U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia has been given a prisoner swap offer for WNBA star Brittney Griner. It would bring Griner home along with another jailed American, Paul Whelan. The U.S. government proposed trading convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in return. Bout, known as the “Merchant of Death,” is one of…

As the Russian trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner continues, Griner has drawn a comparison to another American detained in Russia. That American is Marc Fogel, a teacher and former employee at the U.S. embassy in Moscow. The two’s cases are similar. Both Fogel and Griner were charged with smuggling drugs into Russia. They…

The race to control more of space continued to heat up this week. Russia announced plans to create its own space station, while China sent crews to work on the final phases of its new orbital outpost. And the U.S. continues to work on future outer-space options. Moscow announced Tuesday that it is pulling out…

World leaders have continued to express the desire to prosecute Russians for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. War crimes are generally tried in the International Criminal Court (ICC), which turned 20 years old in July. The court, crated by the UN in 1998 under the Rome Statute, has opened an investigation into the “situation in…

Russia airstrikes target Ukraine ports – Ukraine’s black sea region ports continued to be bombarded by Russian air strikes Tuesday. The air strikes may further jeopardize Ukraine’s ability to ship out goods amid fears of a global food crisis. “In Odessa, there is a hit in private buildings of coastal villages with the following arson.…

Wheat prices jumped Monday morning after Russia’s weekend attack on the major Ukrainian port of Odesa. The missile strikes penetrated doubt in a UN-backed deal reached Friday to resume Ukraine grain exports, which have been piling up since Russia’s invasion, contributing to a global food crisis. On the day of the deal, wheat futures had…

Top headlines for July 25, 2022: Deadly LA park shooting – Two people were killed and at least five others were injured in a Sunday shooting at a park in Los Angeles. No arrests were immediately made in the case, and police did not immediately offer a motive outside of saying it was “a dispute between…

Who let the death-dealing drone dogs out? Apparently, some guy in Russia did. Folks online were hitting the panic button this week, when a video of a dog-like robot, with a gun strapped to its back, began circulating. You can see “Fido” shoot, carrying a submachine gun while doing some target practice. It looks like…

According to a report released Thursday by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), despite still being endangered, the worldwide tiger population is 40% higher than previously believed. According to the IUCN, the population increase was caused by better monitoring, and the population is believed to be either steady or growing. Projects to safeguard…

Headlines for July 22, 2022: Gubernatorial candidate attacked: New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY) was attacked and nearly stabbed at a campaign event outside of Rochester Thursday night. He was able to escape the attack without serious injury, and the attacker was taken into custody. “Thank you to everyone who reached out following…