Kremlin spokesman Dimtry Peskov told a news briefing that the journalist had been “caught red handed.” Russian authorities said Thursday they had arrested a U.S. journalist with The Wall Street Journal on spying charges. Evan Gershkovich was detained in MORE
Ukraine struck a railway depot and knocked out power in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol, deep behind the front line, on Wednesday amid growing talk from Kyiv of a counterassault against Russian forces worn out MORE
From The Guardian: A mammoth meatball has been created by a cultivated meat company, resurrecting the flesh of the long-extinct animals. The project aims to demonstrate the potential of meat grown from cells, without the MORE
His trip comes in the wake of ongoing turmoil in Israel over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for a judicial overhaul. From Politico: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who once vowed to be the most MORE
This weekend, Philadelphia became the latest US city to navigate uncertainty about its drinking water following a chemical spill in the Delaware River from a nearby latex manufacturer. Currently, Philadelphia’s tap water will remain safe to drink through 3:30 pm MORE
Ah yes. Monday it is then, starting another raucous week here at NV. We’re facing more intense weather outside with storms, tornadoes and hail predicted for tonight; and heavy weather inside with yelling, interrupting, promise MORE
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch warning for 33 counties in central Georgia until 1 p.m. E.T. on Sunday. From the New York Times: Early on Sunday, President Biden declared an emergency for Mississippi, a move that MORE
On Thursday, people from all over the Southeast gathered for an auction of items originally inside the Murdaughs’ home in Colleton County, South Carolina, which is a hunting property called Moselle. Liberty Auction in Pembroke, Georgia sold MORE
On Thursday, mourners in Berlin gathered at the funeral for at least 54 men, women and children whose bones were discovered on the site of the former Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Anthropology, Human Heredity and Eugenics. According MORE
“Birds are heading north before their insect prey emerge. Bees are missing out on early blossoms. Ticks and other pests have more time to feast and spread disease” From Scientific American: A really early spring MORE
Happy Friday all — it’s good to be back, it’s good to be off the road, it’s good that today is a Friday and it’s good to have some time to Chat Freely. What’s going MORE
South Carolina authorities reinvestigating the death of a teenager found dead in the middle of a road in 2015 no longer believe he was killed in a hit-and-run accident, according to the attorney representing the MORE
“while the U.S. has many vital national interests … becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.” Ron DeSantis Several writers from The Atlantic met with President MORE
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office is reportedly preparing to indict Trump in relation to a $130,000 payment from his lawyer and fixer to Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence prior to the 2016 election. When he MORE
Welcome to another Friday free chat — this is our open topic, open forum place to hang out every Friday.. I’m hitting the road, driving to Colorado, so I’ll be off grid– have a great MORE
President Joe Biden will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, who remains under hospice care at his home in south Georgia. Biden told donors at a California fundraiser Monday evening MORE
Women earn about 82 cents for every dollar men make, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. That means on March 14, women’s pay catches up to what men made in 2022. Tuesday is Equal MORE
It’s dark this fine Monday morning — you know that’s just wrong, twisted and wrong. This isn’t Daylight Saving Time, it’s more like Dark Morning of the Soul or Hello Darkness, My Old Friend… Of MORE
Earlier this month, Sen. Marco Rubio reintroduced legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, proposing an end to the bi-annual clock change that disrupts the lives of millions of Americans. The Sunshine Protection Act passed MORE
Delta Passenger Steve Kirsch, anti-vaxxer who is vaccinated, an early COVID reliable source and funder, has become a proponent of sketchy cures and a widespread source of misinformation. “A philanthropist and entrepreneur who has been MORE
Happy Friday, News Viewers — This is our Free Chat for Fridays— you know the drill, feel free to share what’s going on in your world — anything goes and everything stays within reason and MORE
From Salon: More than 20 people are now facing domestic terrorism charges after dozens of protesters dressed in black — including one from France and one from Canada — were arrested at a planned police training MORE
From the Louisville Courier Journal: The U.S. Department of Justice announced the findings of a sweeping investigation of Louisville Metro and Louisville’s police department Wednesday, the result of a nearly two-year probe following the killing of Breonna Taylor. MORE
An opposition campaign chaired by former Republican Gov. Frank Keating relied heavily on law-enforcement officials to make the case that recreational legalization would open up the state up to even more criminal behavior and endanger MORE
Bonjour mes amis, et bienvenue à un autre Lundi. . . .why am I saying Howdy peeps and happy Monday in French? BECAUSE I CAN…… 😂😂 It’s Women ‘s History Month and so below are some words MORE