Alexander Smirnov was arrested again after prosecutors asked a judge to reconsider Smirnov’s custody status while he awaits trial.
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Private spacecraft makes first U.S. moon landing in 50 years but is sending weak signal
There was no immediate word from Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft, on the condition – or even the exact location – of the lander.
Mideast cease-fire efforts gain steam as U.S. envoy visits, with mediators reporting ‘encouraging’ signs
The U.S., Egypt and Qatar have been struggling for weeks to find a formula that could halt Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza.
On Wall Street, Nvidia shares surge amid AI boom, setting off a rally across tech
Nvidia’s stock price surged after delivering another blowout quarter, setting off a rally in other technology companies that carried Wall Street to another record high.
Navalny’s mother says she’s resisting pressure to agree to secret burial
On Tuesday, she appealed to Putin to release her son’s remains so that she could bury him with dignity.
Biden calls Putin ‘crazy SOB’ and takes aim at Trump during fundraiser for 2024 election
Putin called Biden’s remarks ‘an absolutely adequate reaction’ to his earlier statement that Russia would prefer to see Biden win a second term as a more experienced and predictable politician than Trump.
Wendy Williams diagnosed with same form of dementia as Bruce Willis
The 59-year-old’s diagnoses of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia ‘have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life,’ a statement released Thursday says.
Dump of Chinese hacking documents offers rare window into pervasive state surveillance
On Monday, Mao Ning, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said the U.S. government has long been working to compromise China’s critical infrastructure.
AT&T says cellphone network has been restored after widespread outage across the U.S.
The outages, which began at approximately 3:30 a.m. ET Thursday, peaked at around 73,000 reported incidents.
New York AG says she’ll seize Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
The former president’s ability to pay his mounting legal debts is increasingly murky after back-to-back courtroom losses.