Police say bullying motivated Finnish school shooting
contact@hellonews.website Helsinki — A 12-year-old suspected of shooting and killing a classmate and wounding two girls at a school in Finland said he had been motivated by bullying, police said Wednesday.…
The High Highs and Low Lows of Alan Ritchson
Tattoos are a relatively new obsession for Alan Ritchson. His collection is growing and each piece is thoughtfully selected. There’s a lotus on his wrist to honor his wife of…
US, Japan eye alliance upgrades during Biden-Kishida meeting
seoul, south korea — The United States and Japan are considering ways to strengthen military cooperation, with several reports suggesting the alliance could see one of its biggest structural upgrades…
Chinese state, social media echo Russian propaganda on concert hall attack
Taipei, Taiwan — Specious theories designed to implicate Ukraine and the United States in connection with the late March terror attack in Russia are spreading on China’s state media outlets…
Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis in First-Look Images From ‘Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’
The BBC and Masterpiece PBS have revealed first-look images from Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the hotly-anticipated miniseries sequel to the 2015 Emmy-nominated Wolf Hall. Mark Rylance and…
Crime among leading voter concerns in 2024 election
Crime in the United States is one of the leading issues on voters’ minds in this year’s US presidential election. VOA correspondent Scott Stearns looks at how Joe Biden and…
Court rulings on abortion could rattle Florida's November elections
The Florida Supreme Court this week issued two rulings that virtually guarantee that the issue of abortion will be top of mind for many voters in November, potentially driving higher…
29 killed in deadly nightclub fire in Istanbul
A fire at a popular nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey killed 29 people and injured at least one person Tuesday. Istanbul Governor Davut Gul said the fire at the Masquerade nightclub…
Service provider for immigrants in detention ordered to pay $811M+ in lawsuit
NEW YORK — A company that provides services for immigrants in federal detention was ordered Tuesday to pay more than $811 million in restitution and penalties in a lawsuit alleging…
US ‘outraged’ over Israeli strike that killed 7 aid workers
White House national security spokesman John Kirby says the U.S. was “outraged” over the Israeli airstrike that killed seven workers with a Washington-based charity, and he called on Israel to…
Egg producing plant shut down after discovery of H5N1 bird flu
A producer of fresh eggs in the United States has temporarily shut down a plant in the southwestern state of Texas after the H5N1 strain of bird flu was detected…
NATO foreign ministers to discuss proposed military fund for Ukraine
STATE DEPARTMENT — NATO foreign ministers meeting Wednesday in Brussels are expected to discuss a proposal to create a $100 billion fund for supporting Ukraine’s military. The plan, put forward…
Biden ‘outraged and heartbroken’ after Israeli attack kills 7 aid workers in Gaza
U.S. President Joe Biden said late Tuesday he is “outraged and heartbroken” after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed seven workers from the aid group World Central Kitchen. “They were…
Fire at Istanbul nightclub during renovations kills at least 29 people
ISTANBUL — A fire at an Istanbul nightclub during renovations on Tuesday killed at least 29 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained…
Biden, Xi hold ‘candid and constructive’ call
On a call Tuesday, President Joe Biden discussed with Chinese President Xi Jinping a range of high-level issues and reiterated his request that China not use web-based disinformation tools to…