DETROIT — A judge had no authority to issue indictments in the Flint water scandal, the Michigan Supreme Court said Tuesday, wiping out charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and seven other people. It’s an astonishing defeat for Attorney General Dana Nessel, who took office in 2019, […]
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Fire kills 49 following riot at prison in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia — A fire at a prison in southwestern Colombia has killed at least 49 people and injured a dozen more, prison authorities reported Tuesday. The director of the national prison system, Tito Castellanos, told Radio Caracol that it’s not clear if all of the dead were prisoners. He […]
Russia bans Biden’s wife, daughter from entry
MOSCOW — Russia on Tuesday announced that it was banning the wife and daughter of President Joe Biden from entering the country, in response to widening sanctions against Russia. The Foreign Ministry said 25 names were being added to the country’s “stop list” including Biden’s wife Jill and daughter Ashley. […]
UN: More than 300,000 civilians killed in Syria’s conflict
GENEVA — The first 10 years of Syria’s conflict, which started in 2011, killed more than 300,000 civilians, the United Nations said Tuesday — the highest official estimate to date of conflict-related civilian deaths in the country. The conflict began with anti-government protests that broke out in March 2011 in […]
Germany: former Nazi guard, 101, jailed for aiding murder
BERLIN — A 101-year-old man was convicted in Germany of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder on Tuesday for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II. The Neuruppin Regional Court sentenced him to five years in prison. The man, who was identified by local media as […]
Family of slain Robb Elementary student vow to keep fighting for change
It’s been one month since the massacre at Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children and two teachers, and forever changed the lives of dozens of families who are now coping to make sense of their new reality. One of those families is that of 10-year-old Amerie Jo Garza. Her […]
G-7 leaders wrap up summit meant to bolster Ukraine support
ELMAU, Germany — The Group of Seven on Tuesday was wrapping up a summit intended to send a strong signal of long-term commitment to Ukraine’s future, ensuring that Russia pays a higher price for its invasion while also attempting to alleviate a global hunger crisis and show unity against climate […]
Ludacris’ manager and 2 others shot, 1 fatally, in Georgia
A man was killed and two others were injured, including rap star Ludacris’ manager, in a parking lot shooting in an upscale neighborhood north of downtown Atlanta on Sunday night ATLANTA — A man was killed and two others were injured, including rap star Ludacris’ manager, in a parking lot […]
3 in custody after officials find 46 people dead in tractor-trailer in Texas
At least 46 migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio in a suspected case of human smuggling, officials said Monday. An additional 16 people — 12 adults and four children — were transported to area hospitals after what officials called a “mass casualty event.” San Antonio Police […]
DOJ seizes phone of ex-Trump attorney John Eastman as part of election probe
Authorities on Wednesday seized the cell phone of John Eastman, the former attorney for Donald Trump at the center of the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, as part of the Justice Department’s criminal probe into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to […]