Biden says gun control up to Congress: 'I can't dictate this stuff'  —  President Biden said Monday that it's up to Congress to outlaw assault weapons and strengthen background checks for gun sales, telling reporters: “I can't dictate this stuff.”  —  “I can do the things I've done …

Ukraine suffers on battlefield while pleading for U.S. arms  —  'They're just raining down metal on us,' said a soldier fresh from the front line where Russia is advancing  —  DONETSK OBLAST, Ukraine — The ambulances hurtled into the parking lot one after the other, each carrying wounded troops directly from the nearby front line.

Government tables bill to freeze sale, imports of handguns  —  Legislation stops short of full ban but sets hard limit on handguns in Canada  —  New gun control legislation the federal government tabled today includes a national freeze on the purchase, sale, importation and transfer of handguns in Canada …

Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation  —  I won't meddle with the Fed, but I will tackle high prices while guiding the economy's transition to stable and steady growth.  —  1x  —  The global economy faces serious challenges.  Inflation is elevated, exacerbated by Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

Maloney vs. Nadler?  New York Must Pick a Side (East or West)  —  New congressional lines have put two stalwart Manhattan Democrats on a collision course in the Aug. 23 primary.  Barney Greengrass is staying neutral.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

Former Trump aide Navarro says he has received a grand jury subpoena related to Jan. 6  —  Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, says he's been served a grand jury subpoena by federal prosecutors probing the Jan. 6 insurrection — and claims they have asked for records of …

U.S. marks Memorial Day weekend with at least 11 mass shootings  —  Since the Uvalde, Tex., elementary school tragedy, there have been at least 14 other shootings that had at least four victims  —  After a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., that claimed the lives of 19 children …

Nancy Pelosi's husband was in car crash before his DUI arrest: cops  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Porsche-driving husband was involved in a two-vehicle crash in California before his weekend arrest for drunken driving, police have since revealed.  —  Paul Pelosi, 82, was attempting …

Kansas police shoot pregnant Black woman five times despite having her hands up: witness  —  A Black pregnant woman was shot five times by Kansas City police despite having her hands up, according to a witness.  —  KCTV first reported that Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating …

OPRF to implement race-based grading system in 2022-23 school year  —  Oak Park and River Forest High School administrators will require teachers next school year to adjust their classroom grading scales to account for the skin color or ethnicity of its students.

First she documented the alt-right.  Now she's coming for crypto.  —  Molly White, a veteran Wikipedia editor, is fast becoming the cryptocurrency world's biggest critic  —  In a strange, animated YouTube video, Cryptoland paints itself as the ultimate utopia, featuring luxurious villas …

Born This Way?  The Rise of LGBT as a Social and Political Identity  —  CSPI Report No. 6  — The last decade has seen a precipitous rise in the share of Americans identifying as LGBT, particularly among the youngest adults.  Today, among those under 30, a wide range of surveys converge on a number of around 20%.

US will bring home and identify remains of unknown soldiers from only American cemetery in Africa  —  (CNN)The US is set to bring home and identify the remains of unknown World War II soldiers from the only American cemetery in Africa, the US Embassy in Tunisia said on Monday, Memorial Day.

UN nuclear watchdog reports scant progress in standoff with Iran  —  Iran has not credibly answered the U.N. nuclear watchdog's long-standing questions on the origin of uranium particles found at three undeclared sites despite a fresh push for a breakthrough, the agency said in a report seen by Reuters on Monday.