Scott Neuman appears in the following:
The Buffalo and Uvalde mass shootings have put some gun raffles on pause, for now
Friday, June 03, 2022
Charitable gun raffles have proliferated in recent years as fundraisers for law enforcement and civic organizations. But recent mass shootings have caused some organizers to postpone or cancel.
In Ukraine, the road to war was paved by the failure of diplomacy
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The invasion of Ukraine occurred despite weeks of diplomatic efforts, including calls between President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin and European leaders' visits to Putin in Moscow.
Why a 20-year effort by the NFL hasn't led to more minorities in top coaching jobs
Thursday, February 03, 2022
The NFL's Rooney Rule set out to correct inequities at the top of pro football's hierarchy. But today, there are still few minorities in head coaching positions.
The U.S. and Russia are talking, and Ukraine's fate hangs in the balance
Friday, January 21, 2022
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, ended talks in Geneva with no major breakthroughs but an agreement to keep talking.
19-year-old lands in Belgium, becoming youngest woman to fly solo around the world
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Zara Rutherford set off from Belgium in August to circle the globe in her Shark UL plane. Five months later, she landed back home, having landed in 41 countries on five continents.
First aid flights arrive in Tonga after massive volcanic eruption and tsunami
Thursday, January 20, 2022
The eruption severed Tonga's single fiber-optic cable, rendering the Pacific archipelago offline and unable to communicate with the rest of the world. Flights brought bottled water and other supplies.
As tension over Ukraine continues, Russia says it has no plans to stage an attack
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Amid diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing a feared Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's embassy in Washington called to "end the hysteria," reiterating that Moscow plans no such military move.
Britain's Johnson faces growing calls to quit after throwing parties during lockdown
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
The prime minister has admitted to throwing "bring your own booze" parties at his official residence in London while ordinary Britons were told to stay away from unnecessary gatherings.
Fauci says COVID-19 won't go away like smallpox, but will more likely become endemic
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
The White House's top medical adviser says the virus won't go away entirely. Instead, it should eventually hit a level where it "doesn't disrupt our normal social, economic and other interactions."
North Korea is testing hypersonic weapons. Should the West be worried?
Saturday, January 15, 2022
The tests of the fast and maneuverable class of weapons that purport to be able to evade missile defense systems, has garnered the attention of the White House, which responded with new sanctions.
Ukraine is hit by a massive cyberattack that targeted government websites
Friday, January 14, 2022
A message posted by hackers in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish warns Ukrainians that their personal data has been breached and to "be afraid and expect the worst."
Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
In an on overview published ahead of its full report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 2021 ranked the third costliest on record for such events.
There's chaos in Kazakhstan. Here's what you need to know
Saturday, January 08, 2022
A New Year's Day doubling of gas prices sent shock waves through the country, sparking deadly unrest that has engulfed the Central Asian nation. But the origins of discontent run much deeper.
France's Macron takes heat after saying he wants to 'piss off' the unvaccinated
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
The French president made the remarks to a newspaper on Tuesday, causing opposition lawmakers to call a halt to debate on a new nationwide mandate.
Cheers erupt after James Webb Space Telescope deploys huge sunshield. Next up? Mirrors
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope successfully deployed its massive sunshield Tuesday, a critical step in the powerful observatory's unfolding. It begins deploying its secondary mirror Wednesday.
Officials finally clear up crashes that kept drivers in freezing temperatures on I-95
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
Jackknifed tractor-trailers blocked traffic in both directions along the vital corridor south of the nation's capital. Some people waited 16 hours or more for rescue.
Famed fossil hunter and conservationist Richard Leakey dies at 77
Monday, January 03, 2022
Leakey made important contributions to our understanding of human origins through his fossil finds. He later gained fame for taking on poachers who threatened to wipe out Kenya's elephants and rhinos.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for COVID-19
Monday, January 03, 2022
Austin, 68, tested positive on Sunday. He said that his symptoms are mild, and he was fully vaccinated and boosted in October. He plans to continue with key meetings virtually during quarantine.
The James Webb Space Telescope has started unfurling its giant sunshield
Wednesday, December 29, 2021
The deployment of the shade on the $10 billion telescope began Tuesday with the successful lowering of two arms known as Unitized Pallet Structures.
Winter storms are breaking snow and temperature records — and there's more to come
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
The weather sweeping parts of the Western U.S. and the Pacific Northwest has brought heavy snow and record low temperatures in some areas — and there's more to come.