Steven Seagal visits destroyed Ukrainian prison in support of Kremlin
Actor Steven Seagal visited an eastern Ukrainian prison where a deadly strike killed dozens of prisoners of war, in support of the Kremlin's claims that Ukraine is responsible for the attack, according to Russian state media. Zvezda, a Russian state-owned television network, published a video of Seagal at the Olenivka Prison repeating the Kremlin’s narrative of the recent attack that killed 53 and wounded dozens of others on July 29, arguing Ukrainians carried out the strike using U.S.-supplied High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS).The Ukrainian military has clai
Read MoreMultiracial LGBTQ+ youth face heightened suicide risk: report
Story at a glance Multiracial LGBTQ+ are more likely than their monoracial LGBTQ+ peers to experience mental health challenges like anxiety and depression that put them at greater risk of considering or attempting suicide, according to new research from The Trevor Project. Multiracial LGBTQ+ youth are also more likely to experience things like homelessness, food insecurity and compounded dis
Read MoreThe US is filled with voter turnout deserts, pushing inequalities: study
Story at a glance Researchers analyzed the voting records from all 50 states from the 2014 and 2016 election cycles. They found minority citizens and young people are less likely to vote, while Republicans are also more likely to vote than Democrats. The analysis also found that the country is filled with “turnout deserts”—a local co
Read MoreForget the optics: Trump must be held accountable
Should the letter of the law be overlooked if it means preserving the rule of law? I’m talking about concerns by Democrats and Republicans alike that the piling on of investigations against former President Trump for alleged violations of multiple state and federal laws may backfire by creating a martyrdom that could arouse the sympathies of swing voters, incite his base and bring him back for a second term that makes the first seem blasé.
Read MoreFacebook plummets in popularity among teens
Story at a glance Following a string of controversies ranging from Russian election interference to profiting off ads on searches for hate group pages, Facebook is now seeing a sharp drop in teen users as other social media apps enter the market. The findings are detailed in a Pew Research Center survey of teens aged 13 through 17. Am
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