Hyatt chair Thomas Pritzker steps down over Epstein links

Billionaire says he exercised ‘terrible judgment’ in maintaining contact with sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell The billionaire Thomas Pritzker has stepped down as executive chair of the hotel chain Hyatt, after revelations over his ties with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Pritzker said he had exercised “terrible judgment” in maintaining contact with the … Read more

‘Unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights’: family of Jesse Jackson pay tribute to civil rights champion – live

Ordained minister and activist who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination had been living with progressive supranuclear palsy As well as being a prominent civil rights campaigner, Jackson became a focal point of black political power after running twice for the Democratic nomination for president in 1984 and 1988. He was the first African … Read more

US nuclear testing debate reignites after State Dept alleges China nuclear test

The State Department’s allegation that China conducted a yield-producing nuclear test in 2020 is reigniting debate in Washington over whether the United States can continue its decades-long moratorium on nuclear weapons testing.  U.S. officials warned that Beijing may be preparing tests in the “hundreds of tons” range — a scale that underscores China’s accelerating nuclear … Read more

AOC mocked for ‘absolute train wreck’ weekend on global stage: ‘Made a fool out of herself’

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is being widely mocked for what one critic called an “absolute train wreck” weekend full of gaffes while in Germany for the Munich Security Conference. One of the leading voices of the Democratic Party and a rumored 2028 presidential frontrunner, Ocasio-Cortez was ripped over several comments she made this weekend, including … Read more