SEOUL, South Korea — The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed to accelerate efforts to mend ties frayed over Japan’s past colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula as they held their countries’ first summit talks in nearly three years on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, both governments […]
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Man convicted of shooting 2 Indiana judges in street dispute
INDIANAPOLIS — A man who shot and wounded two southern Indiana judges outside an Indianapolis fast food restaurant in 2019 was convicted Wednesday on seven of eight felonies and one misdemeanor after a three-day trial. A jury convicted Brandon Kaiser of aggravated battery, multiple battery-related charges and carrying a handgun […]
Florida man pleads guilty to $7.2M COVID-19 relief fraud
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida man who fled the U.S. and was eventually arrested in Croatia has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $7.2 million in COVID-19 relief funds. Don V. Cisternino, 46, of Chuluota, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Orlando federal court to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and illegal […]
Ex-Honduras first lady sentenced to prison for embezzlement
FILE – Former Honduran first lady Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo leaves court after her conviction on corruption charges in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Aug. 20, 2019. A judge sentenced Bonilla de Lobo to 14 years in prison Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, on corruption charges, the second time Bonilla had been sentenced. […]
FDA warns against ‘very unsafe’ social media trends targeting teenagers
The Food and Drug Administration is warning parents and teens about “very unsafe” social media trends, including a recent one that has begun trending online involving cooking chicken in NyQuil. The challenge — which the FDA called “silly and unappetizing” and “very unsafe” — encourages people to cook chicken in […]
Michigan man pleads guilty to gun crime in WVa bar shooting
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Michigan man charged in a New Year’s Eve shooting at a West Virginia bar that wounded seven people pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal gun crime. Kymoni Davis, 33, of Redford, Michigan, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Huntington to being a felon in […]
Inquests to be held into Canada stabbings and custody death
TORONTO — Saskatchewan’s chief coroner said Wednesday an inquest will determine the cause of death of the suspect who died in police custody after a stabbing rampage in the Canadian province — but said it wasn’t due to blunt-force trauma after being arrested. Chief Coroner Clive Weighill said two public […]
2 teens dead after shots are fired into house in SW Michigan
NILES, Mich. — A group of people shot into a home in a small southwestern Michigan city, killing two teenagers and injuring three others inside, police said Wednesday. Niles police said the shooting late Tuesday could be related to two homicides in the same area, one in August and another […]
Woman allegedly assaulted by suspect in Eliza Fletcher case speaks out: ‘I’m angry’
When terrible things happen, like the kidnapping and murder of Memphis teacher Eliza Fletcher, many wonder what could have been done to prevent it. A young woman who said she was sexually assaulted by the same suspect in the murder of Fletcher said police did not do enough for her […]
Judge prepares for Alex Jones to take stand in Connecticut
WATERBURY, Conn. — The judge overseeing the Connecticut trial of Alex Jones said Wednesday she is prepared to handle any incendiary testimony from the Infowars host when he is called to the stand this week in a defamation lawsuit filed by people who lost relatives in the Sandy Hook school […]