Woman burned to death in alleged car crash involving ex-NFL star
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The 23-year-old woman who died in an alleged crash involving a former NFL player who is accused of driving under the influence burned to death in her car, a Nevada coroner has said. Read Full Article at RT.com
Whistleblowers claim widespread sexual harassment at SpaceX
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Five ex-employees have alleged sexual harassment at the iconic SpaceX, claiming the work environment is hostile and unresponsive to women, according to two separate reports about the company’s culture. Read Full Article at RT.com
Germany convicts Russian of murdering Chechen separatist in Berlin
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A German court has sentenced a Russian man to life in prison after he was found guilty of murdering Chechen separatist Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, two years after a killing that caused a diplomatic rift between Berlin and Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com
Leering and catcalling now listed as prosecutable offences
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British police have been given a new toolkit to fight back against an “epidemic” of misogyny and sexual harassment, with acts such as leering and wolf-whistling being included in a list of prosecutable misdemeanors. Read Full Article at RT.com
Women’s basketball team takes knee, star claims racial discrimination in row about hair
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A women's basketball star has claimed that an apparent order for players to tie up braided hair was «clear racial discrimination» after her team took a knee in protest. Read Full Article at RT.com
A huge blaze has broken out at a school for Italy’s national gendarmerie in Rome, with one person reportedly injured. Footage from the scene shows much of the building engulfed in flames. Read Full Article at RT.com
ECHR orders Russia to pay $418,000 to woman after hands cut off by husband
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Russia must pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to victims of domestic violence, including a woman who had her hands hacked off in a brutal attack by her partner, Europe’s top civil liberties court has demanded. Read Full Article at RT.com
Most Russians blame NATO for Ukraine crisis – poll
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Just 4% of Russians believe the recent increase in tensions with Ukraine has been caused by Moscow, with the majority blaming either the US, NATO, or Kiev, a new poll has revealed. Read Full Article at RT.com
Despite his free-scoring form for Liverpool in 2021, Mohamed Salah has been sensationally excluded from the FIFA FIFPRO World XI squad – and his legions of fans across the globe aren't happy about it. Read Full Article at RT.com
Grindr, an LGBT+ online dating application, has been fined around $7.14 million by the Norwegian regulator for not complying with the data protection rules on consent. Read Full Article at RT.com
US Olympic queen reveals baby news with Russian wife after secret 2-year marriage
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A two-time Olympic women's basketball champion has revealed that she married her Russian wife and fellow female player two years ago in secret – and they are expecting a baby. Read Full Article at RT.com
A multimillion dollar attempt to eliminate mice from the South Atlantic Gough Island for the sake of endangered seabirds has failed, leaving the island’s conservationists “devastated.” Read Full Article at RT.com
Florida-sized ‘Doomsday Glacier’ melting at alarming rate
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A massive glacier in Antarctica, seen as crucial to the global sea level rise, could lose its ice shelf in “as little as five years,” a team of scientists has warned. Read Full Article at RT.com
Iran releases Israel map with multiple targets marked
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Iran has decided to bolster its traditional threats against archrival Israel with visual materials, publishing a map of the Jewish state marked with numerous possible targets Tehran could hit in response to its foe's aggression. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia & China to create new financial system outside Western control – Kremlin
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Russia and China will develop shared financial structures to enable them to deepen economic ties in a way that foreign states will be unable to influence, the Kremlin has announced following talks between the countries’ leaders. Read Full Article at RT.com
Barcelona star Aguero breaks down as he confirms retirement aged 33 with heart problem (VIDEO)
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Argentina icon Sergio Aguero's has held a tearful press conference confirming that he has retired from football after he was hospitalized while complaining of chest pain and dizziness during a Liga game against Alaves in October. Read Full Article at RT.com
Inflation in Britain surged to 5.1% in November, hitting a high unseen since September 2011, as consumer prices keep increasing ahead of another policy-setting meeting of the Bank of England later this week. Read Full Article at RT.com
South Africa’s High Court has ruled that granting medical parole to Jacob Zuma was unlawful. The 79-year-old former president, who had been convicted of contempt of court, must now return to prison. Read Full Article at RT.com
For Russia, the 2021 Davis Cup title ended a 15-year wait for the trophy. That show-stopping win is the latest act of a set of stories that could be just beginning. Read Full Article at RT.com
‘No red lines’ in Germany’s war on Omicron, govt warns
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Germany’s new leader, Olaf Scholz, has announced that his government will take all necessary measures to control the spread of the new Omicron strain of Covid, declaring no step to be too great in that fight. Read Full Article at RT.com
Hockey player dies from cardiac arrest after passing out during game
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Hockey league bosses have announced that a player who fell ill on the bench during a game died on his way to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest in the ambulance. Read Full Article at RT.com
A patron of an aquatic-themed arcade-games bar in New Orleans threatened employees, locked them inside, smashed windows and later used an ax to destroy everything inside. Read Full Article at RT.com
Western intelligence agencies searching for replacement for Navalny – Russian spy chief
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Intelligence agencies in the West realize that interest in Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny is declining, and they are already looking for his replacement, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has claimed. Read Full Article at RT.com
Dems want Pegasus & other spyware makers punished – media
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A group of US lawmakers want to put sanctions on leading spyware companies, including Israel’s embattled NSO Group, the producer of the hacking kit Pegasus, Reuters has reported. Read Full Article at RT.com
House calls for criminal contempt charges against Trump’s ex-chief of staff
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The House of Representatives has voted to hold former president Donald Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, in contempt of Congress – a week after he decided to stop cooperating with the committee investigating the Capitol siege. Read Full Article at RT.
Russians reveal whether they see Ukraine as friend or foe
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Russians are evenly divided over whether Ukraine is a friendly neighbor or a worrying threat in Eastern Europe, a new poll has revealed, amid escalating tension across their shared border with the former fellow Soviet Republic. Read Full Article at RT.com
South Korea’s Covid spike worst since start of pandemic
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The South Korean government intends to adjust its ‘living with Covid’ plan by imposing tougher restrictions to curb disease, as the country recorded its highest increase in daily caseload since the pandemic began. Read Full Article at RT.com
Space probe dives into Sun’s ‘corona’ in world first
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A NASA spacecraft has entered the outermost layer of the Sun’s atmosphere for the first time in history, scientists have confirmed, branding the achievement “one giant leap for solar science.” Read Full Article at RT.com
O.J. Simpson, the defendant in one of America’s most-publicized murder trials, has scored a legal victory after being granted early release from parole following an armed robbery conviction in 2008. Read Full Article at RT.com
Russia slams EU boast about blocking entry of refugees
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A recent declaration by the EU’s top diplomat, hailing the prevention of waves of Middle Eastern migrants crossing into member states from Belarus as the bloc’s “main success” of the year, has come under fire from Moscow. Read Full Article at RT.com
Man spent millions in Covid relief payments on luxury cars & private jets
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A Texas man has been arrested for allegedly scamming the US government out of $3.3 million in Covid-19 pandemic relief payments, which he spent on real estate, luxury vehicles, and private jets. Read Full Article at RT.com
California mayor wants to expand police surveillance & funding in war on crime
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The mayor of San Francisco has vowed to crack down on crime terrorizing poor neighborhoods, promising extra funding and more power for police while urging prosecutors not to let criminals get away with just a slap on the wrist. Read Full Article at RT.com
Anti-terrorism center accused of illegal surveillance
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The Oregon Department of Justice is being sued after its anti-terrorism Oregon TITAN Fusion Center (OTFC) was accused of illegally surveilling environmental and Native American protesters who opposed a gas pipeline. Read Full Article at RT.com
US retail chain cancels health benefits for unvaccinated employees
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American grocery chain Kroger will remove paid health benefits and charge a health insurance surcharge next year to employees who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 in an effort to convince people to get the shots. Read Full Article at RT.com
White House points to culprit behind soaring prices
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki blamed an increase in the cost of groceries, including that of meat, on the “greed” of big corporations, accusing them of profiteering from the pandemic amid the record-breaking inflation. Read Full Article at RT.com
NATO dismisses Russia’s call for moratorium on missile deployment
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NATO has rejected Moscow’s call for a ban on deployment of nuclear-capable intermediate-range missiles in Europe, while blaming Russia for violating the US-scrapped INF treaty. Read Full Article at RT.com
Elon Musk dubbed Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) a “Karen” for calling him a freeloader as part of her ongoing war against the “rigged” US tax laws, after TIME magazine named him Person of the Year. Read Full Article at RT.com
Crypto platform glitch briefly makes traders trillionaires
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A glitch on the cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase resulted in many users believing they had become wealthier than the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, as balances shot up to tremendous amounts. Read Full Article at RT.com
Senator urges reform to tax ‘freeloader’ Musk, he bites back
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Elon Musk dubbed Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) a “Karen” for calling him a freeloader as part of her ongoing war against the “rigged” US tax laws, after TIME magazine named him Person of the Year. Read Full Article at RT.com
Ivy League campus shuts down over suspected Omicron cases
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Cornell University is shutting down its Ithaca, New York campus after finding an outbreak of Covid-19 among 3% of the students, possibly caused by the Omicron variant. Read Full Article at RT.com
