German execs slam planned US sanctions on Russian pipeline

The German-Russian Chamber of Commerce called for retaliatory sanctions on Thursday after US lawmakers gave initial approval to a bill that would punish contractors working on a Russian pipeline to Germany. "Europe should respond to sanctions that damage Europe with counter-sanctions," Matthias Schepp, head of the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce, said in a statement.

Statue depicts black man "speaking back" to Confederate monument admirers

Kehinde Wiley's 27-foot high bronze sculpture of a young black man on horseback, called "Rumors of War," was unveiled at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

F-35: Would You Spend $1,500,000,000,000 On a Plane That Can't Fly?

That's what the U.S. government did on the F-35.

Myanmar's suppression of the Rohingya, explained in 30 seconds

Myanmar's leader is appearing before the UN International Court of Justice this week to address an accusation of genocide against the Rohingya.

Virginia counties are declaring themselves 'sanctuaries' for Second Amendment. Will it affect gun laws?

A wave of towns and counties in Virginia have adopted resolutions to become Second Amendment sanctuaries. Will they ignore proposed gun laws?

Newly discovered Indonesian cave painting could be the world's oldest figurative artwork

An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world's oldest figurative artwork, dating back nearly 44,000 years, a discovery that points to an advanced artistic culture, according to new research. Spotted two years ago on the island of Sulawesi, the 13-foot-wide painting features wild animals being chased by half-human hunters wielding what appear to be spears and ropes, said the study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday.

Democrats from some battleground districts undecided on Trump impeachment vote

Some U.S. Democrats from highly competitive districts say they are undecided on how to vote on the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the House of Representatives, a vote that will be historic as well as pivotal for their own political futures. In conversations in recent days with over a dozen lawmakers from swing districts, only two said they had decided to vote yes - Representative Susan Wild of Pennsylvania and Representative Dean Phillips of Minnesota. The two articles of impeachment accuse Trump of abusing his power by trying to force Ukraine to investigate political rival Joe Biden, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to face the president in next year's election, and of obstructing Congress when lawmakers tried to look into the matter.