When a narcissist led the world into war Kaiser Wilhelm II was an erratic despot known for unhinged foreign policy schemes. The result was catastrophe Salon · Mar 15
Thatcher, Farage and toe-sucking: Adam Curtis on how Britain came to the brink of civil war Chaos, distrust and so many sex scandals … Ahead of his epic new series Shifty, the great documentarian charts the UK’s slide towards Whitehall’s worst nightmare The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025
Chicago risks severe cuts to transit. Its poorest suburbs could be hit even harder The Chicago area is facing the prospect of bleak service cuts to public transit if Illinois legislators adjourn this weekend without plugging a $770 million hole in the transportation budget The Independent UK · May 30, 2025
Kamala Harris Mural in Atlanta Quickly Painted Over After Election Loss as Artist Says 'On to the Next' The Georgia artist responsible for a large mural featuring Kamala Harris has responded to a viral video of its removal, encouraging everyone to move "on to the next." Latin Times · Nov 8, 2024
Our leaders seem determined to give war a chance. Their thirst for conflict endangers us all We seek peace in Gaza, Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan, the DRC and elsewhere, but we’re ignored. History will damn the warmongers, says Jeremy Corbyn, former leader of the Labour party The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his suburban Chicago apartment sparks investigation In a viral video, Rudolph Williams was in his unit in a dilapidated apartment building when the windows and doors were boarded up. Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2024
Cycling’s calendar needs reform, but will copying Formula One provide change? ONE Cycling and Richard Plugge want to revolutionise the sport, but their path to change hinges on many willing players Cycling Weekly · Jan 9, 2024
Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his apartment sparks investigation The viral video of a 73-year-old man who got boarded up inside his low-income apartment is sparking an investigation The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024
Music, history and courageous journalism: Baillie Gifford prize shortlist announced Judges praise the final six ‘exquisite and ambitious’ works in contention for the £50,000 award for nonfiction The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023
Slavery, revolution and war: Baillie Gifford prize longlist highlights history Tania Branigan’s Red Memory and Jeremy Eichler’s Time’s Echo are among the titles in the running for the £50,000 award The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2023
Without a Diversion Agreement, Hunter Biden Could Go to Prison Under an Arbitrary Gun Law His Dad Supports Special Counsel David Weiss will face a Second Amendment challenge if he prosecutes the president's son for illegally buying a firearm. Reason · Aug 16, 2023
Hunter Biden lawyer asks to withdraw from case after special counsel named to investigate president’s son Also on Tuesday, the special counsel argued that the diversion agreement was not ‘binding’ The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2023
How Hunter Biden's Plea Deal Fell Apart A federal judge objected to two aspects of the agreement that seemed designed to shield Biden from the possibility that his father will lose reelection next year. Reason · Jul 27, 2023
Biden's son Hunter heads to a Delaware court where he's expected to plead guilty to tax crimes President Joe Biden’s son Hunter is expected to appear before a federal judge in Delaware to plead guilty to two tax crimes and admit possessing a gun as a drug user The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023
Bangkok Post · Jun 20, 2023 Joe Biden's son Hunter reaches plea deal on gun, tax charges WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has reached a plea deal on minor tax and gun charges, concluding a five-year probe that involved persistent Republican allegations that major crimes were being covered up.
The New Daily · Jun 20, 2023 Hunter Biden charged with failing to pay tax, gun crime US President Joe Biden's son Hunter has been charged with failing to pay federal income tax and illegally possessing a weapon.
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 20, 2023 Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case Hunter Biden, 52, will plead guilty to the misdemeanor tax offenses as part of an agreement made public Tuesday.
Daily Mirror · Jun 20, 2023 Joe Biden's son Hunter CHARGED with gun possession 'as a drug user' and tax offences Hunter Biden has reached an agreement with the Justice Department which will see him plead guilty to misdemeanour tax offences as well as reaching an agreement on the felony charge of 'illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user'
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023 Revolutionary Spring by Christopher Clark review – the revolts that reshaped Europe This magnificent reappraisal of the 1848 revolutions illuminates their impact on the fraught relationship between liberals and radicals
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 Ancient rivalries, social panic, revolution … the 19th century is back Russia has returned to its pre-20th century role, tension between Greece and Turkey is heightened and the revolutions of 1848 feel less distant
Tribune News Service · Mar 24, 2023 Fix to stop leak at Xcel's nuclear plant Minnesota did not work, prompting shutdown MINNEAPOLIS — Xcel Energy started shutting down its Monticello nuclear power plant Friday after the company's repair of a leaking pipe did not fully do the job — causing more radioactive water to seep into the ground.
Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023 Xcel is cleaning up radioactive water spill at Minnesota plant MINNEAPOLIS — A broken pipe at Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant leaked about 400,000 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium, and the utility is working to clean up the contaminated plume, state regulators said Thursday.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 17, 2023 FBI’s secret political support for ex-Harvey Mayor Eric Kellogg could be an issue in brother’s upcoming corruption trial An undercover agent posing as a strip club manager lent $143,300 to a committee that backed Kellogg in his 2007 reelection for mayor — part of an investigation that never resulted in charges against the politician.
Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 14, 2022 Security detail for Harvey mayor opens fire while responding to possible robbery on North Side. It was unknown whether anyone was struck by gunfire.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022 Don’t compare Ukraine invasion to first world war, says ‘Sleepwalkers’ historian Christopher Clark, author of influential book widely read in Germany, says the 1914 analogy is flawed