The 10 year anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre; roadway dangers; and more Russian prisoner swaps. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown, aimed straight down the middle, for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. GOP requests 40 officials to testify on COVID-19 origins GOP leaders in the house are doing the groundwork preparing for the…

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, are quickly becoming one of the more versatile tools to modern militaries. They can perform reconnaissance, attack targets and defend positions. Now, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are teaching Russian soldiers how to surrender to a drone. The Ukrainian army recently released an instructional video, which lays out a step-by-step process…

The Biden administration is coming under heavy fire for its prisoner exchange of WNBA star Brittney Griner for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. While critics are happy Griner is on her way home, they are not pleased a man called the merchant of death is free.  Bout was originally arrested in 2008, and extradited to…

Brittney Griner is back on U.S. soil; Musk releases the next round of his “Twitter-Files”; and the U.S. is monitoring China’s space debris. This is your morning rundown, aimed down the middle, for Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.  Brittney Griner flight lands in San Antonio Brittney Griner landed in San Antonio Friday morning. She is expected…

WNBA star Brittney Griner is free from Russia after a prisoner exchange in which the U.S. released convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as the merchant of death. But in exchange for Bout, the U.S. originally wanted both Griner and ex-Marine Paul Whelan, who was arrested in Russia in 2018 and convicted on espionage…

At a time when Russia is turning to Iran for more drones and surface-to-surface missiles, Ukraine – in an unprecedented move – sent long-range drones to strike two Russian air bases this week, hundreds of miles from its border. The drones were modified Soviet-era surveillance aircraft and may signal a shift in strategy for a…

The latest on Brittney Griner’s release from Russian prison; more TikTok bans surface and crazy cats of Qatar take center stage. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown for Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Brittney Griner free after U.S. – Russia prisoner swap “She’s safe, she’s on a plane, she’s on her way home after…

Breaking news this morning as WNBA star Brittney Griner is now free and coming home to America. She is being released from a Russian penal colony where she otherwise would’ve served nearly a decade of hard labor. The U.S. and Russia came to a deal after months of negotiation. The U.S. will release Russian arms…

Title 42 is expiring; Iran executes a protester; Putin dangles bombs; and “Wordle” tops Google searches. These stories and more highlight the morning update for Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Biden administration appeals end to title 42 Last month, a judge ruled Title 42 would have to be lifted on Dec. 21, calling the COVID-era border…

The price cap on Russian oil now in place is ratcheting up tension between Moscow and the European Union. Russia says it will refuse to sell its oil at the $60 price tag set by the EU, a policy the White House supports. The cap was designed as a way to limit revenue Russia can…