Sri Lankan police say they arrested two people in connection with the death of a 9-year-old girl who was repeatedly beaten during a ritual they believed would drive away an evil spirit. …
Read More »Defense of ‘blame Trump’ in Capitol riots seems like a long shot
The defense of “Trump made me do it” already seems like a long shot. Facing damning evidence in the deadly siege of the Capitol last month, including social media posts boasting their …
Read More »3 out of 45 pilot whales survive mass stranding in Indonesia
Only three of the 45 short-finned pilot whales have survived the mass shallow-water stranding off Indonesia’s Madura Island off the northeast coast of Java. ForThe Associated Press February 19, 2021, 8:42 AM …
Read More »FBI: Capitol troublemaker dubbed ‘Doobie Smoker’ arrested
Authorities say a California man seen wearing American flag pants and allegedly smoking marijuana during riots at the United States Capitol was arrested in Virginia. ForThe Associated Press February 12, 2021, 2:07 …
Read More »Russia wants a Navalny ally to be arrested abroad; Lithuania refuses
A Moscow court has ordered the arrest of a top ally of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but Lithuania has rejected the demand to take him into custody. By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated …
Read More »Lawyer says Pelosi laptop has not been recovered from suspect
Defense attorneys say a laptop stolen from the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the US Capitol attack has not been recovered by investigators byThe Associated Press January 26, 2021, 10:03 …
Read More »House arrest plan stalled for Pelosi’s office invader
Plans to put an image of an Arkansas man sitting at a desk in the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the last week’s riots in the House Capitol have been …
Read More »Prosecutor: Capital rioter aims to ‘take hostages’
Prosecutors say a retired Air Force officer who was part of the mob that blew up the U_S_ Capitol had applied plastic zip-tie handcuffs because they meant “taking hostages.” by JAKE BLEIBERG …
Read More »To try alone with an officer holding George Floyd’s neck to the knee
MINNEAPOLIS – A former Minneapolis police officer who laid his knee on George Floyd’s neck for a few minutes will be tried separately from three other former officers accused of his death, …
Read More »6 inmates use ‘homemade rope’ to escape from California prison
Central California officials are searching for six inmates who used a “homemade rope” to flee the county jail byThe Associated Press January 11, 2021, 1:05 AM • Read 2 minutes Share on …
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