In the early months of 2018, Jamal Khashoggi was living in exile in the United States — lonely, sad and bewildered as he grew ever more estranged from the Saudi kingdom he had served faithfully for many decades. But then, there was a bright spot. He fell in love. Or at least, he certainly appeared […]
Any foreign troops left in Afghanistan after Nato’s September withdrawal deadline will be at risk as occupiers, the Taliban has told the BBC. It comes amid reports that 1,000 mainly US troops could remain on the ground to protect diplomatic missions and Kabul’s international airport. Nato’s 20-year military mission in the country has all but […]
NKANDLA, South Africa (AP) — Ignoring efforts to defuse a tense standoff, former South African President Jacob Zuma told hundreds of supporters gathered outside his rural estate that he is appealing the 15-month prison sentence and his impending arrest by police. South Africa’s top court, the Constitutional Court, last week sentenced Zuma to prison for […]
A profane flag denouncing President Joe Biden and his supporters prompted several complaints in a small Tennessee town, according to the mayor. The flag, which says, “(expletive) Biden and (expletive) you for voting for him,” was propped up at least a month ago at a home in Munford, according to WREG, a CBS affiliate. Mayor […]
Surveillance video from the Sheffield Lake Police Department in Ohio shows the longtime chief printing a note reading “Ku Klux Klan” and placing it on a Black officer’s raincoat, according to the city’s mayor. Police Chief Anthony Campo placed a Sheffield Lake Mayor Dennis Bring said he was made aware of the incident, which occurred […]
The U.S. hammer-thrower who turned away from the American flag during the national anthem at an Olympic trial wrote about drunk “white people” being “sooo retarded” and made light of rape in her early 20s. Gwen Berry, 31, used the word “retarded” in a derogatory way, made a crude remark about rape, and referenced Mexican […]
More than 100 staff members at Houston Methodist Hospital who were fired for refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19 appealed a judge’s ruling that sided with the hospital’s right to terminate their employment. “We are going to most likely go all the way up to the Supreme Court,” Jennifer Bridges, a registered nurse and the […]
The New York City Police Department is hunting for a suspect captured on video groping a woman in broad daylight on a borough sidewalk, authorities said. An unidentified man was captured on surveillance footage running up to a 35-year-old female and tackling her from behind before he “reached into her shorts and forcibly grabbed her […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two paramedics were murdered while transporting a patient in the violence-plagued northern Mexico state of Zacatecas, authorities said Thursday. The paramedics were from the neighboring state of Jalisco and were assigned to transport a patient for treatment to a hospital in Zacatecas when they were killed Wednesday night. There was no […]
It was supposed to be an eight-day getaway, a chance for three South Florida brothers to reconnect with family living in the Dominican Republic amid coronavirus lockdowns and quarantine. But four days in, the trip in late July 2020 turned into the year-long vacation from hell. Now the three brothers hope that a hearing on […]