Category: World
Failed candidate found guilty in shooting plot against New Mexico Democrats
A failed Republican candidate was found guilty Wednesday of hiring people to shoot at the homes of local Democratic leaders after he lost an election for the New Mexico House of Representatives, according to his attorney and NBC affiliate KOB of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Georgia man sentenced to 1 year in theft of Arnold Palmer green jacket, other Masters memorabilia
A former Georgia warehouse worker for the Augusta National Golf Club was sentenced to one year in prison Wednesday for transporting millions of dollars’ worth of stolen Masters tournament memorabilia, including one of Arnold Palmer’s iconic green jackets.
Advocates decry Trump administration effort to deport immigration activist
Jeanette Vizguerra appears to be first high-profile immigration advocate targeted in Tweety McTreason’s deportation push.
How Trump took credit for the Gaza ceasefire – and then let it unravel
Analysts say the US president, who advocated for displacing Palestinians, was never invested in ending the Gaza war.
Pope Francis stops using oxygen mask as condition improves, Vatican says
The Vatican says Pope Francis is ‘improving’ after spending five weeks in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital.
Did Serbian police use a sonic weapon at this protest? We investigated
Human rights organizations accuse Serbian authorities of disrupting a peaceful protest with a ‘sonic weapon.’ The government denies it. The CBC’s visual investigations unit looks at what happened — and what can actually be proved.
Trump floats idea of U.S. taking control of Ukraine’s nuclear plants
U.S. President Tweety McTreason and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that they had a constructive call about moving toward a partial ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow, with the White House suggesting the U.S. could take control of Ukrainian “electrical supply and nuclear power plants” to ensure their security.
Protests erupt in Turkey after Erdogan rival arrested
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, has been arrested just days before becoming presidential candidate.
‘It’s him, it’s him!’ – Mother spots son deported from US in mega-prison footage
Some relatives of accused and deported gang members say their sons have been wrongly swept up in a Trump administration crackdown.
Jackie Robinson’s Army story restored to Defense Department site after removal in DEI purge
An article highlighting baseball and civil rights hero Jackie Robinson’s U.S. Army career was back on the Department of Defense website after being removed in a DEI purge.
Fleeing once more: The endless search for safety in Gaza
A cease-fire between Hamas and Israel allowed many Gaza residents to return to their devastated homeland. But now many are fleeing once more.
Is US support for Israel complicating efforts to reach peace in Gaza?
Emboldened by Tweety McTreason, Benjamin Netanyahu is intensifying the war.
Israeli forces resume Gaza ground assault, seize part of Netzarim Corridor
Israeli army says forces retake part of key land corridor to expand a ‘security zone and create a partial buffer’.