KREMENCHUK, Ukraine — How do you grieve when there is no body to be found? How do you move forward when the person you loved vanished into the dust in a matter of seconds? These are some of the unthinkable questions many in Kremenchuk are now grappling with after a […]
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4 ex-Navy officers convicted in ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery trial
SAN DIEGO — Four of five former U.S. naval officers were convicted Wednesday of conspiracy, bribery and fraud as part of the “Fat Leonard” corruption scandal. The five were the last of 34 defendants to stand trial on charges they were bought off by the Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis, […]
GOP must choose Trump or the Constitution, Liz Cheney warns: ‘It is undeniable’
There was only one path forward for her fellow conservatives, Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said in a speech on Wednesday night: either follow the Constitution or former President Donald Trump, whose conduct around last year’s pro-Trump insurrection is the focus of the congressional committee Cheney helps oversee. “It is undeniable […]
Woman walking with baby stroller shot to death in NYC
A 20-year-old woman was shot to death while pushing a 3-month-old baby in a stroller on New York City’s Upper East Side on Wednesday night, police said. The unidentified woman was pushing a baby stroller on Lexington Avenue and East 95th Street around 8:25 p.m. when a man wearing a […]
Manhunt underway after 2 sheriff’s deputies shot
A manhunt is underway in Alabama for a suspect who allegedly shot two Bibb County Sheriff’s deputies, officials said. The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon on Highway 25 in the Cahaba River Wildlife Management Area during the pursuit of a stolen vehicle, according to Bibb County District Attorney Michael Jackson. Authorities […]
Prosecutors seek prison for 3 ex-cops in Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal prosecutors asked a judge Wednesday to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd’s killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison but to impose significantly stiffer yet unspecified sentences on two others. They urged U.S. […]
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Pat Cipollone, former WH counsel
Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, exits the hearing room as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Sean Thew/Pool via AP) Free America Network […]
3.5 magnitude earthquake strikes South Carolina, 2nd in 3 days
A 3.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Elgin, South Carolina, on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The latest quake comes after a 3.4 earthquake hit the area, 6.4 miles from Elgin, on Sunday. More than 3,000 people reported feeling Wednesday’s quake, according to USGS. Due to the shallow nature of […]
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
JACKSON, Miss. — A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives of the victim want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later. A warrant […]
Mom of U.S. veteran held in Ukraine speaks to son by phone
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The mother of a U.S. military veteran who went missing after he traveled to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia has spoken with her son by telephone, the family said Wednesday. Lois “Bunny” Drueke, of Tuscaloosa, answered a call from what appeared to be a Russian […]