Haaland tests positive for COVID-19
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to the Interior Department. A department statement said she tested positive after experiencing "mild symptoms." She last tested negative on Monday during a White House visit and was not in close contact with President Biden. Haaland is fully vaccinated and was boosted twice. She is isolating and the department said she's confident she will make a "swift recovery." The official cancelled her planned travel to the West Coast and is working remotely. Source: TEST FEED1
Read MoreEmployees at Sonic Drive-In call police to report python in kitchen
(NEXSTAR) – A stray python slithered into a Sonic Drive-In last month, sending employees running from the restaurant. Workers at a Sonic location in Brunswick, Georgia, found the python snuggled up behind the fryer on the evening of May 20. Lt. Matthew Wilson of the Brunswick Police responded to find the employees had all “exited the business” upon finding the snake, which they initially described as brown with a diamond pattern on its skin. Lt. Wilson, believing the snake could have been a rattler, requested permission to take a look. Fortunately, he was able to confirm
36 experts agree: Stay the course in Ukraine
Over the past three months, the Ukrainians have thwarted Vladimir Putin’s effort to topple their duly elected government, take Kyiv and occupy much of the country. The battle is not over, however, so the West must continue to help ensure that the Kremlin’s aggression fails and that Ukraine forces a Russian withdrawal or achieves a negotiated outcome on terms acceptable to Ukrainians. More than 30 of our fellow experts and national security professionals — whose digital signatures appear at the end of this op-ed — agree. Russia’s egregious violation of Ukraine’s sovereign
Read MoreCyber Command chief confirms US took part in offensive cyber operations
U.S. Cyber Command Director Gen. Paul Nakasone confirmed for the first time that the U.S. had conducted offensive cyber operations in support of Ukraine. "We've conducted a series of operations across the full spectrum; offensive, defensive, [and] information operations," Nakasone said in an interview Wednesday with Sky News, a British television news channel. Although the general did not provide specifics, he said the operations were lawful and conducted with civilian oversight of the military. "My job is to provide a series of options to the Secretary o
Read MoreFacebook's Sheryl Sandberg stepping down
Meta Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down after 14 years with the company, she announced Wednesday. She will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors. “When I took this job in 2008, I hoped I would be in this role for five years. Fourteen years later, it is time for me to write the next chapter of my life. I am not entirely sure what the future will bring – I have learned no one ever is. But I know it will include focusing more on my foundation and philanthropic work, which is more important to me than ever given how criti
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