President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time this month Thursday. According to White House officials, the call began at 3:35 p.m. EST and lasted for about 50 minutes. Like the call earlier this month, the situation in Ukraine dominated the conversation. Since the first meeting, Russia has moved an estimated 100,000…

Update (Dec. 8, 2021): A day after the meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Putin said Wednesday that Moscow will submit its proposals for a security dialogue with the United States in the next week. He added that he and Biden have agreed to “form a structure that would deal with it…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — On Wednesday, North Korea said it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile. They implied it was being developed for nuclear capability. The missile test early Tuesday was North Korea’s third round of launches this month and took place shortly before North Korea’s U.N. envoy accused the United States of hostility…

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans flocking to Kabul’s airport Thursday, transforming a scene of desperation into one of horror in the waning days of an airlift for those fleeing the Taliban takeover. At least 60 Afghans and 12 U.S. troops were killed, Afghan and U.S. officials said.…

As more Afghans continued to flee the country Friday, more reports of deadly Taliban attacks are coming to light. The video above shows planes and helicopters coming in and out of Kabul’s airport. One of those reports of Taliban attacks comes from Amnesty International. The human rights group said its researchers spoke to eyewitnesses in…

On New Year’s Eve, just minutes before the dawn of 1992, the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin for the last time. Arguably the Cold War had been over for a few years already. Glasnost and perestroika had defanged the thorny grip of the KGB and made Soviet citizens less afraid of their own…

Sunday morning, news broke that the United States Embassy in Afghanistan had been evacuated, and the American flag had been lowered from the embassy. It was upsetting news for many on Capitol Hill.  Congressman Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) served in the United States Air Force in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Following the…

Dr. Payal Kohli is a non-invasive Cardiologist with interests and expertise in advanced echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, prevention, and women’s heart disease. Her training is extensive and includes MIT, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and UCSF. Excerpts from this interview appear in Taylor Knight’s report on the return of summer concerts.

Murder hornets started popping up throughout North America in 2019. Earlier this month, the invasive Asian giant species was found in Washington state, raising questions about what can be done to stop the bug from calling the United States home. Why are officials so concerned? It’s not because of the possible bite from their sting–it’s…