The main opposition candidate in Belarus’ Sunday presidential election went into hiding the night before challenging longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko, who is seeking his sixth term. Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s campaign said she fled her apartment due to safety reasons after police detained several of its senior staffers, in what critics called an attempt to intimidate the…… MORE
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Meet ‘Mad Hatterpillar,’ the caterpillar that uses its old heads for defense
In the dense eucalyptus forests of Australia, deadheads forage leaves and wriggle their bodies around. No, these aren’t Grateful Dead fanatics stranded since the psychedelic shows of the 1970s. Native to Australia, Uraba lugens is a strange caterpillar that stacks its molted heads atop each other. With every molt, the stack becomes an increasingly tall,…… MORE
Azar arrives in Taiwan, marking the most senior US visit in decades
US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has arrived in Taiwan, according to an HHS spokesperson, marking the most senior US visit to the country in decades. Secretary Azar touched down at Songshan International Airport in the capital Taipei at 4:48 p.m. local time on Sunday, the HHS spokesperson said. There will be no…… MORE
One person died and at least 9 others were taken to hospitals after a shooting in Washington, DC
One person is dead and at least nine others were taken to nearby hospitals early Sunday after a shooting in Washington, DC, authorities said. In addition to the nine people transported from the scene, DC Fire and EMS said they also took two people to the hospital from locations near the shooting scene but added…… MORE
The Space Force has a new recruit: A wild mustang
The Space Force has added a once-wild mustang to its conservation program. But don’t worry, they won’t be sending it to space. The 5-year-old horse named Ghost is part of the Bureau of Land Management at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California. The conservation unit and military working horse program have been a part…… MORE
Swept up in historic Mississippi ICE raids a year ago, these undocumented workers are now ‘essential’
One year after he was swept up in the United States’ largest single-state immigration crackdown, a 42-year-old undocumented worker from Guatemala is grateful. For the first time in his 18 years in the US, he’s been able to spend time with his five children in Carthage — a small town in central Mississippi. And he…… MORE
How George Floyd’s death ignited a racial reckoning that shows no signs of slowing down
The George Floyd police brutality protests are different — bigger, fiercer, more sustained — than demonstrations prior. America rises up regularly. It’s in the DNA of a country founded on dissent. Millions have forged their anger into action, from the tax revolts of the nation’s earliest days, to the labor, housing and busing protests that…… MORE
One person killed and an off-duty officer among five injured in shooting at motorcycle club
One person was killed and an off-duty police officer was injured in a shooting at a motorcycle club in Alabama, authorities said. In addition to the officer, four others were injured, said Sgt. Rodarius Mauldin, spokesman for the Birmingham Police Department. He did not give details on their conditions but said the officer suffered injuries…… MORE
5.1-magnitude earthquake strikes 100 miles north of Charlotte, along Virginia border
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit about 2 miles from the town of Sparta, North Carolina, along the state’s border with Virginia, according to the preliminary report from the US Geological Survey. The quake, whose epicenter is in Allegheny County, was felt as far away as South Carolina and Georgia, according to social media posts. It struck…… MORE
Lawsuit over NYPD discipline records highlights the tension between police and oversight agencies
On the heels of protests shining a light on police brutality, law enforcement agencies are under pressure to be more transparent when addressing accusations of bad behavior by their officers. The issue is running hottest in the nation’s most populous city, where thousands of New York Police Department disciplinary records are up for grabs in…… MORE
