Most Americans value civil rights movement but lack 'robust knowledge' of the era, survey finds
Story at a glance A survey released by More in Common found that most Americans remember the civil rights movement for its non-violent protests and leaders, including Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. After King and Parks, Americans
Read MoreUS urging citizens to leave Ukraine ahead of holiday
The United States Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Tuesday urged U.S. citizens to leave the country, citing intel that Russia is ramping up its aggression. “The Department of State has information that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days… The U.S. Embassy urges U.S. citizens to depart Ukraine now using privately available ground transportation options if it is safe to do so,” the embassy wrote in an alert
Read MoreFormer Twitter security chief alleges vulnerabilities risk national security, privacy
Former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko is alleging that the social media company has major security deficiencies that threaten privacy on the platform and national security more broadly, according to a whistleblower complaint obtained by CNN and The Washington Post. Zatko’s complaint reportedly alleges that Twitter made false claims about its security setup, violating a
Read MorePutin’s war is shattering views of Russia and Ukraine
Russians, Americans and Europeans are rarely of one mind about anything, but there’s one thing they all agreed on in early 2022: that the Ukrainians wouldn’t fight and the Russian armed forces would control Ukraine in a few days or weeks. Everyone knew that the Ukrainian army was a joke and the Russian army was superb. For the military and intelligence establishments of so many highly developed countries to have been so wrong is surely remarkable. Not unprecedented, of course, but simply remarkable. Everyone thought World War I would be over in a few months. Almost everyone figure
Read MoreRebuilding Ukraine means building homes, a sense of belonging and civic engagement
The U.S. has committed more than $8.7 billion in recent military aid for Ukraine, as well as more than $1.45 billion in humanitarian aid for immediate support to local governments to help Ukrainians displaced by Russia’s war. That is a lot of m
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