CNN — The Justice Department announced new arrests on Friday in connection with a plot to kill a New York-based journalist and human rights activist critical of the Iranian government. The three indicted men, believed to be part of an Eastern European criminal organization with ties to Iran, face charges of murder-for-hire and money laundering … Read more
Washington CNN — The Biden administration will continue to grant sanctuary to some Hong Kong residents, extending a program allowing them to stay in the United States without fear of deportation for another two years. President Joe Biden issued a memorandum on Thursday “ordering an extension and extension of the postponement of the deportation of … Read more
CNN — An independent expert panel that advises the US Food and Drug Administration on its vaccine decisions will hold a full day of meetings on Thursday to consider what the future of Covid-19 vaccination in the states should look like. -United. Currently, the United States offers two types of Covid-19 vaccines. The first vaccines … Read more
CNN — The US Treasury Department on Thursday designated the Wagner Group, a private Russian mercenary organization heavily involved in the war in Ukraine, as a major transnational criminal organization, and imposed a series of sanctions on a transnational network that supports it. The US State Department simultaneously announced a number of sanctions intended to … Read more
CNN — A California court ruled on Wednesday that the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office must release audio 911 calls, police body camera footage and home surveillance video recorded the night of the attack in Pelosis’ home in San Francisco last year. Audio of police interviews with David DePape, the alleged attacker, must also be … Read more
CNN — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff announced a 2024 Senate candidacy on Thursday, kicking off a campaign for Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat in what promises to be a competitive Democratic primary. “I look forward to campaigning hard in this race, meeting Californians where they are at, and hearing what they want from their next senator. … Read more
CNN — The fallout is mounting in the Virginia school district where a 6-year-old allegedly shot his teacher in the chest earlier this month, with school officials quitting their posts facing a potential lawsuit amid questions about whether the shooting was preventable. Ebony Parker, the vice-principal of Richneck Elementary School at Newport News, resigned on … Read more
CNN — She survived the horrors of two world wars, a civil war and two global pandemics. US-born Maria Branyas Morera has been named the world’s oldest person by Guinness World Records (GWR), following the death of French nun Soeur André earlier this month at age 118 years old. Morera has spent the past 22 … Read more
CNN — Nearly three weeks after a traffic stop in Memphis led to a violent arrest and subsequent death of a driver, police are expected to release police body camera footage of the incident to the public. Tire Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, was hospitalized after the Jan. 7 arrest and died three days later … Read more
CNN — The murder trial of disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh is underway at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, a small town about 40 miles east of Charleston. The case dates back to June 2021, when Murdaugh’s wife and son were found shot dead at the family estate in Islandton, known as Moselle. … Read more
