Month: April 2021

Authorities in New York City are asking for help to identify a man who attacked a 61-year-old Asian man last week. The victim was approached from behind on an East Harlem corner Friday, struck in the back and, after he fell to the ground, kicked in the head multiple times, New York police said. The

Click here for updates on this story     ANSONIA, Connecticut (WFSB) — An officer was involved in a shooting that happened in Ansonia on Monday morning, according to state police. The shooting happened on Division Street, right near the Derby town line. According to Ansonia police, two males ran up to a police cruiser while an

When an erratically driven car threatened the lives of pedestrians in a public square, a brave passerby took matters into his own hands with a spectacular leap through the driver’s window. Video of the incident in the Albanian capital, Tirana, showed a badly damaged car careening around Skanderbeg Square on Sunday as members of the

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A CBS 58 crew saw a few protesters get arrested on Sunday, April 25 around 10 p.m. Justin Blake, Jacob Blake’s uncle, was one of the people taken into custody. —— Posted: 5:42 p.m. on April 25, 2021 MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — On Sunday, April

Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — A Phoenix baby is fighting for her life after possibly overdosing. According to the Phoenix Fire Department, the 1-year-old “had swallowed a pill of unknown origin” Sunday morning. The parent tried to get the pill out of the baby girl’s mouth and then call

Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A debate over the future of a Murfreesboro park is underway between residents and city leaders. Murfreesboro residents says the city changed its original plan for Blackman Park, which sits between I-840 and Veterans Parkway. They tell News4 the city said the park would

Click here for updates on this story     HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Henderson County woman has waived her first court appearance after being charged with 2nd-degree murder in the stabbing death of her 5-year-old daughter. Penny Short Hartle, 50, was scheduled to appear in court Monday morning. On Sunday, April 25, at approximately

Here’s a look at notable cases in which US judges have been targets of lethal violence. Three federal judges were targeted and murdered from 1979 to present, Judge John Wood, Judge Richard Daronco and Judge Robert Vance, as well as several judges from lower courts. US Marshals Service The US Marshals Service is in charge

Here’s a look at the US Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade. Case 1971 – The case is filed by Norma McCorvey, known in court documents as Jane Roe, against Henry Wade, the district attorney of Dallas County, who enforced a Texas law that prohibited abortion, except to save a woman’s life. Decision January 22,

Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — An officer is recovering and a man is in jail after hitting the officer with his car when trying to flee the scene, Police said. “He ran the police over, I seen this. Justice got to be served out here in this community,” said a

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Police say a woman is on life support after she was struck by a bullet on Friday evening in the 2900 block of Lockridge. The victim is on life-support according to police and they have not confirmed the identity. KCUR, the NPR

Here’s a look at Russia. The Russian Federation is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-ninth of the earth’s land area. About Russia (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 17 million sq km (1.8 times the size of the United States) Population: 142,320,790 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 40.3 years Capital: Moscow Ethnic

Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — On the banks of beautiful Dog River, music lovers and river stewards converged for a fun time and a common purpose this weekend. “Keep the river clean,” said Linda Stefan. The Mudbottom Revival Music Festival was hosted by Dog River Clearwater Revival, the only

Click here for updates on this story     BALDWIN COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — A Baldwin County woman is celebrating 100 years this weekend with her family marking the milestone in grand fashion with a few surprises. “100 & Fabulous” — to those who know Rochelle Robinson — that’s an understatement. “She really is part of the

French energy giant Total is suspending its operations on a multi-billion liquefied natural gas project in northern Mozambique because of ongoing violence in the area caused by an Islamist insurgency. Total announced Monday it was declaring force majeure —unforeseeable circumstances that prevent it from fulfilling a contract. “Considering the evolution of the security situation in

Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A 17-year-old boy is dead following a shooting in Milwaukee’s Sherman Park Thursday, April 22. According to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, nine teens have been shot and killed in Milwaukee County this year. Family identified Roy Thomas Jr. as the victim in the

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A war is heating up among businesses in a southwestern Virginia town. For the past week and a half, businesses in the town of Christiansburg, Va. have engaged in a friendly “sign war,” poking light-hearted fun at each other through puns. It all

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Five Canadians have been charged by a U.S. grand jury for allegedly running a massive scheme to acquire personal protective equipment (PPE) and event tickets to resell at a higher cost during the pandemic. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office

An Iranian court has handed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe a new one-year jail sentence and travel ban on charges of spreading propaganda against the regime, her husband said on Monday. Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained at a Tehran airport in April 2016 and accused of working with organizations allegedly attempting to overthrow the Iranian regime. She

The Biden administration said it will deploy additional supplies and support to India in response to mounting pressure to help the Covid-19 stricken nation. India, which is second only to the United States in total case count, broke global records for the fifth straight day Monday with 352,991 new coronavirus infections. The country’s brutal second wave of

With Derek Chauvin’s convictions secured, the three other former Minneapolis Police officers on scene during George Floyd’s death last May are set to stand trial in August. J. Alexander Kueng, 27, Thomas Lane, 38, and Tou Thao, 35, are charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter connected to Floyd’s

The headquarters of jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s anti-corruption organization has been suspended, pending a court decision on whether to designate the group as an extremist organization. Ivan Zhdanov, director of Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), tweeted on Monday that the decision to suspend the group’s activities was made by Moscow’s chief prosecutor. The development comes

April’s full moon is the “pink” moon, and it’s a supermoon, too. Catch it in the night sky this Monday. This moon will be at its fullest on Monday at 11:32 p.m. ET, according to NASA. Supermoons appear bigger and brighter in the sky because they are slightly closer to Earth. Interpretations of what qualifies

A wildfire is “raging out of control” in the Hualapai Mountains near Pine Lake, Arizona, according to officials. The blaze, named the Flag Fire, is about 600 acres in size, Mohave County Communications Director Roger Galloway said in a news release Sunday evening. Officials in the county issued evacuation orders for residents of Pine Lake,

As Covid-19 vaccinations have become more widely available across the US, the Navajo Nation has reported more than half of its adult members have been vaccinated, outpacing the vaccination rate for the rest of the US. The US’ rate is currently 36.5%, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Navajo

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has issued murder warrants for four suspects in connection with the death of 37-year-old Rossana Delgado, who was reported missing earlier this month. In a news release Saturday, the GBI identified those wanted in connection with Delgado’s murder as Megan Alyssa Colone, 30, who may be traveling with her minor