Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are ‘Children’ Under State Law

VOA — MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA — The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a ruling critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatments.... Read more »

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Trump-Allied Lawyers Over 2020 Election Lawsuit

VOA — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Sidney Powell and other lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump over $150,000 in sanctions they were ordered to... Read more »

IAEA Chief Says Iran’s Nuclear Enrichment Activity Remains High

VOA — BRUSSELS — Iran continues to enrich uranium well beyond the needs for commercial nuclear use despite U.N. pressure to stop it, IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday, adding he... Read more »

Wet Winter Storm Closes Airport, Prompts Rescues in California

VOA — SAN FRANCISCO — Another wet winter storm swamped California with heavy rainfall on Monday, flooding the runways at a regional airport and leading to several rescues on swollen rivers and... Read more »

Iraqi Armed Groups Dial Down US Attacks on Request of Iran Commander

VOA — BAGHDAD, IRAQ — A visit by the commander of Iran’s elite Quds Force to Baghdad has led to a pause in attacks on U.S. troops by Iran-aligned groups in Iraq,... Read more »

Iran-US: No war for now, but no peace, either

VOA — The US has launched retaliatory strikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria. However, neither Iran nor the US has any interest in starting another war in the region. The... Read more »

How Trump’s Civil Fraud Case Decision Is Likely to Impact His Business

VOA — NEW YORK — Donald Trump won’t face the “corporate death penalty,” as one of his lawyer’s called the potential outcome, after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the... Read more »

Iranian Gunman Kills 12 Relatives in Shooting Rampage

VOA — TEHRAN, IRAN — A 30-year-old man gunned down 12 of his relatives Saturday in a remote rural area in southeast Iran, the deadliest shooting reported in decades. Head of the... Read more »

US Cyberattack Hit 2 Iranian Military Ships in Red Sea

VOA — PENTAGON — The United States carried out a cyberattack earlier this month against two Iranian military ships as part of its multipronged response to the killing of three U.S. soldiers... Read more »

Russia developing ‘troubling’ new anti-satellite weapon, US says

BBC — Russia is developing a “troubling” new anti-satellite weapon, the US has said, but it emphasised that Moscow has yet to deploy it. White House spokesperson John Kirby made the comments... Read more »