he’ll proceed with the $44 billion acquisition. Musk tweeted early Friday that he wanted to pinpoint the number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform. He has […]

World

Pregnant woman shot dead in car, newborn in critical condition

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

Baltimore police are searching for the gunmen who killed a pregnant woman, leaving her newborn in the hospital in critical condition. Officers found a man and a 38-year-old pregnant woman shot inside a car at about 8:13 p.m. Thursday, Baltimore police said. Both victims were taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital where the man was immediately […]

USA

Accused subway shooter pleads not guilty in federal court

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

Frank James, the man accused of opening fire on a Brooklyn subway train last month, wounding 10 people, pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court to a two-count indictment that includes a federal terrorism charge. James, 62, was arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn Friday afternoon after a federal grand jury indicted him earlier this […]

USA

Arkansas police investigating shooting following high school graduation

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

Police in Hot Springs, Arkansas, are investigating a shooting that occurred after a large fight broke out following a graduation ceremony. The fight happened in a parking lot across from a convention center where the ceremony was being held for Hot Springs World Class High School on Thursday night, according to officials. Multiple injured victims […]

USA

House subpoenas its own, sets new norm after Jan. 6 attack

Editorial Bureau May 14, 2022

WASHINGTON — The Jan. 6 committee’s remarkable decision to subpoena House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and other congressional Republicans over the insurrection at the Capitol is as rare as the deadly riot itself, deepening the acrimony and distrust among lawmakers and raising questions about what comes next. The outcome is certain to reverberate beyond the […]

Health

Global child and adolescent health targets in jeopardy without urgent, comprehensive reform, experts warn

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

With 8.6 million deaths reported globally among stillbirths, children, and adolescents up to 20 years of age in 2019, achieving targets to reduce child and adolescent mortality by 2030 remains a global challenge. Economic inequality continues to drive disparities in health outcomes, with children who face early life poverty being at least twice as likely […]