Russian journalist Maria Ponomarenko was sentenced to six years in prison after posting "fake news" of Russian warplanes attacking a theater in Mariupol, Ukraine.
The US military has reported more than 15,000 service members overdosing on illicit drugs in the past five years, with 332 deaths, as Fentanyl overdose deaths have doubled since 2017, particularly among white male soldiers under 33 years old, and military bases hosting elite soldiers bore higher concentrations of overdoses, with the need for greater attention and resources to address the overdose crisis in the military becoming more pressing.
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed in Huntsville, Alabama, killing two members of the Tennessee National Guard, with the cause of the crash yet to be determined.
First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon stated that she will be stepping down from her position following backlash over a transgender policy that allowed a biological male incarcerated for rape to be moved to a female prison.
Numerous Republican congressional members are urging FBI Director Christopher Wray to probe CEO of East West Bank Dominic Ng after it was revealed that the bank was a front for Chinese intelligence.
The bill will both "Ensure that health care facilities that discriminate against patients based on their COVID-19 vaccination status are barred from receiving federal funds" and "Protect vulnerable patients’ right to make their own private health care decisions without being penalized for making those decisions."
