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Biden Closing In On New Weapons Package For Ukraine

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U.S. President Joe Biden and his team are still considering the sending of longer-range rocket systems to Ukraine but do not want them used to launch attacks inside Russian territory, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Flowers, toys, and other objects are seen at a memorial for the victims of the deadliest U.S. school shooting in nearly a decade resulting in the death of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, U.S. May 29, 2022.

Uvalde Begins To Bury Its Dead In Wake Of School Massacre

The grieving Texas town of Uvalde began laying to rest the 21 children and teachers shot to death at an elementary school one week ago, with funerals scheduled on Tuesday for a pair of slain 10-year-old girls as Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for the city.
A view of the ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Refinery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., May 15, 2021. Picture taken May 15, 2021.

Global Refiners Falter In Efforts To Keep Up With Demand

Refiners worldwide are struggling to meet global demand for diesel and gasoline, exacerbating high prices and aggravating shortages from big consumers like the United States and Brazil to smaller countries like war-ravaged Ukraine and Sri Lanka.
FILE PHOTO - A section of skin tissue, harvested from a lesion on the skin of a monkey, that had been infected with monkeypox virus, is seen at 50X magnification on day four of rash development in 1968. CDC/Handout via REUTERS.

Unlikely Monkeypox Outbreak Will Lead To Pandemic, WHO Says

The World Health Organization does not believe the monkeypox outbreak outside Africa will lead to a pandemic, an official said on Monday, adding it remains unclear if infected people who are not displaying symptoms can transmit the disease.

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