Discount retailer Big Lots announced on Monday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing will result in more store closures beyond the 315 announced in early August, the company revealed in a statement posted on its website. The August announcement affected 26 of 106 Big Lots stores in Florida, including 10 of 17 operating in the … Read more...Read More
Authorities confirmed a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump took place on Sunday afternoon while the leading 2024 presidential candidate was golfing at the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. In a message posted on his campaign website, Trump said he was unharmed in the second assassination attempt in two … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump is safe after gunshots rang out “in his vicinity,” according to a statement by Steven Cheung, Trump Campaign Communications Director. “President Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity. No further details at this time,” the statement read. The shooting took place near Trump as he was leaving his West Palm … Read more...Read More
Russian air and naval forces will participate in a Chinese military exercise later this month, China’s Defense Ministry announced on Monday. The ministry said in a news release that, in line with an annual plan and bilateral agreements, Russian forces will join the “North·Joint-2024” exercise in the Sea of Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk. The drills aim to deepen … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Korea is building up its nuclear force through “geometrical progression,” leader Kim Jong Un said, citing the “military security environment” as a reason. Kim, in a speech on Monday, said the U.S.-led expansion of a military bloc in the region … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The Russian Investigative Committee said on September 10 that a court in the Perm region sentenced a man to 12 years for committing numerous violent crimes against his wife, including rape, robbery, and axing off her right hand. The man, whose identity … Read more...Read More
Artificial intelligence-powered photographic inspections, 3D-printed tools and augmented-reality training headsets are part of Ford Motor Co.’s strategy to improve vehicle quality, something that has continued to plague its financial results. The Dearborn automaker in the second quarter was slammed with a more than 5% decline year-over-year in net income after warranty costs on pre-2021 vehicles … Read more...Read More
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing additional allegations of sexual abuse in a new lawsuit filed by Danity Kane alum Dawn Richard. Richard also says she witnessed Combs beating ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura — whose own explosive lawsuit against the disgraced mogul kicked off similar allegations from other accusers. Richard, 41, who joined the girl group that … Read more...Read More
“The Mentalist” star Simon Baker admitted in court Wednesday to drunk driving in his native Australia in July. The 55-year-old Emmy nominee pleaded guilty to a charge of driving with a blood-alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit of 0.05% when he appeared in New South Wales’ Mullumbimby Local Court Wednesday, NBC News reports. As the “Margin … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A small group of Afghan women took to the streets of Kabul on September 11 in a rare protest to demand their rights and call on the international community to denounce Taliban rule. More than 10 women participated in the … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Cambodian casino tycoon Ly Yong Phat and his LYP Group conglomerate for alleged abuses related to the treatment of trafficked workers in online scam centers. The sanctions from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. When Zin Myo Yu paid to be smuggled through Myanmar’s Mon state into Thailand for a lucrative factory job, she was painfully aware of the risks. “People don’t really have any money, so if you get cheated, that’s it, it’s all … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has condemned an attack that killed three of its workers who were distributing aid in the frontline Donetsk region of Ukraine. Ukrainian presidential officials said earlier that Russian forces had attacked Red Cross vehicles … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A Lao woman who was arrested after criticizing the government’s failure to help hundreds of people stranded by a destructive flood was released from prison on Thursday after serving a five-year sentence. Houayheuang Xayabouly, 35, was met by family members just … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Thousands of people have fled from fighting between ethnic minority guerrillas and Myanmar junta troops that entered a fifth day on Thursday, and at least 10 civilians have been killed, residents told Radio Free Asia. The autonomy-seeking Kachin Independence Army, or … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Family members and U.S. officials have called on China to release a retired Uyghur doctor abducted six years ago and later imprisoned in retaliation for the outspoken advocacy of her siblings abroad. Gulshan Abbas, now 62, was abducted by the Chinese Communist … Read more...Read More
A man who prosecutors say was with two other gang members at the time they killed actor Johnny Wactor has pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and grand theft charges. Leonel Gutierrez, 18, was arrested last month along with two other people on suspicion of murder in Wactor’s May 25 shooting death after a lengthy investigation … Read more...Read More
The Aurora Police Department on Wednesday publicly identified nine members of a Venezuelan gang charged in 14 separate criminal incidents over the last 10 months, including at least seven events at the apartment complexes that a property management company has said were “taken over” by the gang. The alleged crimes connected to the Tren de Aragua … Read more...Read More
Cambridge election officials kicked off a recount Thursday morning in the Democratic primary for a House seat held by Rep. Marjorie Decker, a six-term Democrat who faced a challenge from local organizer Evan MacKay. The contest between MacKay and Decker came down to the wire last week during the state’s primary election, with MacKay initially … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) extremist group has regained a foothold in northwestern Pakistan, imposing its brutal rule on hundreds of thousands of people. Those who live under the TTP say the hard-line Islamist group has severely curbed freedoms and … Read more...Read More
Soul singer Frankie Beverly, the lead vocalist and co-founder of the soul-funk band Maze, has died. He was 77. Beverly’s family announced his death Wednesday in a Facebook post but did not include details about his cause of death. Representatives for Beverly and Maze declined to provide further details when reached Wednesday by The Times. … Read more...Read More
Walt Ehmer, the president and CEO of Waffle House has died, the company confirmed Sunday. Ehmer, 58, died Friday following a long illness, Waffle House wrote in a statement. The company said it would share more details in the coming days and that he would be “greatly missed.” “For now, we know all of you … Read more...Read More
A 15-year-old Menchville High School student was shot to death Tuesday morning as he waited at a school bus stop in Southeast Newport News, Virginia. According to police, an alert from ShotSpotter — which traces sound waves to determine where gunshots are coming from — prompted officers to go to the 1200 block of 16th … Read more...Read More
A growing number of state lawmakers are backing Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s call for the resignation of the commissioner of the state’s veterans’ affairs department prior to a special meeting Tuesday that could lead to his removal. A joint statement was issued Monday from the Alabama Legislature’s General Fund chairs — Alabama State Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore; and Rep. Rex … Read more...Read More
Fifty seconds to a minute. Nearly 115 bullets. That’s how long it took, and what it took, to kill six people and injure another 12 on April 3, 2022, during the worst mass shooting incident in Sacramento’s history. A woman shielded her sister, Johntaya Alexander, with her body amid gunfire and watched a bloody Alexander inhale … Read more...Read More
A judge sentenced a man to life in prison Wednesday for shooting and killing Chicago police Officer Ella French and injuring her partner, marking an emotional end to the case months after jurors viewed harrowing body camera footage throughout a weeklong trial. Emonte Morgan, 24, was found guilty in March of killing French, seriously injuring … Read more...Read More
Fulton Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee struck three additional counts from the year-old indictment that alleged former President Donald Trump and more than a dozen others were involved in a felony conspiracy to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results. McAfee said the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause mandated the removal of the counts, which involve alleged false statements made to federal court. For now, … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, the South Korean military said, hours after the North sent a batch of balloons suspected to be bearing trash toward the South. “The North Korean missiles flew about 360 … Read more...Read More
Aubrey Plaza has revealed she was briefly paralyzed and unable to speak when she suffered an unexplainable stroke at age 20. The “White Lotus” star, 40, spoke about the “wild” medical crisis during an appearance Wednesday on SiriusXM’s “Howard Stern Show,” per Delaware Online. “It happened mid-sentence,” Plaza recalled of both the “craziest” and “kind … Read more...Read More
“Issues” at the United States Postal Service could impact the upcoming presidential election and disenfranchise voters, state and local officials representing all 50 states warned in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. In the letter to DeJoy, election officials across the nation highlighted “serious questions about processing facility operations, lost or delayed election mail, … Read more...Read More
Russia, Iran and China are “ramping up” attempts to stoke divisions within the U.S. ahead of November’s presidential election, according to a top Department of Justice official. The trio is seeking to “warp the views” of U.S. voters, Matthew Olsen, assistant attorney general for national security, said at an event at Columbia Law School in New York on Thursday. The U.S. has already taken action this month to disrupt what it says … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The United States on September 10 issued new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran’s military support to Russia, including the alleged recent delivery of ballistic missiles, for use in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury Department designated … Read more...Read More
Gov. Kathy Hochul has been diagnosed with skin cancer. Hochul, 66, announced Thursday she was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, “a tiny, tiny speck on my nose.” She said she would undergo a procedure Friday to surgically remove the cancer. “You can’t even see it,” Hochul told reporters. “I’m gonna have a small removal procedure. I’m not going under. It’s … Read more...Read More
Jon Bon Jovi is being praised for helping a woman safely come off the ledge of a bridge in Nashville, Tennessee, this week. The Metro Nashville Police Department tweeted footage of the rescue, which took place on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday, recognizing the “Livin’ on a Prayer” rocker and his team for … Read more...Read More
If you’ve flown domestic in the U.S. in the last four years, you’ve likely faced at least one or two flight delays or cancellations—or worse, complete system outages—and found yourself footing the bill, without recourse from the airlines. But there’s potential relief on the horizon: The Biden Administration is working full steam ahead on a proposed rule that would … Read more...Read More
The mother of the 14-year-old boy charged with fatally shooting two students and two teachers at Georgia’s Apalachee High School last week penned an open apology letter to the families of her son’s alleged victims. “To the parents and families of those affected by the tragic events at Apalachee High School, I want to say that I am … Read more...Read More
Andrew “Andy” Ennis, a jazz saxophonist and member of a celebrated musical family, died of cancer Aug. 30 at his Northwest Baltimore home. He was 86. Ennis, popularly known as Andy, grew up with his sister, singer Ethel Ennis, in the Gilmor Homes from 1941 to 1955. He was six years younger than his sister, … Read more...Read More
The Food and Drug Administration announced it has started a research project examining the possible effects of toxic metals in tampons, sparking concerns about products used by millions of women in the U.S. A recent study found a variety of metals — including mercury, arsenic and lead — in more than a dozen brands of tampons. … Read more...Read More
Billionaire Elon Musk turned stomachs on the social media platform he owns by offering to impregnate Taylor Swift after the pop star endorsed Kamala Harris for president. “Fine Taylor … you win,” Musk wrote on X Wednesday. “I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.” It’d long been expected that the … Read more...Read More
Most likely voters in three swing states believe America is probably on a path toward global war, according to new polling, which found widespread discontentment with U.S. foreign policy. In the latest poll from the CATO Institute, a libertarian think tank, 59% of likely voters in Wisconsin said they “think it’s likely we’re closely approaching World War III.” In Michigan … Read more...Read More
The total reward for information that leads to the arrest of a man accused of opening fire on drivers along I-75 in Southern Kentucky this past weekend is now $35,000. Joseph A. Couch, 32, disappeared into the woods in north Laurel County after opening fire on vehicles on the interstate, authorities say. Twelve vehicles were hit, and … Read more...Read More
NASA astronaut Don Pettit is on his way to the International Space Station with two Russian cosmonaut crewmates who have helped set a record — they’re among 19 people in orbit at the same time. Pettit, who was part of the 1996 NASA class of astronauts, made his fourth trip to space Wednesday joining Roscosmos … Read more...Read More
Flooding the country’s rooftops with solar panels will cost the economy over NIS 1.1 billion annually, compared with use of very large solar fields in the Negev, according to a report by the National Economic Council, headed by Prof. Avi Simhon, on the economic viability of solar field projects, which “Globes” can reveal for the first time. … Read more...Read More
A comprehensive framework establishing guidelines and principles for the ethical and regulated use of artificial intelligence in military operations spanning nuclear weapons systems, endorsed by 61 countries, was adopted at a high-stakes summit in Seoul. The two-day 2024 summit on Responsible AI in the Military Domain or REAIM concluded Tuesday with the adoption of a “Blueprint … Read more...Read More
Sandy Springs-based UPS is laying off more of its employees, after earlier this year announcing it was cutting 12,000 jobs in its management ranks. The company did not specify how many employees are losing their jobs in the latest round of cuts, but said Monday evening the layoffs are part of ongoing efforts since the January announcement of … Read more...Read More
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a lawsuit Tuesday night asking a federal court to prohibit Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson from including his name on the November ballot. Kennedy’s complaint came at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Eastern District of Michigan, as the first presidential debate between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican … Read more...Read More
President Joe Biden briefly wore a “Trump 2024” hat while visiting with firefighters during a 9/11 memorial event in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. The surprising moment came just hours after Vice President Kamala Harris faced former President Donald Trump in the opposing pair’s first 2024 presidential debate. Video of the moment shows Biden smiling as he … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Fears of spontaneous combustion are driving bans on electric vehicles in parking lots in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, according to recent media reports. “Hotels and other buildings in Hangzhou, Ningbo, Xiaoshan and other places in Zhejiang have banned electric … Read more...Read More
Every day on her PATH train commute from her home in Jersey City, Elizabeth Hillman follows the same route so many New Jersey residents took into lower Manhattan 23 years ago today — some for the last time. “I think about a lot of things differently,” said Hillman, the president of the National September 11 … Read more...Read More
James Earl Jones, the revered actor who voiced some of the most iconic characters in film history and appeared in an array of movies and TV shows, has died. He was 93. His representative confirmed his death to ABC News and Deadline on Sept. 9. Jones, born in Arkabutla, Mississippi, is known by many as … Read more...Read More
Secretary of State Antony Blinken signaled the U.S. would hold talks on Ukraine’s use of Western long-range weapons against Russia, after confirming Moscow had received shipments of ballistic missiles from Iran. “We’re going to look and to listen” to Ukraine’s request to lift restrictions on its use of long-range missiles, Blinken said Tuesday at a press conference with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in London, signaling the U.S. is open … Read more...Read More
With the contract between dockworkers and their employers up and down the East Coast expiring Sept. 30, fears are growing of a potential port strike that could disrupt shipping and jobs ahead of the holiday season, especially in Baltimore, which is still recovering from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association from Maine through Texas are preparing to strike if … Read more...Read More
One day after Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis was resigning at the end of the year, Davis released a statement about the decision. “I want to first thank the Veterans community for the outpouring of support and kind notes I have received over the last few days,” Davis said. “As reported … Read more...Read More
County boards of elections in North Carolina are now working to design and print new ballots for the 2024 general election without the We The People Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates on them, following a state court decision, according to. press release from the state elections board. The N.C. Supreme Court, in a 4–3 ruling late … Read more...Read More
E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, who’s married to frontman Bruce Springsteen, said a rare form of blood cancer is to blame for her inconsistent appearances with the group in recent years. The revelation came Sunday night at the Toronto Film Festival where “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band” premiered, according to … Read more...Read More
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials announced that a Delta Airbus A350’s wingtip “struck the tail” of an Endeavor Bombardier CRJ900 jet as the two airplanes collided at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday. In a statement released after the incident, the FAA said, “While Delta Air Lines Flight 295 was taxiing for departure at … Read more...Read More
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will be removed from North Carolina’s ballot following the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision on Monday, which ordered state officials to remove the former independent presidential candidate’s name from the ballot ahead of the November election. According to NBC News, the court’s 4-3 decision on Monday upholds the prior appeals … Read more...Read More
The manhunt for a suspect accused of shooting motorists along Interstate 75 in Laurel County Saturday remains ongoing, the Kentucky State Police said Monday afternoon. KSP Trooper Scottie Pennington said he hopes constant pressure from law enforcement forces Joseph Couch, 32, to come out from wherever he may be hiding, potentially in the dense Daniel … Read more...Read More
Law enforcement searched the Englewood school campus Monday morning following a bomb threat and found no suspicious devices. The Englewood Police Department reported at about 8:30 a.m. that it received an anonymous tip of an explosive device in the building that houses Englewood High School, Middle School and Leadership Academy at 3800 S. Logan St. … Read more...Read More
Red Lobster is turning the page on its worst days as the struggling seafood restaurant chain prepares to emerge from bankruptcy. On Thursday, a U.S. judge approved the company’s reorganization plan, clearing the way for the casual dining chain to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Known for its bottomless shrimp offering and cheddar biscuits, Red … Read more...Read More
Selena Gomez said Monday she can’t carry a child due to medical issues that would put her and the child’s life in danger. “I haven’t ever said this, but I unfortunately can’t carry my own children,” she told Vanity Fair in a story published Monday. “I have a lot of medical issues that would put … Read more...Read More
Big Lots, a major national retail store, filed for bankruptcy on Monday, leaving the future of its 1,400 store locations uncertain. The Daily Mail reported that Monday’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing makes Big Lots the latest American retail chain to declare bankruptcy in 2024. The outlet noted that a Standard & Poor’s July report indicated that … Read more...Read More
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was the last candidate to drop out of the 2024 Republican primary election, recently revealed that she was targeted by an Iranian “murder-for-hire” plot and that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met with her during her campaign to warn her that Iran was “influencing the election.” Haley’s … Read more...Read More
President Joe Biden recently admitted that the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 should have been named “what it was” during a recent speech in Westby, Wisconsin. During a speech in Westby, Wisconsin, on Thursday, the president unveiled a new $7.3 billion rural electrification project under the Biden-Harris administration’s controversial Inflation Reduction Act. According to The … Read more...Read More
Deep in the veterans’ section of Mountain View Memorial Park in Lakewood is a grave marker for Ralph H. Keil. “In memory of our beloved son,” it reads, along with the dates of his birth and death: Dec. 7, 1941. Beneath the neatly trimmed grass and flapping U.S. flag, there is no casket or urn. Keil grew up in Tacoma, joined the Navy and died at … Read more...Read More
Tens of thousands of Southern Californians were without power Sunday night as scorching temperatures continued to batter the area, knocking the power out at iconic landmarks such as the Hollywood Bowl and leaving residents in the dark and the heat. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Southern California Edison said they were working to … Read more...Read More
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Monday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the state’s ballot this fall despite the former presidential candidate suspending his campaign and endorsing Republican Donald Trump. Kennedy, who had been nominated for president by the Natural Law Party in Michigan, wasn’t entitled to the “extraordinary relief” of having the … Read more...Read More
Two local high school students have been charged with making a bomb threat against a school, a few days after the mass school shooting in Georgia. The two 14-year-old Methuen students have been charged in connection with the threat made against Methuen High School over the weekend. Methuen Police on Saturday first learned of a bomb … Read more...Read More
Catherine, Princess of Wales, says she is relieved to have “finally completed” chemotherapy treatment and plans to undertake light engagements through the end of the year. The 42-year-old British royal, who revealed in March that she had an undisclosed form of cancer, shared the update in a personal video on Monday that featured several candid moments with her husband, … Read more...Read More
A police manhunt for the suspected gunman who opened fire near Interstate 75 in Kentucky on Saturday and wounded five individuals continued for a third day on Monday as law enforcement officers used machetes to hack through a “jungle” of trees in southeastern Kentucky. According to Fox News, law enforcement officials are continuing to search … Read more...Read More
The New Hampshire Air National Guard became the first to receive the new KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers in 2019, and now history is being made again with the first operational deployment of the aircraft across the entire Air Force to the Middle East. A ceremony Sunday honored the more than 180 Airmen of the 157th Air Refueling Wing … Read more...Read More
Beginning in 2025, travelers will need a Real ID or other federally compliant identification if they want to take a domestic flight within the United States. But not every traveler is required to have an identification in order to fly in the 50 states, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration. Under TSA rules, children under the age of … Read more...Read More
Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova impresario and pianist who helped popularize the genre in the ‘60s and toured with Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, has died. The recording artist died “peacefully” Thursday in Los Angeles, with his wife Gracinha Leporace Mendes and their children by his side, his family confirmed in a statement shared … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Vietnam and the Philippines are set to sign a memorandum of understanding on defense cooperation that would see the two South China Sea claimants strengthening their joint activities at sea, where both face an assertive China. The strengthened ties come at a time … Read more...Read More
A Wisconsin farm is recalling two brands of eggs after 65 consumers across multiple states became sick with salmonella, leading to 24 hospitalizations. According to a Friday press release by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Milo’s Poultry Farms LLC, an Amish-owned farm based in Bonduel, Wisconsin, is recalling all “Milo’s Poultry Farms” and “Tony’s … Read more...Read More
Alabama charged an illegal immigrant last week for identity theft and voting fraud after the Guatemalan illegal immigrant voted in multiple U.S. elections, highlighting the danger of illegal immigrants voting as the November election approaches. According to a Thursday press release, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Resident Agent in Charge Joseph R. Wysowaty of … Read more...Read More
Elon Musk issued a warning on Sunday regarding the Democratic Party’s apparent opposition to the Second Amendment right to bear arms. The X owner warned that “the first thing that all tyrants do is disarm the people” and emphasized that the Second Amendment is essential to American democracy. Musk’s warning came after Sen. Raphael Warnock … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that Haitian immigrants are eating residents’ pets and wildlife in Springfield, Ohio, leading residents to warn each other to protect their pets. “Springfield Ohio residents are warning their pets and wildlife like ducks and geese are being eaten by Haitians,” The Calvin Coolidge Project wrote in a post on X, formerly … Read more...Read More
A group of area runners dressed in commemorative blue shirts left Smothers Park bright and early on Saturday morning on a mission to run 110 miles across five Kentucky counties as a tribute to the combat troops who have lost their lives serving the American people during the War on Terror, including Operation Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and New … Read more...Read More
A 14-year-old girl was arrested after posting threats of violence at several Broward County, Florida, schools, officials said Sunday. The Broward School District said in a statement that the “social media threat posted this weekend against specific Broward County Public Schools has been neutralized,” adding that “There is no safety concern to any of our … Read more...Read More
A man suspected of firing multiple rounds in an apartment building is in critical but stable condition after Minneapolis authorities shot him, according to police. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said an officer shot the man in the jaw after reports of a shooting on the 4000 block of Minnehaha Avenue. That officer, and an … Read more...Read More
California may enforce its recent ban on guns in “ sensitive places” when it comes to parks and playgrounds, bars and restaurants that serve alcohol, casinos, stadiums, amusement parks, zoos, libraries, museums, athletic facilities and the parking areas associated with them, a federal appellate court ruled Friday. However, the state may not enforce similar restrictions in … Read more...Read More
A Utah mother fatally shot her three young children before turning the gun on herself, authorities said Friday. The bodies of Maribel Ibarra, 32, and her three children — a 4-year-old boy and two girls, ages 1 and 2 — were found inside a vehicle in West Haven, 40 miles north of Salt Lake City, late Tuesday night. According to … Read more...Read More
A Baltimore man who pointed a loaded gun at a coach during an argument about his son’s playing time at a youth basketball game received eight years in prison Wednesday at his sentencing in federal court. Troy Spencer, 50, previously pleaded guilty to gun charges in connection with the confrontation at Leith Walk Elementary Middle … Read more...Read More
European officials expect Iran to deliver ballistic missiles to Russia imminently, a move that could prompt a swift response from Ukraine’s allies, people familiar with the matter said. Iran has provided Russia with hundreds of drones during Russia’s 2 1/2-year war against Ukraine, but the potential transfer of ballistic missiles would mark a worrying development in the conflict, according to the people, who … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. China is expected to soon hand over to the Cambodia navy two warships, a deep-draft pier long enough to accommodate aircraft carriers and facilities it has developed at a base on Cambodia’s coast, Cambodian sources with knowledge of the matter told … Read more...Read More
Sarah Palin was granted a new defamation trial against the New York Times on Wednesday after a federal appeals court found “several major issues” tainted the first one in February 2022 – including jurors learning the judge had dismissed the case from breaking news alerts during their deliberations. In a 56-page decision, the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals found Manhattan federal court Judge Jed … Read more...Read More
Ford Motor Co. told employees it would modify its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and end participation in a notable ranking by an LGBTQ advocacy group, joining a series of companies including Lowe’s Cos. and Harley-Davidson Inc. in curtailing some of the programs. “We are mindful that our employees and customers hold a wide range of beliefs,“ Ford Chief Executive … Read more...Read More
The six bullets that killed a carjacked UPS truck driver and a bystander stuck in traffic in a busy Broward intersection came from guns fired by four Miami-Dade police officers, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s investigative summary report. The document, obtained by the Miami Herald Thursday, outlines the events leading up to … Read more...Read More
A vigil was held Sunday evening in Culver City just hours after Israeli authorities shared the news that six hostages had been killed by Hamas after nearly a year in captivity. One of the slain hostages was 23-year-old Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a California-born man whose parents spoke at the Democratic National Convention last month and who has become widely known in the wake of the terrorist attacks. … Read more...Read More
The US and China have agreed to expand military-to-military contact and hold a second round of talks on artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation, even as disagreements on core issues remain. A possible call between US President Joe Biden and his counterpart Xi Jinping “in the coming weeks” was also discussed between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat Wang Yi at their two-day talks in Beijing which … Read more...Read More
Mayor Adams’ administration spent $222,000 this summer to procure 14 so-called “throw bots” for the NYPD, adding to the department’s increasing use of robotic technology in law enforcement. The devices, which are used by several U.S. military branches and allied forces, can withstand being dropped from 30 feet in the air onto concrete, according to the website of the manufacturer, Minnesota-based ReconRobotics. An NYPD official said … Read more...Read More
Ceola Jones-Willis said she still texts and calls her son, even though he was fatally shot more than two years ago in a mass shooting that started with a dispute over a driveway being blocked. Speaking in a Wayne County courtroom on Wednesday before the sentencing of the man who killed her son, Jones-Willis said she knows the … Read more...Read More
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced a civil rights investigation into sexual abuse of women behind bars in two California prisons, citing numerous reports of groping, inappropriate touching and rape by correctional workers. The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation violated the rights of women at the Central California … Read more...Read More
Jonathan Eichenholz was 3 years old when he was diagnosed with autism. His parents nicknamed him “Houdini” because of his propensity to escape from home, school and even his car seat while in traffic. One afternoon when he was 5, Jonathan, who was fascinated with water, slipped out of the family’s Orange County home and … Read more...Read More
Roswell police shot and killed a man Tuesday who allegedly charged them with an “edged weapon” after the man was suspected of using the same weapon in an attempt to stab a MARTA bus driver, authorities said. The shooting was one of three such incidents involving law enforcement across the state, according to the GBI. The … Read more...Read More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reinforced a call for air-defense systems after Russian missiles killed more than 50 people in one of the deadliest strikes since the Kremlin’s invasion began in February 2022. Fifty-one people died and more than 200 were injured in the attack in Poltava early Tuesday, Ukraine’s Office of the Prosecutor General said in a statement after two … Read more...Read More
Michigan State University paid a $2.7 million fine to federal education officials in July after it violated rules intended to monitor its financial and administrative affairs in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. The U.S. Department of Education in 2019 placed the university on a provisional standing for financial aid purposes, which … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A senior-level official at the Chinese consulate in New York, Consul General Huang Ping, has apparently left his position. But a suggestion by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier Wednesday that he was removed from the post was later refuted by the State … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Korea’s national soccer team will kick off the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday, but their Chinese-made uniforms might be part of a sanctions violation, experts told Radio Free Asia. Chinese sportswear maker Inlang … Read more...Read More
Pete and Erik Nordstrom have offered to take the Seattle-based company private for $23 per share, with financial backing from the rest of their family and Mexican department store chain El Puerto de Liverpool. The coalition of Nordstrom family members and Liverpool are proposing a deal in which the family would collectively own 50.1% of … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Russian contract soldier Kamil Kasimov, who fled Russia for Kazakhstan last year to avoid being sent to the war in Ukraine, has been sentenced to six years in prison in Russia, the 72.ru website quoted his friends as saying on … Read more...Read More
A former Discover Financial Services senior executive is suing the company for gender and age discrimination, alleging that it withheld more than $7 million in earned equity awards and made her a “scapegoat” in an ongoing credit card misclassification investigation. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Chicago federal court, comes as Capital One seeks regulatory approval for its … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Myanmar’s junta has begun forcibly recruiting male civilians up to age 65 – including even those who are disabled – to protect villages, towns and cities against encroaching rebel militias, residents told Radio Free Asia. The move comes amid mounting battlefield … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Several people were injured and around a dozen were detained during a protest by local government workers in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar. Police fired tear gas at the protesters after they broke through barricades to enter the high-security … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Grieving relatives gathered outside a morgue in the Ukrainian city of Poltava on September 4 to try to identify the victims of a Russian air strike the previous day. More than 50 people were reported killed and over 270 wounded … Read more...Read More
The Georgia Public Service Commission on Wednesday approved a railroad’s request to use eminent domain in one of the state’s poorest counties to build a new rail spur to serve private businesses. The five-member board unanimously voted to allow Sandersville Railroad to condemn portions of 18 parcels to build 4.5 miles of new tracks near the town of Sparta, about 100 miles east of … Read more...Read More
Convicted con artist Anna Sorokin is among the famous faces cast in the 33rd season of “Dancing with the Stars,” announced just days after longtime pro Artem Chigvintsev was arrested for felony domestic violence. “Good Morning America” announced the 33-year-old fake heiress’ casting Wednesday, nearly two years after she was released from immigration jail and … Read more...Read More
Federal authorities are investigating a man who allegedly interrupted a Green Day concert at Comerica Park Wednesday night by flying a drone onto the stage. The band was ushered off stage at about 8:50 p.m. as the band performed its hit single “Longview.” The concert resumed about 10 minutes later. Detroit police officials said the … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday more than US$50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, telling an annual summit of African leaders that Beijing was willing to provide more. In a keynote speech to the 2024 … Read more...Read More
The Kenya-led police force mission in Haiti remains well below its envisioned 2,500 personnel, seriously underfunded and has yet to make a major impact against armed gangs. The United States, which has provided more than $300 million for the mission, remains its largest financial backer, along with Canada, which recently provided $59 million Canadian dollars … Read more...Read More
Programs that feed older, homebound adults are instituting waiting lists amid budget crunches, rising costs of food, growing demand for their services and funding cuts from the government. Combined with the end of COVID-19 era aid, local groups are finding that they can no longer serve the same number of people, resulting in difficult decisions … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A grand jury in the U.S. state of Maryland has charged six Russians, including five who are officers in Russia’s military intelligence agency (GRU), with conspiracy to hack into computer systems and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The indictment, unsealed … Read more...Read More
The father of the 14-year-old boy accused of killing four people at Apalachee High School was arrested Thursday, the GBI said. Colin Gray, 54, faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second-degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children and will be held at the Barrow County Jail. GBI Director Chris Hosey … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A shootout between two groups of Chinese nationals in the Cambodian beach resort of Sihanoukville left a security guard wounded and two Chinese men with serious injuries, authorities said. The gunfight on Monday night outside the Blue Bay International Resort Hotel was … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday in the new and streamlined federal Jan. 6 election interference case that was filed after the Supreme Court granted him significant immunity. U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan accepted the plea from Trump’s lawyers and suggested she plans to consider whether prosecutors can move forward with the still-explosive superseding indictment accusing him of improperly … Read more...Read More
A retired four-star general recently warned that the United States is currently faced with the “most challenging” threats since World War II and that a “near-term major war” could take place. Jack Keane, a retired four-star general and Fox News senior strategic analyst, told Fox Business’ Stuart Varney that the United States could be “on … Read more...Read More
Former Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill, who killed Osama Bin Laden, recently filed a lawsuit against a hotel that accused him of assaulting a security guard and using a racial slur. The former Navy SEAL has repeatedly denied the allegations and claims that the incident has devastated his career. O’Neill recently shared his side of the … Read more...Read More
An initiative to create an open primary and switch to a ranked-choice voting system in Idaho will appear on the November ballot. Only nine weeks ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, an Ada County judge ruled against Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, who brought a lawsuit against the initiative in an effort to stop it from … Read more...Read More
Rich Homie Quan, the platinum-selling rapper known for eclectic tracks like “Lifestyle,” “Flex” and “Type of Way,” has died at age 34, according to his family. Quan, whose legal name was Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at his home in Atlanta, his family told TMZ. The Fulton County Coroner also confirmed the news, but did not provide … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Anyone traveling to Hong Kong will now have their personal details sent to the city authorities before they board their flight, making it easier for officials to turn away foreign journalists, members of international organizations, and anyone else they see as “undesirable” before … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The United States will not rule out the possibility of jointly producing weapons with Taiwan, said the highest-ranking American diplomat in Taipei, adding that the need to defend the island is a top priority for U.S. arms suppliers. The U.S. is … Read more...Read More
A new report from a California county supervisor claims that the Biden-Harris administration is flying illegal immigrants from San Diego to Texas since the Democratic city’s Border Patrol facilities are currently at maximum capacity due to the unprecedented level of illegal immigration under the Biden-Harris administration. In a recent post on X, formerly Twitter, San … Read more...Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice raided the founders of Tenet Media, a conservative media company, on Wednesday amid charges from the department that two Russian state media employees paid approximately $10 million to publish pro-Russia content. Sources told The Post Millennial that law enforcement authorities seized the electronic devices of Lauren Chen and Liam Donovan, … Read more...Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice raided the founders of Tenet Media, a conservative media company, on Wednesday amid charges from the department that two Russian state media employees paid approximately $10 million to publish pro-Russia content. Sources told The Post Millennial that law enforcement authorities seized the electronic devices of Lauren Chen and Liam Donovan, … Read more...Read More
A thermal video recorded by a drone shows law enforcement officials rescuing a 3-year-old boy who went missing recently and disappeared in a 100-acre corn field at night in Alto, Wisconsin. In a press release by the Fond Du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement officials wrote, “Our Deputies responded to a call of a … Read more...Read More
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided the home of New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban on Wednesday. Three other homes of Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s aides were also raided this week. Sources told Spectrum News that the homes of New York City Commissioner Edward Caban and Tim Pearson, a top … Read more...Read More
A man was arrested after he was accused of “randomly shooting” and killing 81 animals in a three-hour span, California deputies say. Multiple 911 calls about shots being fired came into the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, deputies said in a Facebook post. When deputies arrived and they heard “shots continuing to be fired,” prompting them … Read more...Read More
The U.S., Qatar and Egypt will present a new cease-fire proposal to Israel and Hamas in the coming days, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday, as the Biden administration struggles to find a way to end the war in the Gaza Strip. The top U.S. diplomat said that 90% of the cease-fire deal had been agreed upon and that the remaining issues were Israeli control of the Philadelphi … Read more...Read More
Another EEE case has been reported in the Bay State, raising the risk levels in several communities as health officials remind people to keep using bug spray and reschedule outdoor evening events. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Thursday announced an additional human case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and one more human case of West … Read more...Read More
In their ongoing quest to lower prescription drug prices, some states are forcing drugmakers to continue to sell cheaper medications to thousands of pharmacies through a federal drug-discount program. Under the 32-year-old 340B program, pharmaceutical companies that participate in Medicaid must sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to clinics, community health centers and hospitals that primarily serve … Read more...Read More
Cargill is buying feed mills in Denver and Kansas City to expand its animal nutrition business across central and western states. The Minnetonka-based agribusiness paid an undisclosed sum to Compana Pet Brands for the plants, which make food for animals large and small. Mariano Berdegue, senior vice president for Cargill’s animal nutrition and health Americas … Read more...Read More
Elton John — he of the bedazzled spectacles and dazzling spectaculars — has been “quietly” spending his summer recovering from a “severe eye infection” that has affected his vision. The “Crocodile Rock” and “Bennie and the Jets” singer shared the health update Tuesday, explaining his subdued presence on social media over the past few months. … Read more...Read More
A chemical plant fire triggered an evacuation in Akron, Ohio, on Thursday as hazardous materials including propane, methanol and xylene went up in flames. While officials were initially concerned that the massive fire could cause an explosion, residents were told they could return to their homes by Thursday evening, according to News 5 Cleveland. Roughly … Read more...Read More
A Valley fever outbreak has been reported following an outdoor music festival that took place near Bakersfield, California, at the end of May. In a press release by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California officials warned that multiple people who attended the outdoor music festival, Lightning in a Bottle, have contracted Valley fever, … Read more...Read More
A marketing firm that provides services for Facebook, Google, and Amazon has admitted that it uses smartphone microphones to spy on American users’ conversations and customize advertisement choices. According to 404 Media, Cox Media Group (CMG), which is an American television and radio news conglomerate, recently admitted in a pitch deck to investors that it … Read more...Read More
Hunter Biden offered to plead guilty to federal tax evasion charges as jury selection was scheduled to begin in Los Angeles on Thursday. The president’s son’s offer was met with surprise and opposition by federal prosecutor Leo Wise. On Thursday, Abbe Lowell, Hunter Biden’s attorney, indicated that the president’s son intends to change his plea … Read more...Read More
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that the agency received tips last year regarding the 14-year-old suspect who shot and killed two teachers and two students at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday. According to Fox News, law enforcement authorities arrested 14-year-old Colt Gray on Wednesday after four people were killed … Read more...Read More
Amazon has claimed that viral videos of its virtual assistant, Alexa, appearing to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump were the result of “an error” with the virtual assistant, not election interference. Following significant backlash due to Amazon Alexa’s apparent bias in favor of Harris over Trump, an Amazon spokesperson told Variety, … Read more...Read More
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) star Conor McGregor teased a presidential run on Thursday, describing on X what he will do if he is elected president of Ireland in 2025. This is breaking news that will be updated as more information becomes available. Keep reading below. “As President I hold the power to summon the Dáil … Read more...Read More
Hvaldimir, the white beluga whale dubbed the “Russian spy whale” that was found dead over the weekend off Norway, was most likely shot, animal-rights groups said Wednesday, calling for an immediate investigation. One Whale and NOAH, two groups that had been monitoring the whale’s movements for the past five years, said they had filed a police report “based on compelling evidence that … Read more...Read More
An 18-year-old soldier was reunited with his biological father at a training installment in Missouri, U.S. Army officials said. Pfc. Brayden Sumare arrived at Fort Leonard Wood in July to complete his initial entry training when he said he noticed something “oddly familiar” about his bay leader whom everyone called “Pops,” according to an Aug. 28 news release from the Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office. Sumare … Read more...Read More
The man accused of stealing David Smith’s $3.1 million private jet said in court Tuesday that airport security had let him into the area where the plane’s pilot found him. Joseph Goldman, 43, boarded the plane Friday at Martin State Airport in Middle River and turned its engine on, police wrote in charging documents. He is charged with felony theft … Read more...Read More
Venezuelan opposition deputy and former political prisoner Gilber Caro was arrested on Monday by Miami police after fleeing the scene of a fatal car accident in which he was involved. Caro, a member of former opposition leader Juan Guaido’s party, Voluntad Popular, is being held at Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. He was detained after … Read more...Read More
Elle Macpherson reveals in her upcoming memoir that she was diagnosed with breast cancer seven years ago and is now in “clinical remission” after opting out of a traditional treatment path for the disease. In “Elle: Life, Lessons, and Learning to Trust Yourself,” the Australian supermodel known as “the Body” said she had a lumpectomy … Read more...Read More
George Goehring, composer of “Lipstick on Your Collar, ” the 1959 pop song popularized by Connie Francis, died Aug. 15 at Amazing Grace Assisted Living in West Palm Beach, Florida. The former Montebello-area resident was 91. A cause of death was not available. A longtime Baltimore resident, he also composed the score to “Lady Audley’s … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. At least 51 people were killed and 219 were injured on September 3 in one of Russia’s deadliest attacks in a single strike since its all-out invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the country’s Defense Ministry said two … Read more...Read More
Danlee Mitchell would have earned acclaim if he only excelled as a first-rate orchestral percussionist, or as a consummate music educator, or as the leader of a pioneering ensemble that blazed new paths in 20th-century music. That ensemble inspired everyone from Paul Simon and “Saturday Night Live” sketch-music producer Hal Willner to such notable composers … Read more...Read More
A viral video shows a supporter of former President Donald Trump being charged at by a man described online as a “white dude for Kamala.” In a video on X, formerly Twitter, YouTuber Adam Francisco, who is a former Democrat and current Trump supporter, can be seen talking with a man about why the former … Read more...Read More
Patric Boone doesn’t think Boeing can change. Boone, a machinist who works in Boeing’s Everett, Washington, delivery center on its KC-46 military tanker, joined the company in 2010. He liked its generous retirement benefits, one of the few companies to offer a pension at the time. He was surprised by the well-oiled machine he walked … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Sixteen Myanmar nationals are missing and several drowned after a boat capsized on the Mekong River between Myanmar, Thailand and Laos, witnesses told Radio Free Asia on Tuesday. The boat was carrying as many as 50 undocumented migrant workers traveling from … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The Philippine military said Tuesday that it had monitored more than 200 Chinese vessels in several areas within Manila’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea during the past week alone – the highest number recorded this year. According to Filipino officials, … Read more...Read More
A Ugandan athlete who recently competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics was hospitalized this week in critical condition after her boyfriend attacked her and set her on fire, according to police. According to CBS News, police said that Rebecca Cheptegei, who finished in 44th place as a distance runner at the 2024 Paris Olympics, sustained … Read more...Read More
A mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, left at least four people dead and others injured on Wednesday, local law enforcement said. The suspect is in custody. This is breaking news that will be updated as more information becomes available. Keep reading below. Video of the scene posted on X showed a … Read more...Read More
A mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, left at least two people dead and four injured on Wednesday, local law enforcement said. The suspect is in custody. This is breaking news that will be updated as more information becomes available. Keep reading below. Video of the scene posted on X showed a … Read more...Read More
A mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, left at least four people dead and 30 injured on Wednesday, local law enforcement said. The suspect is in custody. This is breaking news that will be updated as more information becomes available. Keep reading below. Video of the scene posted on X showed a … Read more...Read More
The United States Navy relieved USS John McCain Cmdr. Cameron Yaste from his position as commander of the U.S. Navy destroyer after the military branch was mocked on social media for sharing a picture of Yaste improperly holding a rifle with the scope mounted backward. In a Friday press release, the Navy announced, “The commanding … Read more...Read More
The Democrat-controlled California legislature passed multiple bills last week intended to ban “deepfakes,” require social media companies to block “deceptive content” during elections in the state, and regulate artificial intelligence. According to The Post Millennial, one of the laws the California legislature passed before the August 31 deadline is the “Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception … Read more...Read More
A military family’s dog got lost in Colorado — right before they had to pack up and move across the country. But luckily he was left behind in a “compassionate and pet-loving community” of volunteers who worked tirelessly to reunite him with his family, the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region said on Facebook. The hard work paid off. The … Read more...Read More
The latest clashes in the tense South China Sea feature China’s coast guard wielding knives and an axe, firing water cannons and ramming Philippine vessels. The hostilities between China and the Philippines continue to draw global attention though other Asian countries also stake claims on the resource-rich seas. A new flashpoint has opened between the two nations recently — the Sabina … Read more...Read More
Cook County prosecutors have charged one person with murder after four people were shot to death Monday on a train at the Forest Park Blue Line station, an early morning attack that ranks among the worst acts of violence in memory on the CTA system. According to Forest Park police, Cook County prosecutors approved charges … Read more...Read More
A federal judge in Rockford ruled it unconstitutional for Illinois residents with concealed carry permits to be prohibited from carrying guns on public transportation, a decision with uncertain implications for a decade-old state law. The decision was a result of a 2022 lawsuit filed by four people who alleged the section of Illinois’ concealed carry … Read more...Read More
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sent letters to more than 5,000 retailers and distributors asking them to stop selling unauthorized flavored tobacco products in the state. Those products include flavored e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches that have not been authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “For decades now, everyone has known the … Read more...Read More
A “strange noise” was reported from the Boeing Starliner on Saturday by a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station. The Boeing Starliner is currently scheduled to return to Earth without a crew this month, leaving two NASA astronauts stranded on the International Space Station until Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft launches next February. … Read more...Read More
The former deputy chief of staff for Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) was arrested on Tuesday and charged with acting as a foreign agent for China. The U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of New York published a press release on Tuesday, explaining that law enforcement officials had arrested 40-year-old Linda Sun and her husband, 41-year-old Chris … Read more...Read More
The attorney general’s office of the Nicolás Maduro regime requested on Monday the arrest of Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González, accusing him of forging public documents, conspiring against the government and promoting public disobedience, among other charges. The request, published on Instagram, was introduced to the judge assigned to oversee the investigation of top … Read more...Read More
A South Georgia man died Tuesday, five days after he was bitten during a chase involving a police dog, officials said. A Georgia State Patrol K-9 bit Kevin Kennedy, 44, as he ran from a Georgia State Trooper during a chase on Aug. 22 in Colquitt County, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The … Read more...Read More
The Ukrainian government has suspended payments on about $700 million it owes to Cargill in tandem with a massive debt reorganization tied to its war with Russia. Cargill Financial Services International, the agribusiness giant’s trade financing arm, had loaned money to the Ukrainian government prior to the war. Earlier this week, the Ukrainian Cabinet of … Read more...Read More
Gary Coleman, known for his role as Arnold Jackson in the 1980s sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes,” lived for decades without any kidneys, a bombshell documentary reveals. The pint-sized actor — who died in 2010 at age 42 — became one of the biggest celebrities of his day, but had a troubled life since birth. He’s the subject of … Read more...Read More
Need to find your lost bag? Trying to locate your neighborhood mail thief? Apple’s AirTag can help you with both. Released in 2021, the $29 Apple AirTag was created to help users easily locate items through a Bluetooth signal. Some people are even using it to find their stolen property. In a recent case, a … Read more...Read More
A video released on Tuesday appears to show a guy in a dress attacking a supporter of former President Donald Trump while the Trump supporter was walking down the street. The Trump supporter, who was live streaming while walking down the street, has been identified as YouTuber “Scuffed Justin Carrey,” also known as “SJC.” In … Read more...Read More
Nearly 100 pages of the manifesto of the transgender shooter who killed three children and three staff members at Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, in March of 2023 were released on Tuesday. On Tuesday, Michael Patrick Leahy, editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, released 90 pages of “The Covenant Killer’s 2023 Journal,” which was written by … Read more...Read More
An audio recording from a 911 dispatch call on Monday night reveals that an armed group of 32 Venezuelan nationals reportedly took control of a Chicago apartment building. In the audio recording from Monday night’s incident, a 911 dispatcher can be heard saying, “Caller says 32 Venezuelans are trespassing the building, showing guns in the … Read more...Read More
Two U.S. Marines were ambushed and assaulted on Monday in Turkey by Turkish Youth Union members, leading to the arrest of 15 people by Turkish authorities. Fox News reported that Monday’s incident occurred in Izmir, which is located on the Aegean coast in Turkey. The outlet reported that the Izmir governor’s office identified the attackers … Read more...Read More
As Cesilia Perez Lopez harvested cherries on the outskirts of Gilroy early this summer, the temperature in the field crawled into the 90s. She and her co-workers desperately needed water. But a jug carrying their supply had spilled earlier that day, and when she asked the foreman to replace the water he was supposed to … Read more...Read More
Just days after reaching the remarkable milestone of 100 years, Bill DeCapite — a Cleveland native and World War II veteran — celebrated his centennial in grand fashion. He enjoyed a special outing to a Cleveland Guardians game, followed by a series of celebratory events with family and friends. DeCapite says he remains active, but was surprised by reaching … Read more...Read More
State Democrats have appealed rulings by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger that allow independent presidential candidate Cornel West and socialist candidate Claudia De la Cruz on ballots in the November election. The Friday appeal of Raffensperger’s final rulings says the Secretary of State misapplied state law by allowing them to appear on the ballot alongside Democrat Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump, Libertarian Chase Oliver and the Green Party’s Jill Stein. “A … Read more...Read More
The man who was arrested Friday after allegedly entering a plane at Martin State Airport faces two felony theft charges and two trespassing misdemeanors. The suspect, 43-year-old Joseph Goldman, of Baltimore, entered the Middle River airport illegally when he drove past security, according to Maryland State Police. Goldman then left his vehicle and allegedly entered an aircraft owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group chairman and Baltimore … Read more...Read More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he’s “not afraid” of a potential second Donald Trump presidency even as he said the turbulence around the U.S. election is hurting Kyiv’s effort on the battlefield. Days after Trump was wounded in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, world leaders are grappling with his presidential bid gaining fresh momentum. Zelenskyy, … Read more...Read More
A Georgia woman won’t go to prison after she was convicted of stealing more than $130,000 in Social Security benefits meant for her father, who died in 2006, federal prosecutors said. Her father’s retirement benefits went to her debit card, before and after his death, after she was made his payee by the Social Security Administration in … Read more...Read More
TLC put performing on hold this weekend, after singer Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins landed in the hospital after experiencing some unpleasant symptoms. The “Waterfalls” and “No Scrubs” duo, comprised of T-Boz and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas, was set to bring its hits to the Great New York State Fair Friday evening but called off its performance shortly … Read more...Read More
Both Mariah Carey’s mother, Patricia, and the singer’s sister, Alison, died over the weekend. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the singer said in a statement shared with the Daily News. “I feel … Read more...Read More
The People’s Liberation Army’s Southern Theater Command will conduct a joint live-fire drill on the Chinese side of the China-Myanmar border starting on Tuesday, a spokesperson said on Tuesday morning. The Theater Command spokesperson Tian Junli said in a news release that the command will deploy both ground and air forces for the exercise. The drill aims to test … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Korea has ordered all its students abroad to return home for ideological training – to reverse the outside influence the students have been exposed to while overseas, a North Korean escapee who resettled in South Korea told Radio Free Asia. … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Pacific leaders on Wednesday endorsed a sweeping regional policing initiative despite a warning from a bloc of Melanesian countries that it should not be used for geostrategic advantage by Australia and New Zealand. The Australian-backed Pacific Policing Initiative, or PPI, is … Read more...Read More
A lot of Midwesterners were recently left impressed, and momentarily wondering what the heck they just saw, after a blazing fireball violently and loudly broke apart overhead. The fireball, which was later determined to be an asteroid fragment, was first seen soaring across the Midwestern sky at about 6:13 a.m. Friday, NASA said in a … Read more...Read More
The potentially fatal “sloth fever,” spread by small fly and mosquito bites, has made its way to New York state. It’s not clear when or where the state’s sole 2024 sloth fever diagnosis occurred. The illness caused by the Oropouche virus can lead to fever, severe headaches, chills, joint stiffness and muscle pain, according to the … Read more...Read More
A Cape Cod gun store owner is in the process of kicking off a mad dash to collect tens of thousands of signatures by early October to suspend the enforcement of a new, wide-ranging gun law in Massachusetts while an effort to repeal the measure moves forward. Opponents of the law, which Gov. Maura Healey signed … Read more...Read More
Environmental advocates (and a giant inflatable sea turtle) joined the two lawmakers behind a pair of bills to ban plastic bags at grocery stores in a rally Tuesday to urge their approval and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. Plastic waste in California has only increased in the years since lawmakers approved — and voters opted to … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a 240mm multiple rocket launcher with a new guidance system, a weapon capable of striking the South Korean capital with what the North’s state media said was new destructive power. Separately, … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Under cover of darkness, the 15 North Koreans – 13 women and two children – approached the river, where they expected to catch a speedboat out of China to Laos, bringing them one step closer to freedom. They had traveled more … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet crashed while repelling a missile and drone strike by the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine. The General Staff said in a Facebook post … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The world’s largest uranium producer is another step closer to building a nuclear power plant. Last week, the Kazakh capital, Astana, hosted the last of 20 public hearings staged around the country ahead of a national referendum in the fall … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The Taliban has attempted to police the public appearances and behavior of millions of Afghans, especially women, since seizing power in 2021. But the enforcement of the extremist group’s rules governing morality, including its strict Islamic dress code and gender … Read more...Read More
General Motors Co. and Samsung SDI this week finalized a battery joint venture agreement that the companies announced in 2023, with the companies’ plant in Indiana to open in 2027, a year later than originally planned. GM and the South Korean battery supplier last year said they would build a multibillion-dollar battery cell manufacturing plant. … Read more...Read More
The Ministry of Defense directorate of defense research and development (DDR&D) is preparing a tender worth hundreds of millions of shekels to be issued in the coming weeks for the procurement of 20,000 drones that are made in Israel, a source close to the matter has told “Globes.” The companies that win the tender will provide … Read more...Read More
Carlos Aranda was visibly nervous. Some of it was the assembled news media — camera crews and reporters crammed inside a conference room at the Hampton Inn just off Highway 99 to see what was promised to be a heartfelt reunion. But mostly, it was the anticipation of seeing Don again. “He was my first dog,” says Aranda, a Master at … Read more...Read More
The Republican National Committee and the Michigan Republican Party have launched a lawsuit that contends officials in Detroit, a Democratic stronghold, are failing to appoint enough GOP election workers to comply with state law. The Republican lawsuit asked a judge to issue an order specifically requiring Detroit, Michigan’s largest city, to treat nominees for the … Read more...Read More
Uber Technologies Inc. was hit by a record €290 million ($324 million) fine by the Dutch privacy watchdog for failing to abide by European protection standards when it shipped swathes of sensitive data about its drivers to the U.S. The Dutch Data Protection Authority said Uber was collecting information of drivers from Europe, such as taxi licenses, location data, and in … Read more...Read More
Despite suspending his presidential campaign, third-party candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on North Carolina’s ballot in November, the State Board of Elections decided on Thursday. The board’s Democratic majority agreed that it would be impractical to remove Kennedy’s name now, given that over half of the state’s counties have begun printing absentee ballots, … Read more...Read More
A watchdog report released Thursday found the FBI fell short in responding to tips of hands-on sex offenses against kids, even though the bureau took corrective measures following the Larry Nassar scandal. The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General did the review to follow up on a 2021 report that concluded the agency had mishandled sexual abuse allegations against Nassar, … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. French President Emmanuel Macron began a landmark state visit to Serbia on August 29 with the signing of an agreement on the purchase of 12 Rafale multipurpose fighter jets, which he said represented a shift toward Europe. Shortly after Macron … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. What do an Iranian aid worker, a labor activist, a political campaigner, and a protester have in common? All four are women who have been charged in Iran with armed rebellion against the state — which carries the death sentence … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The boy in the photo looks serious, pious and so very young. Muhammad often stares at this snapshot of his kid brother, Farhad. It’s one of the few pictures he has of the 13-year-old, who has been missing for months. In … Read more...Read More
A man attempted to charge the stage while former President Donald Trump was speaking during a campaign rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Friday. The man’s aggressive act comes just weeks after Trump was shot in the head by an attempted assassin in Butler, Pennsylvania. This is breaking news that will be updated as more information … Read more...Read More
Spanish actor Julián Ortega, known for his role on Netflix’s “Elite,” has died at the age of 41. The Madrid native reportedly suffered cardiorespiratory arrest at around 5:30 p.m. Sunday when he collapsed on a Spanish beach, according to The Sun and expat newspaper The Olive Press. The incident reportedly occurred in front of the La Calima bar … Read more...Read More
Law enforcement officials confirmed on Thursday that a Savannah Police Department officer suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident while supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’ motorcade on Wednesday. In a Thursday press release, the Savannah Police Department said that Savannah Police Corporal David Bates was injured while riding a motorcycle as part of Harris’ motorcade … Read more...Read More
Over 62,000 residents in Washington, D.C., will be having their medical debt erased after the city partnered with Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization, to cancel $42 million in unpaid medical bills. According to a Friday press release, the medical debt cancellation comes after the nonprofit organization Tzedek “recommended and catalyzed” a “public dollars investment” … Read more...Read More
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned that parenting can be harmful for the mental health of parents due to the amount of stress involved in raising children. Murthy’s warning came in an advisory published by the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday. “Parents have a profound impact on the health … Read more...Read More
Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), blamed his stolen valor controversy over “bad grammar” during an interview on Thursday. Walz has faced significant backlash over the past few weeks for falsely claiming that he retired from the U.S. Army National Guard as a command sergeant major, even though the National … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Australia said it planned to hold its largest-ever military exercise with Indonesia in November, the first under a new defense pact the two neighbors signed on Thursday, signaling deepening ties in a region fraught with geopolitical tensions. Their defense ministers signed … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A Chinese military leader and U.S. President Joe Biden’s security adviser agreed on Thursday to theater-level contact between their militaries, the U.S. said, even as China warned that Taiwan independence “is incompatible with peace” and an “insurmountable red line” in relations. … Read more...Read More
Aug. 30—The hockey world woke up to tragedy Friday, as the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, have both died. Johnny was 31 years old, and Matthew was 29. They were slated to celebrate their sister’s wedding on Friday. The brothers, who grew up in Salem County, were … Read more...Read More
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recently revealed that it helped prevent a terror attack intended to kill “tens of thousands of people” earlier this month at a Taylor Swift “Eras Tour” concert in Vienna. According to Time, CIA Deputy Director David S. Cohen revealed new details concerning the terror plot during this week’s National Security Summit … Read more...Read More
Two people were killed and a third was injured in an accident involving a Delta airplane at a maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the airline told news outlets. It happened just after 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at a Delta TechOps hangar, Delta said. The facility handles maintenance, repairs and overhaul services … Read more...Read More
A recent audit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General revealed “significant issues” with the FBI’s handling of child sex abuse cases and that only 17% of the cases that involved mandatory reporting requirements were “fully documented.” According to the audit, the Department of Justice’s … Read more...Read More
An internal review board at the National Institutes of Health has decided to shut down a long-term study of Havana Syndrome patients that found no signs of brain injuries, after several participants complained of mishandled medical data, bias and pressures to join the research. A spokeswoman for NIH said the internal review found that “informed consent” policies to join … Read more...Read More
The Chicago Transit Authority has begun testing technology that uses artificial intelligence to identify guns in its “L” stations. The technology, from company ZeroEyes, automatically detects guns that have been brandished. Images are sent to a ZeroEyes operations center where they are reviewed by staffers who determine what the object is, then alert relevant authorities … Read more...Read More
Six new deaths are now linked to a multistate listeria outbreak traced to Boar’s Head deli meat, as new records released by the Food Safety and Inspection Service show the agency found nearly 70 instances of “noncompliances” at the company’s plant in Virginia over the past year. The six new fatal cases of Listeria monocytogenes infections, or listeriosis, include one person … Read more...Read More
A World War II ship stationed along the North Shore began attracting visitors Thursday, a day ahead of formal tours. Lynn Baer, 63, came from Moon to see a piece of history — LST 325 — a landing ship tank that ferried soldiers and equipment into combat. Standing on the grass in front of the … Read more...Read More
Over 20 illegal immigrants tried boarding school buses in southern California this week, prompting school officials to warn parents to ensure the safety of their children while boarding school buses. Fox 5 San Diego reported that two school bus routes in the Jamul-Dulzura Union School District were interrupted by groups of illegal immigrants on Tuesday and … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had to intervene to allow former President Donald Trump to attend Monday’s event with Gold Star families at Arlington National Cemetery for the third anniversary of the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal that led to the death of 13 U.S. service members. A family told The Daily … Read more...Read More
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on Wednesday that the agency had a “clear idea” of would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks’ mindset but had still not determined a “definitive motive” behind the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to Politico, Kevin Rojek, the … Read more...Read More
In 2015, a Robeson County, North Carolina, poultry farmer filed a federal whistleblower complaint alleging that Perdue Farms retaliated against him after he publicly said Perdue sent him sick birds that the company refused to help treat. Some were deformed, he said. Others were forced to grow so fast that the tired and heavy birds spent most of their time … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Freedom of expression campaigners PEN America are calling on a senior U.S. diplomat to push for the release of political prisoners during her visit to Vietnam. Undersecretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is due in Hanoi this … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. China’s promotion of tourism in the far-western region of Xinjiang, where Beijing has sought to hide its persecution of the 11 million Uyghurs who live there, has parallels to the Nazis’ practice of “genocide tourism,” a Swedish anthropologist and former diplomat … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The Russian Foreign Ministry said on August 28 that it had added 92 people, most of whom are U.S. citizens, including journalists from The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and The New York Times, to its sanctions list. The ministry said … Read more...Read More
Authorities have warned that Tren de Aragua, a gang of illegal immigrants from Venezuela, has reportedly taken control of parts of Aurora, Colorado. On Wednesday, Raws Alerts shared a video of the gang allegedly taking control of an apartment complex in Aurora, which is a suburb of Denver. Raws Alerts tweeted, “An armed gang of … Read more...Read More
Country musician Scotty McCreery halted his concert at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo over the weekend to address an alleged assault in the audience. In a video posted to Facebook, McCreery played just a few notes of the song “It Matters To Her” before he stopped the Aug. 24 show to call out a … Read more...Read More
The Boston FBI SWAT team arrested former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell and charged him with allegedly killing Sandra Birchmore, a woman he is accused of having sex with since she was a minor. “FBI Boston’s SWAT Team has arrested former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell for allegedly killing Sandra Birchmore. We took him into … Read more...Read More
Two foreign nationals have been charged with making hoax bomb threats and false emergency reports targeting dozens of American citizens, including state and federal officials in Georgia and around the nation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia has charged Thomasz Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia, with one count of conspiracy, 29 counts of making threats and submitting … Read more...Read More
A school bus was involved in a crash Wednesday morning that left several children with minor injuries, officials said. DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department got the call about the crash around 8:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of River Road, near County Line-Ellenwood Library, according to Capt. Jaeson Daniels. An oncoming vehicle was also involved in the crash. Roughly 19 of … Read more...Read More
An Oklahoma high school student was recently banned from flying the American flag on his truck while on school grounds, prompting an outpouring of support for the student from the local community and significant backlash against the school. According to KOCO, officials at Oklahoma’s Edmond North High School told Caleb Horst, a high school senior, … Read more...Read More
Vayu Robotics recently announced the deployment of 2,500 delivery robots that are equipped with technology specifically designed to solve problems that have traditionally limited the effectiveness of other delivery robots. In a recent press release, Vayu Robotics unveiled “The One” delivery robot as the future of the e-commerce delivery industry and announced it had secured … Read more...Read More
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by the Biden-Harris administration, filed a superseding indictment against former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, charging him with the same four counts Trump was previously charged with over his alleged role in the Capitol Hill protest on January 6, 2021. The Post Millennial reported that a grand jury in … Read more...Read More
U.S. Army Private Travis King, who was held in custody by North Korean officials last year after crossing the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea from South Korea, is expected to plead guilty to five charges by the Army, including desertion. A statement released on Monday by Franklin Rosenblatt, King’s attorney, said, “U.S. Army Private Travis … Read more...Read More
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently announced a record catch during its annual sturgeon survey. The agency reported that a crew caught a 125-pound sturgeon that was over six feet in length. Last week, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources posted on Facebook that the agency’s fisheries staff were conducting their annual sturgeon survey … Read more...Read More
In their native village in southern Mexico, people once lived a tranquil existence. The 30 or so families planted coffee, corn and beans, while some kept chickens and a few cows. “We were never afraid of anything,” said Melina Martínez, 28. “We could come home at night, at 1 o’clock in the morning. It was … Read more...Read More
Almost nobody outside of the Kentucky Department of Corrections has heard about how several hundred prison inmates hacked their state-issued, for-profit computer tablets to create more than $1 million that didn’t really exist. The “dollars” were used for the purchase of expensive email and video visits with their loved ones, as well as games, music and movies. By the … Read more...Read More
Fresh waves of job cuts have surfaced at Cisco Systems, which will chop dozens more workers in San Jose as tech companies slash hundreds of positions in the latest round of staffing reductions. Cisco Systems has decided to eliminate another 53 jobs in the South Bay, according to an official WARN notice the legendary tech … Read more...Read More
Rob “The Rabbit” Pitts, the star of Netflix series “Tex Mex Motors” died Sunday. He was 45. The cause of death was complications from stomach cancer. Pitts, a native of Greenville, South Carolina, said goodbye to his fans in a YouTube video titled “This Is Goodbye (RIP 7/27/79 – 8/25/24).” “Don’t be sad for me,” … Read more...Read More
A new video shows former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) admitting that she and other Democrat leaders “totally failed” to protect the U.S. Capitol by not calling in the U.S. National Guard prior to the Capitol Hill protest on January 6, 2021. Just the News reported that the new footage from January 6 was turned … Read more...Read More
An investment arm of the Mormon church applied today to annex 52,450 acres of ranchland to the city of Orlando, Florida, a massive addition that would increase the physical size of the city by nearly 60 percent. The land-owning entity, known as Farmland Reserve, says it has no immediate plans to develop the land, which will … Read more...Read More
Meta CEO and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg admitted on Monday that the social media company was pressured by the Biden-Harris administration to censor Americans. Zuckerberg acknowledged that Facebook censored Americans and suppressed the Hunter Biden laptop story during the 2020 election. On Monday, the House Judiciary GOP shared a letter Zuckerberg wrote to Judiciary Committee … Read more...Read More
Israeli security forces have rescued a male hostage who was abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 and taken to Gaza. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a 52-year-old Muslim Israeli from the Bedouin town of Rahat, was freed in a “complex” special forces operation in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet — the country’s internal intelligence agency — said in a … Read more...Read More
An early-morning crash on Interstate 25 sent a car off the road into the South Platte River, police said. Just before 6 a.m., the Denver Fire and Police departments responded to a two-vehicle crash on southbound I-25, north of Alameda Avenue, officials said. One car landed in the South Platte River and the driver — an unidentified woman — was able to pull herself out of … Read more...Read More
George Gruner, a former executive editor of The Fresno Bee and senior member of a group of Bee journalists that went to jail rather than reveal their sources for a public service news story, died Sunday evening at a Fresno hospital. He was 99. A U.S. Army veteran during World War II, Mr. Gruner devoted 44 years to journalism including 33 … Read more...Read More
Military officials announced last week that Alaska’s Air National Guard will be indefinitely exempt from staffing changes that local leaders said would have devastated the force’s core operations. “It’s a big win for Alaska,” said Sen. Dan Sullivan in an interview Monday. For months, all three members of Alaska’s congressional delegation have been aggressively lobbying the National Guard Bureau to postpone or scrap an initiative … Read more...Read More
A Bay Area man has been charged with robbing eight stores around the East Bay, and with possessing the purple pistol that prosecutors say helped them connect the dots between the crimes. Jaray Washington, 43, was charged with eight counts of robbery, one count of using a firearm in a crime of violence, and one … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump pledged to created a Space National Guard if he is elected in November to another term in the White House during a recent event in Michigan. Trump announced that the Space National Guard would serve as the primary combat reserve for the U.S. Space Force, which was established during his first … Read more...Read More
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) announced on Monday that the state has removed over one million voters from the state’s voter rolls in an effort to preserve the integrity of elections and take action against illegal voting. The individuals removed include non-citizens, deceased voters, and criminals with felony convictions. In a Monday press release, Abbott said, … Read more...Read More
Over a thousand students were impacted as two schools in Alabama and Tennessee were recently forced to temporarily close due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to The Daily Mail, two school facilities were closed in Alabama and Tennessee, forcing students and staff members to temporarily transition to remote learning. Officials reported that a … Read more...Read More
Early one morning last fall, at around 1 a.m., a Kia Optima rammed into the front entrance of Chaparral Coin & Gun in Murrieta. Hooded and masked burglars emerged, jumping over the counter and filling backpacks on their chests before making their getaway in a second vehicle, leaving the stolen Kia smashed into the building. … Read more...Read More
Real estate developer Sergio Pino, one of the country’s largest Hispanic residential builders, died by suicide Tuesday morning after FBI agents arrived at his Cocoplum home amid what the bureau called a “murder for hire” investigation related to threats made against his estranged wife, Tatiana Pino. It was a startling end for a prominent businessman … Read more...Read More
Country crooner Ingrid Andress apologized to fans for her uneven national anthem at Monday night’s Major League Baseball Home Run Derby in a social media post promising she’ll seek treatment for an alcohol problem. “I’m not gonna bulls– ya’ll, I was drunk last night,” the 32-year-old singer confessed on Tuesday. “I’m checking myself into a … Read more...Read More
Democratic lawmakers in California may pass legislation this week to make California the first state to allow illegal immigrants to be eligible for up to $150,000 in state-supported home loans. According to Politico, California’s Democratic supermajority is expected to pass the legislation this week, which would make illegal immigrants eligible for the “California Dream for … Read more...Read More
A federal judge in Kansas recently ruled that a ban on the possession of a machine gun was unconstitutional. The judge dismissed charges against an American gun owner who had been charged with two counts of illegally owning a machine gun. According to The Daily Caller, Judge John Broomes, who was appointed to the U.S. … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. An anti junta group in Myanmar’s Mandalay region is continuing to make gains in a key township following the collapse of a truce between insurgent armies and the military who seized power in a 2021 coup. The Mandalay People’s Defense Force, … Read more...Read More
Virginia lawmakers on Thursday quickly and unanimously passed a full repeal of changes to a popular military family tuition waiver program, concluding a chaotic and sometimes-heated battle in the General Assembly. The legislation, which Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed Thursday afternoon, fully repeals all changes made to the military tuition program this year through the budget, and … Read more...Read More
An East Bay man was sentenced to three years in federal prison and a three-year supervised release term for robbing a federal informant who was investigating him for suspected gun trafficking. Jose Garcia-Lopez, 22, of Oakland, was sentenced last month by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar, after pleading guilty to a robbery charge. According to prosecutors, the robbery occurred … Read more...Read More
President Joe Biden defended his decision to allow Ukraine to launch U.S.-provided weapons against military targets within Russia, characterizing it as limited in scope amid worries it could spark a wider war. Biden, in an interview aired on ABC’s Good Morning America, was asked if Ukraine was already using American weapons inside Russia, but he … Read more...Read More
Sidney Eudy, a professional wrestler known for famously feuding with a number of stars across different promotions in the 1980s and 1990s, has died. He was 63. The grappler’s son, Gunnar Eudy, announced his father’s death in a Facebook post Monday. The cause of death was complications from cancer, which he was diagnosed with “several … Read more...Read More
Four people were found dead at a north Georgia park after reports of gunfire, deputies said. Now, a 16-year-old is charged with four counts of felony murder in Saturday’s incident, WSB-TV and WAGA reported, citing the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office. The teen, who wasn’t publicly identified, is accused of shooting and killing four people Saturday … Read more...Read More
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder of the Telegram social media platform, was arrested on Saturday by French authorities after flying from Azerbaijan to France’s Le Bourget Airport. Authorities arrested Durov immediately after his private plane landed in France due to a search warrant that had been previously issued against the Russia-born billionaire. The search warrant … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump attended a wreath-laying ceremony on Monday for the third anniversary of the suicide bombing at the Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed 13 U.S. service members during the Biden-Harris administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. Neither President Joe Biden nor Vice President Kamala Harris attended the event. According to … Read more...Read More
Ukraine’s troops withdrew from the village of Prohres in the Donetsk region as they faced a risk of being trapped by Russian forces, the DeepState map service said. Separately, the Ukrainian General Staff said Kremlin troops had intensified combat assaults in the Kharkiv region. The latest push by Russia came near the settlement of Hlyboke, … Read more...Read More
Bernice Johnson Reagon, the civil rights activist and singer behind vocal groups like the Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died. She was 81. Reagon’s daughter, the musician Toshi Reagon, announced the death in a public Facebook post. The Georgia-born Reagon was born into a tradition of faith-driven activism. The daughter of … Read more...Read More
The lawyer representing captured drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada rebutted claims that his client had been tricked into boarding an aircraft bound for the United States, where he was arrested Thursday, alleging he was “forcibly kidnapped” by a son of the infamous Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera. Zambada, 76, was taken into custody after … Read more...Read More
Candice Knight typically takes the Camden Loop to work and back, but sometimes has used it up to four times a day, she says. As someone who doesn’t drive, the ride-share service has been reliable, and she hopes it will continue. “It’s just really a good program and I enjoy using it all the time, because I utilize … Read more...Read More
Matt Wissel grows vegetables and melons on about 80 acres in Nampa, just as his father and grandfather did. He runs his family’s farm, Wissel Farms, with his wife, Benita. He’s watched as acre after acre of farmland has given way to houses. If residential developments and big-box stores keep taking over farmland in Canyon County, Wissel says, there … Read more...Read More
The Biden-Harris administration appeared to threaten anyone who might contest the upcoming November election results with prosecution and potential jail time similar to the January 6 defendants during a recent press conference by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. During a press conference on Friday, Garland was asked whether he shared the concerns of prosecutors and … Read more...Read More
Veteran and former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a Democrat-turned Independent, endorsed former President Donald Trump on Monday, vowing to do “all [she] can to send President Trump back to the White House.” This is breaking news that will be updated as more information becomes available. Keep reading below. While addressing the National Guard Association alongside Trump, … Read more...Read More
Under the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. Secret Service has removed Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s protection after the 2024 independent candidate suspended his independent campaign and endorsed former President Donald Trump on Friday. On Sunday, Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service, told The Daily Caller, “Mr. Kennedy is no longer a protectee of … Read more...Read More
NASA announced on Saturday that the two astronauts who have been stranded in space for months at the International Space Station will not return until Elon Musk’s SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft launches next February. The decision comes amid growing concerns over Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. According to a NASA press release, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson announced … Read more...Read More
Music star Sid Wilson, who is the turntablist for the heavy metal band Slipknot, was hospitalized on Friday with “serious burns” after he was burnt in an “explosion” at his farm. The New York Post reported that the 47-year-old musician was hospitalized due to a bonfire accident on his farm on Friday. In an Instagram video recorded at … Read more...Read More
Aug. 21—SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN)-There is no need for panic buying, especially masks, as mpox is not spread through droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes, said infectious disease experts. This was after the World Health Organisation (WHO) regional director for Europe, Dr Hans Kluge, said at a media briefing on Aug 20 … Read more...Read More
Aug. 26—Just off the main road on Great Diamond Island, on a small hill above the rest of the old Fort McKinley, sits an abandoned military hospital. The once-bustling building has been vacant since the Army cleared out in 1947. Many of the windows are boarded up, while others are open, the glass entirely gone. … Read more...Read More
Israel and Hamas blamed each other for impeding a cease-fire and hostage deal as the top U.S. diplomat arrived in Tel Aviv to press for an agreement. Mediators say the current round of negotiations have brought the two sides closest to an official pause in fighting in months. But objections from both sides on Sunday raised the chances of … Read more...Read More
A 53-year-old Canadian woman was found alive and uninjured after she went missing on a backcountry spiritual “quest” in the San Juan Mountains where participants were told to fast and not bring phones or other electronics. Search and rescue crews began looking for the woman Thursday afternoon after the group she was with reported she … Read more...Read More
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Arizona may require proof of citizenship when registering new voters for future elections. But the court refused a GOP request to block voting in November by more than 40,000 people who had already registered without providing such proof. The court issued a one-paragraph order and did not explain its … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Dozens of Ukrainian refugees, many of whom are children, spent the night sleeping on the street in Hungary after a government-approved legal change revoked their access to state-subsidized accommodation. The refugees were evicted due to a decree signed by nationalist Prime Minister … Read more...Read More
A pit bull owner accused of beating a pizzeria manager into critical condition stomped repeatedly on the unconscious victim’s head — an assault so brutal a Manhattan Criminal Court judge said prosecutors would have been justified asking that the suspect be held without bail. Tyshaun Watson allegedly put 47-year-old Zakaria El Sherief in a chokehold and then stomped … Read more...Read More
An address book from the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was up for auction in Cecil County on Friday at an estimated value between $75,000 and $100,000. The book was passed upon, according to Alexander Historical Auctions, meaning there were no bids or bidding did not reach the lowest accepted selling price. … Read more...Read More
The Georgia Department of Corrections is seeing its deadliest year ever, with 156 deaths, including at least 24 homicides, during the first six months of 2024. Mortality data obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows total deaths inside state correctional facilities from all causes have been rising since 2020. The number of such deaths in the first half of … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The arrest of a prominent Chinese pro-democracy activist on spy charges has shaken a community of dissidents already alarmed by the specter of infiltration from Beijing. Yuanjun Tang, who was part of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 but is now … Read more...Read More
Fisker Inc. has received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission, indicating the bankrupt Southern California electric vehicle maker could be under investigation by Wall Street’s top cop, according to a court filing. SEC subpoenas, which typically seek either records or testimony, are confidential, but a mention of the agency’s demand for information was … Read more...Read More
Singer and songwriter Jack Russell, who scored hard-rock hits in the 1980s with his band Great White and who survived a Rhode Island nightclub fire in 2003 that killed 100 people, has died. He was 63. His death at his home in Southern California was announced Thursday in a statement on Instagram, which said he “passed peacefully” … Read more...Read More
A Ypsilanti woman has been sentenced to 22 to 40 years in prison for the fatal shooting of another woman during a baby shower in Detroit. Shawanda Woods, 44, shot and killed Phebian Williams on Oct. 15 after an argument escalated, according to Wayne County prosecutors. Woods pulled out a gun and shot Williams in the neck, and … Read more...Read More
Australian actor Simon Baker, best known for his leading role in CBS’ hit series “The Mentalist,” is facing drunk-driving charges in Australia. Australian media reported the actor, 55, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, and attempting to drive under the influence of alcohol. Further details were unavailable. After “The Mentalist” was canceled … Read more...Read More
A Lewiston Commission to investigate the deadliest shooting in Maine’s history nearly a year ago released their final findings Tuesday, stating there were several opportunities by the Army Reserve, law enforcement and others to change the tragic events that day. On Oct. 25, 2023, a gunman killed 18 people and injured 13 others in a local Lewiston … Read more...Read More
A number of Ukraine’s NATO allies are falling short on pledges to accelerate deliveries of air-defense systems and other military equipment to fend off Russia’s offensive, according to people familiar with the matter. Several North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies have yet to follow through with commitments they reaffirmed at the alliance’s summit in Washington last month, the people said on condition … Read more...Read More
BeatKing, the Houston rapper also known as Club Godzilla, has died. He was 39. The recording artist died Thursday in a Houston hospital, his manager Tasha Felder confirmed to The Times on Friday. Felder initially announced BeatKing’s death Thursday in an Instagram post, writing, “Today, August 15, 2024 we have lost @Clubgodzilla. BeatKing has been the best … Read more...Read More
A new Georgia election rule approved Monday creates additional steps before results can be certified, including a requirement to verify vote counts prior to the deadline for overseas and military ballots. The State Election Board voted 3-2 to finalize the rule, which was supported by three Republican board members whom Donald Trump praised during a recent Atlanta rally. Opponents of the rule said it could … Read more...Read More
Former Republican Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to 23 counts of a superseding federal indictment on Monday, putting an end to the notorious fabulist’s legal battles. The plea deal, which came three weeks before his trial was set to begin in Central Islip Federal Court, involved charges of wire fraud, money laundering, aggravated identity theft and making false … Read more...Read More
U.S. House Republicans have launched a probe into Gov. Tim Walz’s longtime ties to China, as his past working with the country that has had a shaky relationship with the U.S. has come into focus now that he’s Kamala Harris’ vice president pick. Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., who chairs the House Oversight Committee, called on … Read more...Read More
Taylor Swift shared a “magical” evening with two girls involved in the deadly stabbings that took place at a Taylor Swift themed dance yoga class in Southport, England. Swift invited the children on the London stop of her “Eras Tour” and spent time with the pair backstage after the show. Photos of the sweet moment … Read more...Read More
Hamas said it was “keen” on reaching a cease-fire agreement with Israel, denying what it said were U.S. claims it is stalling negotiations to end the devastating conflict in Gaza. The Iran-backed Palestinian militant group on Tuesday said remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden and his top diplomat, Antony Blinken, were “misleading and don’t reflect the reality of the movement’s position.” The comments, in a statement … Read more...Read More
The share of people who think they’re likely to be unemployed in the next four months reached a record high in a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey of consumer expectations that dates back to 2014. At the same time, there’s a rising number of consumers who expect to receive a job offer in the next … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Authorities arrested more than 30 people across Cambodia over the weekend after a heavy security presence was deployed in major cities to stop planned protests against an economic cooperation agreement with Vietnam and Laos. No demonstrations were held on Sunday in … Read more...Read More
British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley International chairman Jonathan Bloomer are among those feared dead aboard the sunken wreckage of a luxury yacht off the coast of Sicily. Vincenzo Zagarola, a spokesperson for the Italian coast guard, said searches will continue, “but, at this point, it would be reasonable to think that we are more likely to find the missing … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. The Cambodian government will stop issuing new passports to Cambodian workers in South Korea, saying people must travel to Phnom Penh to apply in person. No reason was given, but Wednesday’s announcement from the Cambodian Embassy in Seoul comes two weeks … Read more...Read More
The cause of death for stuntman Tony McFarr, well-known for serving as Chris Pratt’s double in movies like “Jurassic World” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” died from a heart issue that was likely exacerbated by heavy drinking. McFarr was 47 years old when he suddenly died outside his Orlando home on May 13. His mother, Donna confirmed … Read more...Read More
It’s “Vanderpump Rules,” but make it fast food. Chick-fil-A may soon be known for more than its chicken sandwiches as the restaurant chain is reportedly moving into the entertainment space with its own streaming platform. Deadline reported Wednesday that the popular fast-food restaurant chain has plans to launch a streaming service and a collection of … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin accused Western countries of “containing” the potential of Russia and China, saying that the duo should jointly defend their shared interests and uphold the principles of a multipolar world order amidst increasing pressure from the West, … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to deepen development ties with Fiji and support Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka’s plan for an “ocean of peace,” as the Pacific leader finished a 10-day visit to the Asian superpower before attending a major regional forum … Read more...Read More
For years, Latinos represented the biggest share of new HIV cases in this city, but testing data suggests the tide may be turning. The number of Latinos newly testing positive for HIV dropped 46% from 2022 to 2023, according to a preliminary report released in July by the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The decrease could … Read more...Read More
One month after dismissing Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter charges in the deadly “Rust” shooting, a New Mexico judge has indicated she will consider whether weapons handler Hannah Gutierrez also should be set free — or given a new trial. After a two-week trial, Gutierrez was convicted in March of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Gutierrez … Read more...Read More
Worried you might have syphilis but are afraid to go to a clinic? Now you can get tested at home. The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first over-the counter antibody test for detecting syphilis in human blood. The move is an effort to stall the recent increase in cases within the United States. This new test … Read more...Read More
A man pleaded guilty this week to charges related to the accidental fatal shooting of a 14-year-old last year. Albert J. Sutton, 27, pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter and reckless handling of a firearm, according to the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. Sentencing was scheduled for Oct. 25. The shooting happened on the afternoon of Sept. 3, 2023, … Read more...Read More
The United Arab Emirates’ government paid as much as $5,000 for Joel Eisdorfer, then a senior City Hall adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, to visit the Middle Eastern country for a summit in February, newly released documents show. The visit, which Eisdorfer took with NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban and International Affairs Commissioner Edward Mermelstein, drew headlines at the time as it was among a … Read more...Read More
Inside the cavernous Lockheed Martin aircraft manufacturing plant at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, employees Thursday celebrated nearly 70 years of flight for the C-130 tactical airlifter — built in Marietta as the longest-running military aircraft production line in history. Since the first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, of the large turboprop plane now known as the Hercules, it has been used to … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Elijan Ismail made a name for himself as a prominent Uyghur entrepreneur in the 2000s. He founded Xinjiang Sadaqet Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., in his hometown of Maralbexi in southern Xinjiang, and in 2008 moved it to Xinjiang’s capital Urumqi. It was … Read more...Read More
A New Jersey financial counselor and U.S. Army reservist who admitted to defrauding Gold Star families that received death benefits after their family members died serving in the military has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison. Caz Craffy also will be subject to three years of supervised release and was ordered to forfeit $1.4 million on top of his … Read more...Read More
Three soldiers were martyred and five terrorists were killed as security forces foiled an infiltration attempt at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, the military’s media wing said on Monday. A press release by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said: “On night August 18/19, 2024, movement of a group of khwarij (outcasts), who were … Read more...Read More
After months of back and forth, the FDA has officially approved and given emergency use authorization for this year’s newly formulated COVID vaccines, and doses are expected to start shipping in the next few days, “Vaccination continues to be the cornerstone of COVID-19 prevention,” said Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics … Read more...Read More
In yet another sign of the dysfunction within Georgia’s prison system, federal indictments announced Wednesday exposed alleged widespread conspiracies orchestrated by inmates to deliver contraband to state prisons using drones. The newly unsealed federal indictments charge 23 defendants, most of them current or former prisoners from within the Georgia Department of Corrections. Their conspiracies brought methamphetamine, … Read more...Read More
Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-Texas) announced on Wednesday that his office is investigating reports of organizations illegally registering non-citizens to vote ahead of the November election. In a Wednesday press release, the Texas attorney general’s office wrote, “Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into reports that organizations operating in Texas may be … Read more...Read More
Okinawa’s capital city of Naha is planning to evacuate 1,400 people while Japanese troops disarm and remove a suspected United States bomb from World War II next month. According to Naha’s website, the 551-pound ordnance was discovered at the construction site of a sewage system in the city’s Shuri district last December. Stars and Stripes … Read more...Read More
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his candidacy for president on Friday, throwing his support behind former President Donald Trump after slamming the Democrat Party and Democrat nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. This is breaking news that will be updated as more information becomes available. Keep reading below. “In an honest system, I believe that I … Read more...Read More
Smokers living in apartments, condos and townhomes in Carlsbad will now have to think twice about lighting up inside their homes. The beach city Tuesday became the first in San Diego County to expressly ban smoking and vaping of cannabis and nicotine products inside all local multifamily residential buildings. While the city’s ordinance prompted some … Read more...Read More
Travel writer and television personality Rick Steves announced his prostate diagnosis Wednesday in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, emphasizing he expects to be fine and the cancer shows no signs of spreading. “My doctor assures me that, if you’re going to get cancer, this is a good kind to get, and careful scans … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. “Glory to Hong Kong,” the anthem of the 2019 Hong Kong protests, has been taken down by major streaming platforms Apple Music and Spotify around the world, despite only being banned in Hong Kong, its creators have said. “Distribution companies in … Read more...Read More
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed paperwork on Thursday to withdraw his name from Arizona’s 2024 election ballot amid speculation that the former Democrat could drop out of the presidential race and endorse former President Donald Trump. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes shared a picture of … Read more...Read More
The Hacienda Community Development Corp (CDC), which has received significant taxpayer funding, is offering non-citizens tens of thousands of dollars to purchase homes in the state of Oregon while refusing to provide American citizens with the same offer. A post shared by Oregon Citizen, reveals that Hacienda CDC is offering $30,000 in down payment assistance … Read more...Read More
Tik Tok star Jainer Moisés Pinedo Vargas, also known as the “Dancing Engineer,” has died from dengue fever. He was 34-years-old. The news was confirmed by health officials on Monday to Peruvian publication Peru 21. “This patient arrived with a diagnosis of dengue; however, during his evolution and up to his care at the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo … Read more...Read More
Arizona law enforcement officials arrested a man on Thursday after conducting a manhunt for a suspect who threatened to kill former President Donald Trump. The manhunt came on the same day the former president was giving remarks at Arizona’s southern border with Mexico. In a post on Facebook, the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office explained that 66-year-old Ronald … Read more...Read More
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken left the Middle East late Tuesday with Hamas and Israel still divided over an American proposal to pause, if not permanently end, the war in Gaza. After a day spent meeting with Egyptian and Qatari officials, Blinken reiterated that Israel had agreed to what the top U.S. diplomat called a “bridging” agreement that would create space for the two sides to hammer out … Read more...Read More
More human remains have been discovered along the shoreline near the Brooklyn Bridge Park carousel early Wednesday, police said. Cops were called back to the popular park in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn at about 12:30 a.m. after “an apparent human bone” was found among the waterfront rocks near Water and Dock streets, police said. The discovery was made near the spot where a skull … Read more...Read More
As if! Alicia Silverstone blithely bit into a toxic berry and lived to tell about it. The “Clueless” star sparked concern this week after she nibbled on the fruit during a trip to England, even though she knew it wasn’t a run-of-the-mill cherry tomato. “OK, I’ve discovered something that I can’t figure out what it … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. The General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces has rejected a media report saying that the helicopter crash in May in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi died was caused by weather conditions and the aircraft’s inability to handle the weight … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have banned UN’s Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Richard Bennett from entering the country, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was quoted as saying by private Afghan broadcaster Tolo. Mujahid accused Bennett of providing “false” information about the situation in … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. American pharmaceutical companies are carrying out drug trials in China’s far-western Xinjiang region, where the United States says a genocide of the Uyghur population is taking place, U.S. lawmakers say. In a letter to the Federal Drug Administration, the two top … Read more...Read More
Actor Michael Madsen was arrested over the weekend and charged with domestic battery in Southern California. Police said Madsen, 66, pushed his wife, DeAnna Madsen, and locked her out of their home in Malibu, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies arrived at the residence around 1:15 a.m. Saturday and booked Madsen … Read more...Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of allowing an Arizona law requiring individuals registering to vote to provide documented proof of citizenship to go back into effect. According to The Washington Examiner, Thursday’s 5-4 ruling by the Supreme Court permits a limited enforcement of Arizona’s 2022 law by allowing state officials to … Read more...Read More
Rep. Mike Waltz (R-Fla.), who is a retired Green Beret and a member of the bipartisan House task force investigating the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, revealed on Wednesday that would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks had encrypted messaging accounts on platforms based in Germany, Belgium, and New Zealand. According to Fox News, Waltz … Read more...Read More
A nonpartisan mayoral candidate who ran in Tuesday’s primary election in Cheyenne, Wyoming, has promised voters that he would allow an OpenAI artificial intelligence bot to make decisions for the city. In a Laramie County press release published in July, officials clarified that 42-year-old Victor Miller would be listed alongside five other candidates running for … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Three people are dead and another is seriously injured after an attacker opened fire at a high school in the northwestern Bosnian town of Sanski Most. Police from the Una-Sana canton confirmed details of the August 21 shooting to RFE/RL, … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te on Wednesday urged the world’s democratic countries to come together and act to prevent China from expanding authoritarianism and changing the rules-based international order. China regards Taiwan as a renegade province that should be reunited with the … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Authorities in democratic Taiwan have refused entry to a Chinese dissident writer who called for public commemoration of the Tiananmen Square massacre, leaving her stranded in a third country with her family. Deng Liting, who fled to Thailand with her family … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. All told, Uyghurs imprisoned by China in the far-western region of Xinjiang have been sentenced to a cumulative 4.4 million years, a report by Yale University’s Genocide Studies Program says. And the true tally is probably far higher, researchers said. The … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that multiple Secret Service agents have been placed on leave following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at his July 13 campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Three sources in the Secret Service Community told Real Clear Politics that several Secret Service agents at the agency’s Pittsburgh Field Office have … Read more...Read More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration recently warned Canadians to be prepared for a “hypothetical virus” that the administration believes could cause a public health crisis, lockdowns, and food and fuel shortages similar or worse than the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety released the second edition of its … Read more...Read More
Matthew Perry’s friendship with Brooke Mueller, who was reportedly questioned in connection with his death last October, was indicative of the “Friends” star’s struggles, according to an insider who spoke with Us Weekly. The 54-year-old “Friends” star, who died of the “acute effects of ketamine,” and Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, 47, “met at rehab a couple … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump promised to rehire the military service members who were fired for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine and pledged that the government would give them an apology and back pay during a campaign rally in Asheboro, North Carolina, on Wednesday. “Kamala [Harris] and Crooked Joe purged 8,000 service members from our military for … Read more...Read More
General Motors Co. is laying off more than 1,000 salaried employees in its software and services division globally, according to a source familiar with the matter, including about 600 employees working at its Global Technical Center in Warren. In a statement, GM spokesperson Kevin Kelly said as the company builds its future it “must simplify … Read more...Read More
A Kentucky resident who faked his death to avoid paying child support has been sentenced to six years and nine months in federal prison. Jesse Kipf, 39, of Somerset avoided more than $116,000 in child support before he was caught, according to the court record. Kipf accessed the death registry system in Hawaii in 2023 with the username and password of … Read more...Read More
The US is continuing to violate a significant arms treaty by selling weapons to Israel, Amnesty International has warned. The NGO said the flouting of the Arms Trade Treaty is leading to “devastating loss of life” in the Occupied Territories, in particular Gaza. In 2013, 155 states worldwide adopted the treaty, which established new regulations on the sale of … Read more...Read More
Mayor Eric Adams’ top attorney at City Hall said Tuesday that neither the mayor nor anyone working in his government office have been told they are targets of a federal investigation into his 2021 campaign’s ties to Turkey’s government. The attorney, Lisa Zornberg, didn’t say whether the same applied to the Adams campaign or anyone who worked on … Read more...Read More
Last year, Hollywood braved the summer of strikes. This year, a cruel mirror image has appeared: a brutal season of layoffs. The entertainment industry is reeling from cuts at Paramount Global, which last week began a deep cost-cutting effort that is expected to eliminate 2,000 jobs, or 15% of staff, by year’s end ahead of … Read more...Read More
Air defenses shot down 10 drones approaching Moscow in what Mayor Sergei Sobyanin called one of the largest attacks on the Russian capital since the beginning of the war on Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces continued their incursion into Russia’s Kursk region. “Our force should be felt in various corners of Russia,” Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, … Read more...Read More
A retired Army sergeant learned someone hit the jackpot — then he realized it was him. “It was unbelievable,” veteran Christopher Leydic told the Virginia Lottery. “I thought, ‘Is this real?’” The nearly $1 million win was the real deal, and it came after Leydic played the lottery online. He tried his luck on a ticket for Cash … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump paused his speech, left his bulletproof glass protection barrier, and walked over to check on a supporter who passed out on Wednesday during his first outdoor rally since the July 13 assassination attempt at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to Fox News, the former president’s outdoor rally on Wednesday at … Read more...Read More
Fifty U.S. military veterans currently serving in the Senate and House of Representatives published a letter on Tuesday expressing their concerns over Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), falsely claiming that he retired from the Army National Guard as a command sergeant major. In Tuesday’s letter, the 50 veterans who … Read more...Read More
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to address the nation about the future of his 2024 presidential campaign at an event in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday. The independent candidate’s address comes amid speculation that Kennedy could endorse former President Donald Trump’s campaign. According to Kennedy’s campaign website, the event will take place at … Read more...Read More
A Connecticut man pleaded guilty Monday to attacking police officers in the U.S. Capitol riot in support of Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. Richard Markey, 38, copped to one felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers, the Justice Department said. His sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 6. Markey drove from his home in Wolcott to Washington, D.C., one day before the riot, according to the feds. He followed … Read more...Read More
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, has been transferred for the second time in recent days and is now housed in a federal prison in Texas, a federal Bureau of Prisons official said Tuesday. Chauvin, 48, is imprisoned in Big Spring, a low-security facility east of Midland, a Bureau … Read more...Read More
U.S. job growth in the year through March was likely far less robust than initially estimated, which risks fueling concerns that the Federal Reserve is falling further behind the curve to lower interest rates. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. economists expect the government’s preliminary benchmark revisions on Wednesday to show payrolls growth in the year through … Read more...Read More
Three tech companies and one biotech firm have revealed plans to slash hundreds more jobs in the Bay Area, a grim reminder the cutbacks in the region’s advanced tech and life sciences sectors have yet to abate. Ominously, the Bay Area’s tech layoffs in the Bay Area might worsen dramatically, depending on the local impact … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Kyiv says it is continuing its two-week-old incursion into Russia’s border region of Kursk with the aim of creating a buffer zone to protect civilians along the border, but Moscow is pressing unabated its offensive farther south in Donetsk region, … Read more...Read More
Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly wants to force Americans to be taxed up to 44.6% of the profits they make from selling their homes. The report comes after Harris endorsed President Joe Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal. The Wall Street Journal reported Harris’s support for the major tax increase on the capital gains generated … Read more...Read More
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a longtime Democrat representing New Jersey’s 9th District died Wednesday, his family announced in a social media post. He was 87. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that Bill Pascrell Jr., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away this morning,” a post shared on the congressman’s X … Read more...Read More
A new body camera video shows would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks jumping across multiple roofs as he moved into position just minutes before the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at the former president’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. On Monday, Jack Posobiec, a conservative media personality, shared a video of the … Read more...Read More
Boeing said Monday that it has grounded its fleet of 777X test aircraft for inspections following discovery over the weekend of a failed component connected to the jet’s engine. After one of the 777X test airplanes landed Friday in Hawaii, maintenance mechanics found damage in a structural part that links the engine and the airframe. … Read more...Read More
Two military veterans were awarded free homes in a new Orange County community Monday, arriving in a motorcade as hundreds of onlookers waving American flags cheered for them. ”This is truly life-changing for us. It’s basically like giving a golden ticket to veterans,” said retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Kaia Santana. “You’ve elevated our quality of life and showed … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. CIA Director William Burns was in Sarajevo on August 20 to discuss the “worrying secessionist rhetoric and actions” of the pro-Russian president and government of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s Serb entity, a U.S. government official told RFE/RL. Burns, who arrived from a diplomatic … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Ukrainian lawmakers on August 20 approved a bill banning religious organizations linked to the Russian Orthodox Church, which Kyiv has criticized for being supportive of Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Lawmaker Oleksandr Honcharenko said 265 members in parliament (Verkhovna Rada) approved the bill that once signed … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that President Joe Biden approved changes to the United States’ nuclear strategy earlier this year, ordering U.S. forces to prepare for potential nuclear confrontations with China, Russia, and North Korea. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the plan approved by Biden was not made in response to an individual country … Read more...Read More
Phil Donahue, a groundbreaking daytime TV talk show host, has died, his family announced. He was 88. Family members told “Today” the television fixture died Sunday night surrounded by loved ones following a long illness of an undisclosed nature. That included his wife, actor Marlo Thomas, whom he married in 1980, three years after they … Read more...Read More
A viral video shows Gov. Andy Beshear (D-Ky.) appearing to suggest that former President Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), and his family should experience a rape case that leads to pregnancy. According to The Post Millennial, Beshear’s comments came during an MSNBV interview on Tuesday during the Democratic National Convention when “Morning … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that at least four hotels in Chicago were subjected to bomb threats during the second day of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday. According to Fox 32 Chicago, law enforcement officers and police K9s conducted a search of the Nobu Hotel just prior to noon on Tuesday and were investigating an … Read more...Read More
An internal watchdog report shows that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lost tens of thousands of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors over the past five years under the Trump and Biden administrations. According to Fox News, a report titled “Management Alert – ICE Cannot Monitor All Unaccompanied Migrant Children Released from DHS and U.S. … Read more...Read More
An internal watchdog report shows that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lost tens of thousands of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors over the past five years under the Trump and Biden administrations. According to Fox News, a report titled “Management Alert – ICE Cannot Monitor All Unaccompanied Migrant Children Released from DHS and U.S. … Read more...Read More
Actor Danielle Fishel is meeting a health challenge head-on, predicting she will be “fine.” “I was recently diagnosed with DCIS, which stands for ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a form of breast cancer,” the “Boy Meets World” alumna, 43, said Monday on her “Pod Meets World” podcast. “It is very, very, very early. It’s … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Seven brothers from a prominent Uyghur family in Kashgar have been sentenced to terms ranging from nine to 17 years for charitable work “supporting Uyghurs” and overseas trips, as part of the ongoing mass incarceration campaign against the mostly Muslim group … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. A North Korean escapee who served in the South Korean National Assembly has been appointed as governor of his home North Korean province. Ji Seong-ho, 42, will have no actual authority over North Hamgyong province, in North Korea’s northeastern corner, where … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Myanmar’s junta has set up a committee to oversee security in the country’s villages and wards by arming and training troops, according to a recently leaked document, but observers say the move is aimed at “tricking people into joining the military” … Read more...Read More
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a health advisory as the parvovirus B19 respiratory disease is spreading across the United States. In an August 13 press release, the CDC said it was issuing a Health Alert Network Health Advisory to “notify healthcare providers, public health authorities, and the public about … Read more...Read More
Gov. Ned Lamont (D-Conn.) declared a state of emergency on Monday after the state experienced catastrophic flooding on Sunday. At least two people were killed in the flooding, while dozens of roads were closed throughout the state. Announcing the state of emergency in Connecticut, Lamont said, “The sudden and severe flooding has caused significant damage … Read more...Read More
Prior to Monday night’s slate of top Democratic Party speakers at the Democratic National Convention, anti-Israel protesters breached the fencing around Chicago’s United Center. Multiple people were arrested as the left-wing protesters clashed with law enforcement officials. According to The Post Millennial, Monday’s protesters included multiple individuals with anti-Israel signs, Palestinian flags, and keffiyehs. While … Read more...Read More
A former student who traveled with Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), on a trip to China in 1995, has warned that the Minnesota governor is a “true believer” in Chinese communism and is “a Moaist to the core.” According to Alpha News, Walz’s former student, who identified himself as … Read more...Read More
A viral video shows a beachfront house in Outer Banks, North Carolina, collapsing and floating away due to the major waves created by Hurricane Ernesto on Saturday. According to The New York Times, the beachfront home’s collapse came after Hurricane Ernesto made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Saturday morning. The outlet reported that local … Read more...Read More
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted a cease-fire proposal to halt the war in Gaza and the next step is for “Hamas to say yes,” as the Biden administration looked to bring an end to the 10-month conflict at last. Blinken, on his ninth trip to the region since Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, called the proposed … Read more...Read More
As part of a national effort to shut out independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the presidential ticket, challengers said he should be blocked from the ballot in Georgia for his use of a “sham” New York address for ballot access petitions. Chief Judge Michael Malihi of the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings heard the first round of challenges Monday to independent … Read more...Read More
Suzanne Flament-Smith dropped off her daughter at a Florida high school volleyball practice and went for a walk, waiting for the team to finish. For her stroll, she picked Bayshore Boulevard. The road runs along the water in Safety Harbor, about 5 miles outside of Tampa, Florida. Typically a scenic spot, it was littered with … Read more...Read More
Washington state has been releasing an increasing number of “sexually violent predators” from its treatment facility on McNeil Island, with little oversight. A Seattle Times investigation found that 1 in 4 people set free have been arrested for new crimes; 1 in 7 reoffended in a serious or violent manner. Here are some facts about … Read more...Read More
Venu Sports — the planned streaming service from Walt Disney Co., Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery — was dealt a significant setback Friday when a federal judge put a freeze on the service’s launch. Rival sports streamer Fubo had challenged the joint venture, saying its formation was a violation of U.S. antitrust laws. U.S. … Read more...Read More
“Saturday Night Live” alum Victoria Jackson confirmed Wednesday that her cancer had returned and she estimates that she has less than three years to live. “Cancer Update: I have 34.8 months to live if I don’t get hit by a meteor, shot by a MAGA hater, get Covid again or WWIII breaks out,” she wrote Wednesday on … Read more...Read More
This southeast Minnesota city could soon be at the forefront of efforts to use genetically modified pig organs for human transplants. United Therapeutics Corp. said it will invest about $100 million into a specialized research farm in Stewartville’s Schumann Business Park. The facility, set to begin operations in 2027, will be the second of its … Read more...Read More
The United States Navy announced on Friday that 10 crew members had been injured in a Thursday training incident involving two MH-60S Seahawk helicopters. In Friday’s press release, Navy officials stated, “The U.S. Navy is investigating the cause of an incident involving two MH-60S Seahawk helicopters assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 on … Read more...Read More
Hamas appears unlikely to accept the latest U.S.-backed proposal for a ceasefire to end the more-than 10-month conflict in the Gaza Strip. The United State, Egypt, and Qatar mediated a discussion last week in the Qatari capital of Doha, aiming to bridge the gaps between Israel and Hamas on ceasefire terms. Hamas declined to engage in the … Read more...Read More
A United States Airman died at an undisclosed location last week while deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. According to a Cannon Air Force Base press release, 28-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright of Palm Bay, Florida, died on Thursday due to a non-combat related incident that occurred at an undisclosed location. Department … Read more...Read More
Safety at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine is deteriorating after a drone strike Saturday, International Atomic Energy Agency monitors warned. On Saturday, a drone exploded close to essential cooling water sprinkler ponds about 100 meters from the only remaining 750 kilovolt line providing a power supply to the plant, IAEA monitors said in a statement. “Yet again … Read more...Read More
New video shows a dramatic fight between a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy and a man and woman before the deputy fatally shoots the woman. The video of the June 11 incident shows the struggle lasted for four minutes before help arrived. The deputy, who has not been identified, was in the 1000 block of West 6th Avenue … Read more...Read More
A woman was shot by northwest Georgia deputies shortly after midnight Friday, officials said, the eighth shooting involving law enforcement in the state in as many days. The incidents bring this year’s tally to 54 officer-involved shootings that the GBI has been asked to investigate. That’s 10 fewer than at the same time last year. … Read more...Read More
Pvt. George Coe Browning is finally coming home. Nearly 80 years after the Marine went missing in action missing during the bloody invasion of Iwo Jima, the former Bergen County resident will be laid to rest Monday in Englewood’s Brookside Cemetery alongside his mother. A Marine Honor Guard and his lone surviving relatives will honor his memory at the grave. “He’s finally going to … Read more...Read More
Barbara Holman-Robinson can only look back at her life and think how she’s had a good ride so far. Holman-Robinson, who’s known for her fashion sense, styled a wine red, white flowered dress, a sparkled tiara sitting atop her head and a golden sash across her body that read “birthday queen” in black letters. She achieved … Read more...Read More
Few people want to go into a nursing home, but doing so can be the right choice if you or a loved one is physically or cognitively disabled or recovering from surgery. Unfortunately, homes vary greatly in quality, and many don’t have enough nurses and aides to give residents the care they need. Q: How … Read more...Read More
The Boss can now be known as “the Billionaire” — Bruce Springsteen is the latest musician to achieve billionaire status. According to Forbes, the 74-year-old New Jersey native now has an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion. The financial outlet reported Friday that most of Springsteen’s net worth was accumulated in recent years with the 2021 sale of … Read more...Read More
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce can breathe a sigh of relief after German authorities at an Eras Tour show detained a man suspected of stalking Swift and making threats against Kelce. On Wednesday, the 34-year-old American man, whose name hasn’t been shared publicly, had a ticket to the show at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, but was quickly … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A Russian court has sentenced Alsu Kurmasheva, a veteran RFE/RL journalist who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship, to 6 1/2 years in prison on charges she, her employer, the U.S. government, and her supporters reject as politically motivated. The court convicted Kurmasheva on … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A Moscow court on July 22 issued arrest warrants for two members of the Vesna youth movement on charges of organizing an extremist group, distributing false data about Russia’s military, calls for anti-government activities, and disrespecting past military glory. Lev … Read more...Read More
Thirteen years and 200 shows are not enough for Rod Stewart at the Colosseum. The knighted, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is back with a dozen dates in 2025. Dubbed “The Encore Shows,” the series runs March 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22; May 29 and 31; and June 1, 5, 7, 8. Tickets … Read more...Read More
A family worried after not hearing from their father for months found him dead inside a refrigerator “strapped shut” in the garage of a Texas home, officials said. The man’s family recently contacted the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office to share their concerns, which ultimately led to the grim discovery, Sheriff Javier Salazar said in an Aug. 9 news briefing shared on Facebook. The … Read more...Read More
A new study claims that the number of sexual assaults in the United States military is “likely two to four times higher than official government estimations.” According to the study, which was conducted by Brown University’s Watson Institute’s Costs of War Project, researchers compared Department of Defense sexual assault data with independent data to determine … Read more...Read More
Five people have been arrested in connection to the overdose death of Matthew Perry, the Department of Justice announced Thursday, including multiple doctors, the Friends actor’s personal assistant and a drug dealer called the ‘Ketamine Queen.’ “Today we announce charges brought against the five individuals who, together, are responsible for the death of Matthew Perry,” … Read more...Read More
The Austin Police Department is looking for a suspected serial killer after the unidentified suspect’s DNA was linked to the murders of two women in Austin, Texas. In a recent press release, the Austin Police Department said, “On August 7, 2024 there was a DNA link found between Alyssa Ann Rivera’s case and the April 14, 2018 … Read more...Read More
Attendees of a cybersecurity conference had mixed reactions to a Las Vegas hotel-casino conducting daily room inspections as a response to their presence in town. Several Def Con 32 participants staying at Resorts World casino-hotel said they were being treated as criminals because they chose to attend a hacking convention. Others said they understood the … Read more...Read More
As many as 2,450 autoworkers at Stellantis NV’s Warren, Michigan, Truck Assembly Plant could be laid off indefinitely in early October as the plant’s general assembly moves to a one-shift operation from two with the end of production of the Ram 1500 Classic pickup, the automaker said Friday. Stellantis was filing a worker adjustment and … Read more...Read More
It looks a bit like a small lawnmower, but instead of duel handles, a single black pole with a tablet-sized screen attached rises from the machine. This robot isn’t wildly talkative like the gold-clad C-3PO from “Star Wars,” but it does have the ability to speak. This simple prototype called CrossBot doesn’t sing or play … Read more...Read More
Wynonna Judd’s daughter spent a day behind bars after attempting to flee police — marking her second arrest in just four months. Grace Kelley, 28, spent a single day in jail when she was arrested in Georgia last Saturday on three misdemeanor counts, according to court documents obtained by multiple outlets. She was released on … Read more...Read More
One of the new owners of Portland’s Gunderson Marine & Iron shipyard has sold his stake to his business partner, but both say the business remains on solid footing. Two Portland industrialists, Dee Burch and Terry Aarnio, bought the Northwest Portland operation last year after The Greenbrier Cos. transferred railcar manufacturing to other parts of the country and exited the barge business. The new owners sought to … Read more...Read More
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Labor to announce Monday the launch of a $50 million partnership focused on workforce training for defense manufacturing. The Michigan Maritime Manufacturing Initiative, also known as M3, will train workers at local community colleges in skills for maritime construction, particularly welding … Read more...Read More
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), the 2024 Republican vice presidential nominee, was forced to make an emergency landing on Friday after a “malfunction” was reported on Trump Force Two. The Daily Mail reported that Vance’s Boeing 737 was forced to turn around and land in Milwaukee, where the vice presidential nominee had previously met with local … Read more...Read More
The U.S. Marine Corps is investigating a nearly fatal training accident at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. One Marine and three Navy sailors have been awarded for helping save the injured Marine’s life. A Marine Corps press release noted that one Marine and the three sailors “acted swiftly” after … Read more...Read More
A fundraiser by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities to help collect protective gear for the Israel Defense Force culminated Thursday in 10 duffle bags worth of goods being packed and shipped. Allan Ross, executive director of the Federation, said Thursday that after the war with Hamas began Oct. 7, it was learned that there were shortages of protective, tactical and … Read more...Read More
The 17-year-old killed Monday by Baltimore police officers was shot 12 times as he fled with a firearm from officers who called for him to “get on the ground” or else “I’m going to shoot you,” police body camera footage shows. Police said at a Friday news conference about the fatal shooting that three officers opened fire … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that the U.S. Secret Service has developed and approved a new security plan for future outdoor rallies featuring former President Donald Trump. A Secret Service official told The Washington Post that bulletproof glass shields will be installed on the stage of future outdoor rallies to protect the former president following the … Read more...Read More
A new study shows that the Democrat-controlled state of Washington was recently ranked as the most dangerous state to live in for 2024 due to persistent crime and a major shortage of police officers. A recent study from WalletHub, which ranked all 50 U.S. states for safety by considering the number of law enforcement personnel per … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that the Biden-Harris administration is planning to increase the processing speed of illegal immigrants at the northern border between the United States and Canada as the number of illegal immigrants crossing the border is rapidly increasing. According to internal Department of Homeland Security documents obtained by CBS News, the Biden-Harris administration’s … Read more...Read More
Preparing for the arrival of new F-35s, the 104th Fighter Wing donated a historic F-15C Eagle jet on Monday to the New England Air Museum. Col. Michael “Shot” Glass, operations group commander for the 104th based at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, flew the 48-year-old F-15C Eagle on its last flight, a hop from the base … Read more...Read More
The homeowner and the Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. contractor who were killed in the Bel Air home explosion Sunday morning have been identified by the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal, according to a Monday news release. First responders discovered the body of one of the two BGE contracted utility workers addressing an electrical issue … Read more...Read More
Videos condemning or negatively depicting China’s human rights abuses are more difficult to find on TikTok than other rival networks, a new study finds, suggesting that users may be getting an incomplete picture of the country’s history when searching for key terms or phrases. U.S. TikTok users who search for terms like “Tiananmen,” “Tibet,” and “Uyghur” … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. More than 13,000 Rohingya Muslims and hundreds of other inhabitants of western Myanmar’s Maungdaw township have fled their homes in recent days amid intensifying conflict between the military and ethnic rebels in Rakhine state, residents said Monday. The rebel Arakan Army, … Read more...Read More
A wealthy Chinese national accused of hiring four men with ties to law enforcement or the military to get millions of dollars of assets from an Irvine man during an ongoing legal battle over ownership interests in a China-based rubber chemical company is not currently facing federal charges, because authorities would need evidence to show she endorsed, or … Read more...Read More
A gold and silver depository that its owner says can store more than Fort Knox just opened in downtown Eagle. Precious metals dealer Money Metals Exchange, based in Eagle, built a $28 million, 37,000-square-foot “extremely secure location for individuals, businesses, family offices, governments, and financial institutions across the globe to store high value precious metals assets,” Money Metals said in … Read more...Read More
A U.S. Army sergeant and intelligence analyst pleaded guilty on Tuesday to selling America’s national defense secrets to a foreign national believed to be connected with the Chinese government. According to a U.S. Department of Justice press release, Sgt. Korbein Schultz pleaded guilty to selling national defense information for a total of $42,000. Schultz allegedly … Read more...Read More
New York Police Department officials have reported that the recent increase in New York City robberies is linked to teenage illegal immigrant suspects. Police officials have also revealed that the average age of the illegal immigrant suspects is just 15 years old and that an 11-year-old is one of the latest suspects. According to WABC, … Read more...Read More
The U.S. Air Force recently made a major change that gives the newest airmen and guardian trainees additional time carrying weapons as part of their training program at the Department of the Air Force Basic Military Training. In a Monday press release, Air Education and Training Command wrote, “Airmen and Guardian trainees are once again … Read more...Read More
The state shut 11 restaurants in Broward and Palm Beach counties during the week of July 28, including one with “rodent nesting materials” found in the kitchen and others with rodent droppings in various areas. The South Florida Sun Sentinel typically highlights restaurant inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation in Broward and Palm Beach counties. We cull through inspections that happen weekly … Read more...Read More
Skirmishes between the Indian and Chinese troops were reported on Monday morning in the Burtse area near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Durbuk Sector of Ladakh. Sources said sticks were used freely by both sides during the confrontation that took place at 4 am. The trouble started with the Chinese troops reportedly burning two RCC … Read more...Read More
U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle granted an emergency injunction on Monday directing the North Carolina State Board of Elections to certify the Justice for All party and place its candidates on the ballot in November. The decision comes after three party supporters sued the elections board after it declined to recognize the party, foreclosing the possibility of … Read more...Read More
Paramount Global announced Tuesday that it was shuttering one of its television studios in addition to a deep round of staff cuts aimed at eliminating nearly 2,000 jobs by year’s end as the company prepares for a new ownership regime. “A short time ago, we informed the team at Paramount Television Studios (PTVS) that the … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that a female U.S. Secret Service agent abandoned her post to breastfeed at a North Carolina campaign rally featuring President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The agent reportedly was discovered just minutes before the former president’s motorcade was scheduled to arrive. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Susan Crabtree, a RealClearPolitics … Read more...Read More
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been using fake news headlines for Google search advertisements to convince Americans that major media outlets are giving her additional positive coverage ahead of the November election. Axios reported that the Harris campaign is editing news headlines and descriptions for Google search advertisements, making it appear as if multiple … Read more...Read More
Israel braced for a possible attack from Iran and regional militias in retaliation for assassinations of Hezbollah and Hamas officials as the U.S. sent defensive reinforcements while pressing for a Gaza cease-fire deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the start of a cabinet meeting Sunday that “Israel is in a multifront war against Iran’s … Read more...Read More
Nearly a year after Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration floated the possibility of opening a municipally owned grocery store to help improve food access on the South and West sides, a feasibility study created for the city describes a municipal grocery model as “necessary, feasible, and implementable.” The study recommends the city pursue some version of … Read more...Read More
Delays and cancellations are sometimes unavoidable because of winter or summer storms, or even global technology outages. So what do airlines offer passengers for the inconvenience? All U.S. airlines are required to follow through on promises made in customer service plans and to refund travelers if their flights are canceled or “significantly delayed,” according to … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Bulgarian national Milan Dimitrov has been extradited to the United States where he is charged with participating in a scheme to illegally export sensitive microelectronics to Russia. The indictment alleges that between at least May 2014 and May 2018 Dimitrov, … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Iran on August 13 rejected Western calls to renounce its threat to retaliate against Israel following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the EU- and U.S.-designated Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. Haniyeh was killed along with his personal … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Chinese censors are cracking down on social media posts referring to allegations of a grisly trade in dead bodies by a medical supplies company that is being investigated by authorities in several provinces. Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security are … Read more...Read More
Cory Alvarez, a Haitian national accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a Rockland migrant hotel, was arrested by ICE today, the Boston Herald has learned. Alvarez, 26, was free on $500 bail after a Plymouth court did not honor a federal immigration detainer. Law enforcement sources say Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers now have him in … Read more...Read More
Ford Motor Company has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to obtain exclusive rights for a new technology that would expand police surveillance capabilities by including a device on cars that would spy on drivers and notify law enforcement if someone was speeding. According to CBT News, Ford’s new surveillance effort, … Read more...Read More
The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of the regime’s rise to power in Afghanistan by holding a celebration at a former U.S. air base and parading U.S. military vehicles that were abandoned in the disastrous withdrawal under the Biden-Harris administration in 2021. According to The Associated Press, the Taliban held a celebration at Bagram Air … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Russian President Vladimir Putin reiterated Moscow’s support for Palestinian statehood at the start of talks with Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Novo-Ogaryovo near Moscow on August 13. Putin stressed that Russia is closely following developments in Gaza. “We think for … Read more...Read More
When Michigan farmer Clara Ostrander heard about the benefits of hosting a solar energy project, she remembered something her father had told her four days before he died: Don’t sell the farm. Keep it in the family. Skeptical at first, Ostrander ultimately decided that harvesting the sun on most of her 120-acre corn-and-soybeans farm south of Detroit would enable her to … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. China’s alleged intimidation of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircraft on a routine patrol over a disputed South China Sea shoal has raised questions over its sincerity to deescalate tension in the waterway, officials and analysts said Monday. On Aug. 8, … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that Massachusetts is on pace to set a new record number of illegal immigrant deportations in 2024 after spending millions of dollars on housing and programs as illegal immigration has skyrocketed under the Biden-Harris administration. According to Boston 25, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security filed over 44,000 new deportation cases in Massachusetts’ … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that Massachusetts is on pace to set a new record number of illegal immigrant deportations in 2024 after spending millions of dollars on housing and programs as illegal immigration has skyrocketed under the Biden-Harris administration. According to Boston 25, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security filed over 44,000 new deportation cases in Massachusetts’ … Read more...Read More
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who previously served as the majority leader in the House of Representatives, suffered a “mild” stroke on Sunday night. A statement released on Tuesday by Margaret Mulkerrin, Hoyer’s deputy chief of staff and spokesperson, gave insight into the representative’s stroke and noted that the 85-year-old lawmaker is expected to return to his … Read more...Read More
Eight U.S. troops are being treated for traumatic brain injuries and smoke inhalation after a drone attack in northeastern Syria on Friday, Aug. 9. The attackers targeted the Rumalyn Landing Zone, which hosts both U.S. and coalition forces. “Following the attack, out of an abundance of caution, eight service members were transported to a separate … Read more...Read More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to be able to recruit former North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance F-16 pilots to fly for Ukraine against Russia, and Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are already behind the idea. Graham and Blumenthal issued a press statement on Aug. 12, upon returning from their sixth visit to Ukraine. … Read more...Read More
A new report claims that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) told Republican leaders, “We’re out to get you, you’re dead,” and described former President Donald Trump as a fascist following the July 13 assassination attempt against the former president. The Washington Post reported that Pelosi’s comments came during a recent interview regarding her new book, “The … Read more...Read More
U.S. officials announced on Tuesday that an Army lieutenant colonel died suddenly while exercising on Sunday in Sumter, South Carolina. In a Tuesday press release, U.S. Army Central identified Lt. Col. Roderick Vinson as the Army soldier who died suddenly on Sunday. While Army Central did not release details regarding Vinson’s death, military officials revealed … Read more...Read More
When Jake Larson was 15 years old in 1938, he lied about his age to join the National Guard in his hometown in Minnesota. Over the next seven years, he was sent overseas to fight in World War II, stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and survived enough close calls to deem himself “the luckiest man alive.” Now, at … Read more...Read More
Ukraine had been weighing several possibilities for an attack that would shock the leadership in Moscow and put President Vladimir Putin on the backfoot before storming across the border last week, according to a Western official familiar with the planning. With Ukraine’s military on the defensive and Kremlin forces securing marginal gains this year, a cross-border attack had been weighed … Read more...Read More
Ignoring warnings that he “will probably die,” a bicyclist tried in vain to cross a stretch of Highway 1 in Big Sur that was buried under a landslide — and promptly plummeted down the sheer rock and dirt face, according to the California Highway Patrol. Cody Mortensen, 28 of Lucerne Valley, suffered several injuries but … Read more...Read More
The state of Missouri has scheduled a fourth execution for this year. The Missouri Supreme Court issued a warrant of execution Tuesday for Christopher L. Collings. The 49-year-old is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Dec. 3. He was convicted in 2012 of killing Rowan Ford, a 9-year-old girl who was found in a cave in McDonald County, The Springfield News-Leader reported. Appeals … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. Taiwan is developing a response strategy to a new electronic warfare variant of a new type of Chinese drone spotted northeast of Taiwan that might be capable of disrupting the Taiwanese military’s radio communications, media reported. The drone appears to be … Read more...Read More
The remains of a colonial-era structure from the late 1600s were recently discovered just two feet beneath a parking lot in Williamsburg, Virginia, at the site of a new archaeological center. According to the Miami Herald, the remains were discovered at the site of the new Colonial Williamsburg archaeological center. The outlet reported that researchers … Read more...Read More
Officials announced on Monday that next week’s joint exercises between the United States and South Korea will focus on improving the allies’ combined ability to defend against the growing threat of North Korea, especially as North Korea continues to advance its development of nuclear weapons. According to The Associated Press, U.S. military and South Korean … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump’s highly-anticipated interview with Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk crashed on Monday night after the social media platform experienced a “massive DDOS attack.” According to The Daily Wire, hundreds of thousands of users were listening to the live interview before it crashed shortly after it started at approximately 8:00 p.m. … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. There is no sign of North Korea deploying missile launchers toward its border with South Korea, the South’s military said on Friday, casting doubt on a North Korean announcement that it was sending 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers to the … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. Ukrainian leaders, including President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and military commander Oleksandr Syrskiy, have spoken openly for the first time about their forces’ shock incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, with Zelenskiy saying that Moscow must be “forced to make peace.” “Russia brought … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission. A court in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the capital of Russia’s Kamchatka region in the Far East, on August 12 sentenced a local man to 10 years in prison for beating to death another man who had criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Media … Read more...Read More
A Fort Drum soldier was charged on Monday for killing his roommate and fellow soldier. Officials have indicated that the charges include “premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.” In a Fort Drum press release on Monday, officials announced that charges had been “preferred” against Specialist Riley Birbilas, a soldier with the 10th Mountain Division, over … Read more...Read More
A Fort Drum soldier was charged on Monday for killing his roommate and fellow soldier. Officials have indicated that the charges include “premeditated murder and obstruction of justice.” In a Fort Drum press release on Monday, officials announced that charges had been “preferred” against Specialist Riley Birbilas, a soldier with the 10th Mountain Division, over … Read more...Read More
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was disqualified by a New York judge from appearing on the state’s ballot ahead of the November election due to using a “sham address” on nominating petitions. New York Justice Christina L. Ryba ruled that the independent candidate’s New York residence was not a “bona fide and legitimate residence, … Read more...Read More
Kevin Sullivan, the professional wrestler known as “The Taskmaster” and the “Prince of Darkness,” has died at age 74, World Wrestling Entertainment announced Friday morning. No cause of death was given. “A unique and influential figure in sports-entertainment history, Sullivan found success both in the ring and behind the scenes with his penchant for far … Read more...Read More
The U.S. shored up naval and air forces in the Middle East to help Israel fend off any major attack from Iran or Lebanon’s Hezbollah, ahead of a resumption of Gaza cease-fire talks planned for later this week. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group, equipped with F-35C fighters, to speed up its arrival in the region and also dispatched the guided-missile submarine … Read more...Read More
Members of New York’s congressional delegation are calling on the Biden administration to put the death penalty back on the table for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed after revoking a plea deal that would have spared his life. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin recently revoked the plea deal for Mohammed and two accomplices. He took … Read more...Read More
MDMA came close to becoming medicine on Friday, but it missed the mark. The Food and Drug Administration declined to approve what would have been the first psychedelic drug used for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, a blow to advocates who have touted the potential of the Schedule I controlled substance also known as ecstasy to treat … Read more...Read More
Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, the acting regional governor told President Vladimir Putin. More than 120,000 people have left their homes and about 60,000 more are waiting to be evacuated, Alexey Smirnov told Putin and Russia’s top security … Read more...Read More
The campaign office for former President Donald Trump in Ashburn, Virginia, was burglarized on Sunday evening, local authorities revealed. This is breaking news that will be updated as more information becomes available. Keep reading below. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, a suspect broke into the Trump for President 2024 campaign office at roughly … Read more...Read More
A U.S. Marine Corps investigation report released on Friday reveals new details regarding an MV-22 Osprey crash that led to the death of three Marines after the aircraft crashed off the coast of Australia last August. The report cited “pilot error and complacency” as the cause of the fatal crash. The report explained that the … Read more...Read More
Secret Service agents broke into a Massachusetts salon to open the salon’s bathroom to the public during a recent fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris, forcing the agency to issue an apology as the Secret Service continues to face public scrutiny in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. According to … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump is prepared to sue the U.S. Justice Department for $100 million over the Biden-Harris administration’s 2022 raid at Mar-a-Lago during the classified document case the department brought against Trump. According to Fox News, Trump’s lawyers are arguing that the federal government’s raid on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida was conducted with … Read more...Read More
The head of London’s Metropolitan Police Service has issued a warning that United Kingdom officials will not only target British citizens for sharing content and commentary pertaining to the violent riots and clashes between protesters and counter-protesters, but that officials will also target and potentially extradite and jail American citizens for sharing online content. Fox … Read more...Read More
Registration for the 2024 Team Wright-Patt Air Force Ball is open now. Attending the ball is a celebration of the shared legacy, commitment to community and to the men and women who serve at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, said the Wright chapter of the Air and Space Forces Association. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. Sept 6, with the … Read more...Read More
Mike Bylen has traveled many times to the village of Saint-Germain-Sur-Seves, France where his uncle Peter Bylen was killed while fighting in World War II. But last month the trip was made all the more special because Roseville native Peter Bylen was honored with a park memorial dedication in his name on the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Saint-Germain-Sur-Seves, known as one … Read more...Read More
Kroger can label eggs “farm fresh” even if they are produced by hens living in industrial confinement, a federal judge ruled in a decision dismissing a prospective class-action lawsuit against the grocery giant Tuesday. Plaintiff and Mariano’s shopper Adam Sorkin filed a lawsuit against Kroger in federal court in Chicago last fall. Sorkin argued that when he bought premium-priced … Read more...Read More
Robert Logan, best known as the valet parking attendant on the ABC detective show “77 Sunset Strip” has died. He was 82. Anthony Francis Logan confirmed to The Times on Thursday that his father died on May 6 of natural causes in Estero, Florida. His family waited until this week to announce his death to … Read more...Read More
Hip-hop star Travis Scott was arrested in Paris early Friday morning on suspicion of getting into an altercation at the Georges V hotel. The “Sicko Mode” emcee, whose legal name is Jacques Bermon Webster, was detained after Paris police were called to the hotel soon after 5 a.m. to arrest a man “nicknamed Travis Scott for … Read more...Read More
Clinging for life to a cold steel cable, high on a nearly vertical rock face in the Sierra Nevada, the soles of my hiking shoes simply could not find traction. Again and again, as my forearms trembled and my fingers ached, my feet slipped on the mercilessly smooth granite. A fall from that height — … Read more...Read More
Democrat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz “misspoke” about carrying “weapons of war” in combat, a Kamala Harris presidential campaign spokesperson told CNN on Saturday, Aug. 10. The Harris-Walz campaign drew scrutiny shortly after Harris named her 2024 running mate last week, by sharing an older video clip of Walz describing his stance on guns. Walz, who … Read more...Read More
Former President Donald Trump’s airplane was diverted on Friday due to a mechanical issue that forced the plane to land in Billings, Montana, instead of Bozeman, Montana, where the former president was scheduled to hold a rally to boost GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy ahead of the November election. Airport officials confirmed to CBS News … Read more...Read More
Last December, dozens of young hockey players were rushed to hospitals in the Buffalo, New York, area — some vomiting, lethargic and suffering from headaches. The skaters had been exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide at an indoor ice rink, a problem that is far from uncommon. Most rinks use ice resurfacing machines — often known … Read more...Read More
Twenty-six people accused of shutting down the Golden Gate Bridge in April to protest the war in Gaza have been charged with a number of criminal offenses, with eight among them facing felony conspiracy charges, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced on Saturday morning. The protests took place April 15 during a weekday morning … Read more...Read More
The Air Force has released a draft study supporting proposed changes to flight rules over 10 military training airspaces across Arizona and New Mexico, including allowing lower-altitude supersonic flights and longer nighttime flying hours, and expanding one training zone in the southeast corner of the state. The public can view and comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the … Read more...Read More
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged allies to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russian territory as his troops continue to hold ground gained in a surprise cross-border incursion last week and a missile attack killed two near Kyiv. Russia’s defense ministry said its troops fired on Ukrainian soldiers in the western Kursk region in a bid to repel the first foreign … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday ordered the shutdown of all Philippine offshore gaming operators after several of the companies were allegedly involved in scams, torture and other crimes. The online casinos, known as POGOs in the Philippines, proliferated during the … Read more...Read More
Martin Phillips, whose band the Chills was a mainstay of the 1980s New Zealand indie-rock scene that served as a formative influence on the likes of R.E.M. and Pavement, has died. He was 61. His death was announced in a statement posted Sunday on the Chills’ social media accounts. The statement didn’t say when or … Read more...Read More
The acting head of the U.S. Secret Service on Friday said local law enforcement and Pennsylvania State Police bear no responsibility for the catastrophic security failures in Butler on July 13, when a 20-year-old gunman was able to elude authorities — even after raising suspicions — before shooting at former President Donald Trump from the … Read more...Read More
The second New York Police Department sergeant shot and wounded by a robber during a chaotic arrest on the Lower East Side was released from the hospital Saturday, to the applause of fellow department members. Sgt. Carl Johnson of the 5th precinct flashed a smile and gave a thumbs up to lines of applauding officers as his colleague pushed … Read more...Read More
The judge in Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial has blasted prosecutors’ “egregious” misconduct, which last month led to the case being dismissed — and the judge saying it cannot be filed again. In a 21-page ruling this week, District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer took the prosecution to task for “intentionally and deliberately” withholding evidence … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. North Koreans who lost everything when last week’s floodwaters submerged their island homes–killing their families in some cases–were forbidden from expressing grief, residents in the country told Radio Free Asia. On the evening of July 27 and the early morning of … Read more...Read More
Leonard Engelman, an Emmy-nominated makeup artist, who successfully lobbied for makeup artists to be included in the Academy Awards, died on Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 83. Engelman’s death was confirmed by the Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles, although the cause remains unclear, reported The Hollywood Reporter. In a career that … Read more...Read More
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. An anti-junta militia seized two Chinese-invested joint ventures in two regions of Myanmar amid fighting between junta soldiers and resistance forces, throwing the future of the operations into uncertainty. In July, two separate People’s Defense Forces took control of the Alpha Cement … Read more...Read More
Once occupied by a French general coming to the aid of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, the Colonial Revival at 173 Highwoods Drive in Guilford has hit the market for $2,395,000. The house, estimated to have been originally built in 1660 in East Hartford, was owned by Squire Elisha Pitkin, a justice, a representative in the Connecticut General Assembly and a relative of … Read more...Read More
A Lexington doctor has surrendered his license after being sentenced to prison in connection with writing medical orders that resulted in $14 million in fraudulent billing. Dr. Amr Mohamed agreed to give up his license in lieu of having it revoked, the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure said in an order released Monday. Mohamed, who specialized in diseases of the kidneys, worked … Read more...Read More
A World War II pilot who was killed 82 years ago will be buried with full military honors Wednesday morning in his hometown. U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Dan Winstead Corson, 27, of Middletown, was assigned to the 401st Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force. He was killed in action on Dec. 20, 1942 after the B-17F “Flying Fortress” he … Read more...Read More
Zac Efron has weighed in after a Friday incident in a swimming pool in Ibiza, Spain, that saw him taken to a hospital . The actor shared a photo on his Instagram story Sunday showing himself shirtless in the sunshine, lifting weights on a pink yoga ball. “happy and healthy– thanks for the well wishes,” … Read more...Read More
Republican nominee Donald Trump’s campaign said its communications had been hacked and suggested Iran was to blame, casting it as an effort to interfere in November’s presidential election where he faces Vice President Kamala Harris. The hack was first reported by Politico, which said it had begun receiving emails in July containing internal Trump campaign documents from an anonymous … Read more...Read More
South Korean commandos who died as they escaped from Silmido — an uninhabited island where they were being trained to kill then-North Korean leader Kim Il-sung — are due to receive an apology from the country’s defense chief for the first time in 53 years. In August 1971, the 24 commandos of South Korea’s secret killer squad fled the island … Read more...Read More
Ukraine said it carried out a drone strike on a military airfield in Russia’s western Lipetsk region, expanding the reach of its assaults on Russian territory for a fourth day. The attack hit a facility at the airfield storing glide bombs that Russia uses to target Ukrainian troops and cities, the General Staff in Kyiv said Friday on … Read more...Read More
Police have opened a death investigation after a woman was discovered dead at a terminal early Thursday morning at O’Hare International Airport. The Chicago Fire Department was called out to Terminal 5 at O’Hare Airport for a report of a woman pinned in machinery around 7:45 a.m., according to department spokesman Larry Langford. When firefighters … Read more...Read More
On Friday, Aug. 2, Gov. Jay Inslee issued his fourth emergency proclamation of the year, this time in response to the wildfires that have spread across Washington state this summer. The proclamation hopes to get firefighters more access to fuel, while authorizing state agencies to aim more resources at combating fires. Here’s what you need to know. Proclamation waives hour … Read more...Read More
Matt Riggs’ family has been farming in Urbana since 1874. But, his parents had to work second jobs to cushion themselves from the volatile corn and soybean markets that dominate Illinois’ agricultural sector. It quickly became clear that Riggs would also need to find another income stream if he wanted to keep the farm. He … Read more...Read More
East San Jose native and private pilot Michelle Galvis lived within five miles from Reid-Hillview Airport for 30 years and worked a number of jobs before she considered a career in aviation — and running her own business. “I’ve always been behind the ball, I’ve always been trying to play catch-up my entire life,” Galvis … Read more...Read More