GENEVA — The U.N.’s top human rights body voted Friday to appoint an independent expert to step up scrutiny of Russia’s rights record at home as arbitrary arrests, a crackdown on dissenting voices and limits on free speech worsen during the war in Ukraine. The 47-member Human Rights Council passed […]
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Foreign actors to disrupt midterms: Feds
Foreign actors are “likely” to use “information manipulation” to try to influence the 2022 election, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI warn in a new bulletin. “Foreign actors may intensify efforts to influence outcomes of the 2022 midterm elections by circulating or amplifying reports of real or alleged […]
Detroit man sentenced in killings of 4 women, 2 sex assaults
DETROIT — A Detroit man was sentenced to at least 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering four women whose bodies were found in vacant houses and to sexually assaulting two other women. A Wayne County Circuit Court judge sentenced Deangelo Martin, 37, on Thursday to 45 to […]
Teen’s mother disputes Iran, says she died of blows to head
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The mother of a 16-year-old Iranian girl has disputed official claims that her daughter fell to her death from a high building, saying the teen was killed by blows to the head as part of the crackdown on anti-hijab protests roiling the country. Nasreen Shakarami […]
Binance hacked to the tune of $100 million or more
FILE – Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao answers a question during a Zoom meeting interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, says more than $100 million was possibly taken illegally following a hack of its Binance Smart Chain blockchain network. “The issue […]
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Belarusian human rights advocate and 2 groups
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski and two groups, Memorial, a human rights organization from Russia and the Center for Civil Liberties, which is based in Ukraine. The prizes were awarded for contributions to civil society, according to the committee. Bialiatski “devoted […]
1 dead as police, fans clash outside Argentine soccer match
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — At least one person died while police clashed with soccer fans trying to push into an Argentine league match Thursday night, and the referee stopped the game as clouds of tear gas spread inside the stadium. Authorities and witnesses said fans of the home team, Gimnasia […]
Herschel Walker faces reporters: He again denies abortion claim, admits troubled past
Herschel Walker, Georgia’s Republican Senate nominee, on Thursday continued to offer shifting defenses about controversies in his personal life — including the newest development: a report from The Daily Beast that a woman claiming he reimbursed her for an abortion in 2009 is also the mother of one of his […]
2 dead, 6 injured in stabbing on Las Vegas Strip
Two people are dead and three are in critical condition from a series of stabbings outside a Las Vegas casino on Thursday, according to police. There are eight victims total from the incident, which started around 11:40 a.m. local time, Las Vegas police said. They include both locals and tourists, […]
Asked about Herschel Walker controversy, Kemp says: ‘I’m supporting the ticket’
While attending the Georgia State Fair on Friday, Gov. Brian Kemp was asked if he would continue to support fellow Republican Herschel Walker’s Senate candidacy following the allegations that the businessman and college football legend paid for an ex-girlfriend to have an abortion — a claim that Walker has adamantly […]