Month: May 2024

Read MoreThe arrest of 18-year-old Edan On marks the first arrest of a counter-protester linked to the chaos.The arrest of 18-year-old Edan On marks the first arrest of a counter-protester linked to the chaos.

Read More NEW ORLEANS — First-of-its-kind legislation that classifies two abortion-inducing drugs as controlled and dangerous substances was signed into law Friday by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. The Republican governor announced his signing of the bill in Baton Rouge a day after it gained final legislative passage in the state Senate. Opponents of the measure…

Read More Duties of US defense secretary, 70, whose cancer treatment in December was initially undisclosed, will be carried out by deputy The US defense secretary, Lloyd Austin, is to undergo hospital treatment for a bladder issue for the second time in just over three months, the Pentagon has announced. A Pentagon spokesperson, Maj Gen…

Read More America’s highest-performing independent candidate faces familiar skeptics and hopeful supporters at Libertarian nominating event America’s highest-performing independent candidate faces familiar skeptics and hopeful supporters at Libertarian nominating event

Read More Up to 3,000 people are reported missing after a massive landslide hit several remote villages Hundreds are feared dead after a major landslide hit northern Papua New Guinea early on Friday, destroying at least seven villages in a remote mountainous area.  Footage from the scene shows one village completely destroyed, with only a…

Read MoreMissouri House of Representatives member Ben Baker said his daughter and son-in-law were killed in Haiti on Thursday.Missouri House of Representatives member Ben Baker said his daughter and son-in-law were killed in Haiti on Thursday.

Read More Child fell from upper floor of flat on Hotspur Street in Kennington on Friday afternoon and died at the scene, police said A child has died after falling from a block of flats in south-east London. The child fell from the upper floor of a flat on Hotspur Street in Kennington on Friday…

Read More Police said they could not take action because the man was not doing ‘anything illegal’ Police said they could not take action because the man was not doing ‘anything illegal’

Read More Shruthi Kumar gives unscripted condemnation of university after 13 students barred from graduation over involvement in protests A graduating Harvard University student went off script and upbraided Harvard over the university’s treatment of students protesting against what they say is a genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza. “As I stand here…

Read More Despite Biden’s poor polling numbers, Senate Democrats continue to lead in key Senate races Despite Biden’s poor polling numbers, Senate Democrats continue to lead in key Senate races

Read More Read the full story, “International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Halt its Military Offensive in Rafah”, on globalissues.org → Read the full story, “International Court of Justice Orders Israel to Halt its Military Offensive in Rafah”, on globalissues.org →

Read More The Sturgeon Police Department was described as a ‘joke’, as well as ‘disgusting and disappointing’ after attempting to justify the officer’s actions The Sturgeon Police Department was described as a ‘joke’, as well as ‘disgusting and disappointing’ after attempting to justify the officer’s actions

Read More The announcement comes after his secret Jan. 1 treatment where he didn’t even inform the White House. The announcement comes after his secret Jan. 1 treatment where he didn’t even inform the White House.

Read More ‘We have a big family now. We have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 38 of us in all,’ Carter told CNN in 2015 ‘We have a big family now. We have 22 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, 38 of us in all,’ Carter told CNN in 2015

Read MoreThe UN’s top court orders Israel to immediately halt its offensive on Rafah.The UN’s top court orders Israel to immediately halt its offensive on Rafah.

Read More Officers threatened to kill the dog of Thomas Perez Jr as they pressured him to falsely confess to killing his father, who was alive A California city has agreed to pay $900,000 to a man who was subjected to a 17-hour police interrogation in which officers pressured him to falsely confess to murdering…

Read More Sanctions made it difficult to maintain the presidential helicopter, Alexander Lukashenko has said Iran’s inability to service its American-made helicopters due to US sanctions surely played a role in the fatal crash that killed the country’s leader, President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has said. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian…

Read MoreAuthorities say Sean Kingston and his mother committed more than a million dollars in fraud in recent months, stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furnitureAuthorities say Sean Kingston and his mother committed more than a million dollars in fraud in recent months, stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture

Read More Washington — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will undergo a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and will transfer power temporarily to his deputy as he continues to deal with bladder issues that arose in December following his treatment for prostate cancer, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a…

Read More A “small helium leak” won’t stop US aerospace firm from carrying astronauts to the International Space Station, NASA has stated Boeing said on Friday that it will conduct its first astronaut launch in June. The test flight, which will see its Starliner capsule carry two people into space for the first time, was…

Read More The Independent has been covering the former president’s criminal trial every day from the Manhattan courthouse. We answered your questions about the case during a Reddit Ask Me Anything forum The Independent has been covering the former president’s criminal trial every day from the Manhattan courthouse. We answered your questions about the case…

Read More The city had been the last refuge in the Gaza Strip for more than 1 million displaced Palestinians. Since Israeli forces began moving in, it is the scene of the largest mass movement in seven months of war. (Image credit: -/AFP via Getty Images) The city had been the last refuge in the…

Read More US officials are reportedly fretting that Moscow and Pyongyang may escalate tensions to help Donald Trump win back the presidency White House officials are reportedly worried that Russia and North Korea may conspire to ramp up geopolitical tensions just before this year’s US presidential election to help Republican candidate Donald Trump defeat incumbent…

Read MoreThe BBC’s Fergal Keane returns to South Africa to follow up on a woman’s story that stuck with him for over 30 years.The BBC’s Fergal Keane returns to South Africa to follow up on a woman’s story that stuck with him for over 30 years.

Read More Members of Assad regime sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment on Friday after landmark trial in Paris A French court has found three Syrian officials of the regime of Bashar al-Assad guilty of crimes against humanity and war crimes, sentencing them in absentia to life imprisonment on Friday after a landmark trial in…

Read More Legal experts tell Gustaf Kilander what the 12 jurors will be looking at as they decide whether to make history and convict a former US president on criminal charges Legal experts tell Gustaf Kilander what the 12 jurors will be looking at as they decide whether to make history and convict a former…

Read MoreThe landslide struck in the early hours, burying 100 houses in six highland villages.The landslide struck in the early hours, burying 100 houses in six highland villages.

Read More Chicago and Miami, both popular destinations, are facing severe storms as midwest states brace for possible tornadoes Chicago and Miami, both popular destinations, are facing severe storms as midwest states brace for possible tornadoes

Read MoreUS designates Kenya as its first non-NATO ally in sub-Saharan Africa.US designates Kenya as its first non-NATO ally in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Read More Local officals say excess weight on first-floor terrace may have caused collapse that also left 16 injured Local officals say excess weight on first-floor terrace may have caused collapse that also left 16 injured

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Read More Seventy-seven Tory MPs are quitting rather than standing, beating 1997’s record number Michael Gove has announced he will not stand at the general election, bringing the number of Conservative MPs quitting the Commons instead of standing to 77, beating the previous record of 72 from 1997. Rishi Sunak’s sudden announcement of a 4…

Read More Investigators claim that they have phone pings that place Bryan Kohberger near the house in Moscow on the day of the 2022 murders, but his defense team says he was nowhere near the crime scene and believe the phone records will prove it Investigators claim that they have phone pings that place Bryan…

Read More Graphic details: Infant had so many haemorrhages that doctors could not count them and likened her fatal injuries to those suffered in a ‘car crash’ Graphic details: Infant had so many haemorrhages that doctors could not count them and likened her fatal injuries to those suffered in a ‘car crash’