[ad_1] The Texas woman whose five-year sentence for voter fraud was thrown out by an appeals court Thursday said she plans to strengthen her efforts to promote voting rights. “If anything we are ramping up now that I have been acquitted. There will be no stopping of any kind,” Crystal …
Read More »Good Samaritan in Illinois stabbing spree said ‘human nature’ led him to intervene
[ad_1] Keith Fahrney was driving home from class in Rockford, Illinois, when he saw a woman being attacked by Christian Soto, the man accused of killing four people and injuring seven others during a bežecká obuv team easy on tøj til salg iansargentreupholstery.com bezecke topanky bežecké tenisky bogner overal panske …
Read More »Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning actor from ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ and ‘Roots,’ dies at 87
[ad_1] Louis Gossett Jr., who became the first Black man to win the Oscar for best supporting actor for playing a no-nonsense drill sergeant in “An Officer and a Gentleman” (1982), has died, his family said Friday. He was 87. “It is with our heartfelt regret to confirm our beloved …
Read More »Russian veto brings an end to the U.N. panel that monitors North Korea nuclear sanctions
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS — A veto Thursday by Russia ended monitoring of U.N. sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear program, prompting Western accusations that Moscow is seeking to avoid scrutiny as it allegedly violates the sanctions to buy weapons from Pyongyang for its war in Ukraine. Russia’s turnaround on the …
Read More »National Park Service sued over plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats
[ad_1] SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A nonprofit organization said Thursday that it sued the U.S. National Park Service over a plan to remove Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats from a historic district in the U.S. territory. The lawsuit filed by Maryland-based Alley Cat Allies comes four months after the federal agency …
Read More »At a Ramadan meal, Palestinian Bedouin invite Jewish Israelis to the table
[ad_1] Abu Qwaider’s village, az-Zarnūg is one of at least 35 unrecognized villages in the Negev, Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder, a prominent sociologist who is also Bedouin and whose husband is from az-Zarnūg, told NBC News in a phone interview Sunday. And in the midst of the Israel-Hamas war, Abu Qwaider said …
Read More »State Department official resigns; most Americans oppose Israel’s Gaza war, new poll finds
[ad_1] ‘Moving the needle’ But despite this growing clash between the two governments, some feel the United States has done too little to press its ally to change course in Gaza. Sheline, who first shared her account with The Washington Post, was recruited to join the State Department as a …
Read More »Former correctional officer at women’s prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates
[ad_1] OAKLAND, Calif. — A former correctional officer at a federal California women’s prison known for numerous misconduct allegations was sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing five inmates, federal officials announced Wednesday. Nakie Nunley, who supervised inmates at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, becomes the seventh correctional officer sentenced …
Read More »4 dead, suspect arrested in ‘senseless’ violence in Rockford, Illinois, officials say
[ad_1] Four people were killed and five others were wounded in and near Rockford, Illinois, on Tuesday in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.” Some of the victims, including a woman who fled a home invasion in Winnebago County and a man who tried …
Read More »Moonshine cave long rumored to be under historic NASCAR speedway possibly found in North Carolina
[ad_1] A possible moonshine cave has been discovered under the grandstands of a legendary NASCAR track in North Carolina. The discovery was made during a routine cleaning and inspection at North Wilkesboro Speedway last week, track officials shared Tuesday. Operations staff noticed cracks in the original concrete in Section N, …
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