An Egyptian court convicted former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and 19 others on Saturday of insulting the judiciary, sentencing them to three years in prison in a court session aired on TV. The case involves 25 defendants, five of whom — including prominent rights activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and political commentator […]
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Court upholds ban on Navalny running for Russian presidency
Russia’s highest court on Saturday upheld election officials’ decision to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president in March’s election. The Supreme Court turned down Navalny’s appeal against the Central Election Commission’s move, ruling that the decision to bar him from the race fully conforms to law. President […]
What special counsel has offered publicly signals long year ahead in Russia probe
As 2017 — the year of the Donald Trump presidency, further Russian interference in American politics, and the special counsel investigation into it all — comes to a close, there is continued speculation about where Robert Mueller‘s sprawling probe now stands. In an interview with The New York Times published […]
Suspects arrested in brutal killings of 4 people in upstate New York, police say
Troy police have arrested two people in connection with the quadruple homicide that shocked the small central New York town earlier this week. An official with the Troy Police Department confirmed the arrest to ABC News early Saturday. The two suspects had been brought in for questioning Friday evening in […]
2 dead, 1 hurt in shooting at Southern California law firm
A man walked into the Southern California law firm where he worked and shot two men Friday before turning the gun on himself, police said. Police arrived to find the gunman and one victim dead and learned that the second victim had driven himself to a hospital, Long Beach police […]
LA man arrested over deadly prank ‘swatting’ shooting in Kansas
Los Angeles police said they have arrested a 25-year-old man over the alleged prank call that led to police killing a man in Kansas on Thursday. Tyler Barriss from South Los Angeles was arrested Friday, according to Los Angeles ABC station KABC. The incident took place late Thursday when police […]
Different voices in protests across cities of Iran
Protests erupted in several cities in Iran for the second day in a row, catching many by surprise. Hundreds came to streets shouting slogans denouncing a variety of grievances that ran across the political spectrum. Among them: rising prices, economic conditions, corruption and the country’s foreign policy. Some called for […]
Video shows police rescue baby allegedly kidnapped by mother’s ex
Dramatic video captures the moment a shaking baby boy was rescued from his alleged kidnapper, who police say was his mother’s ex-boyfriend. Brittany Jackson of Atlanta told police her ex-boyfriend, George Arnold, 27, kidnapped her 1-year-old son and stole her car on Thursday, the DeKalb County Police Department said in […]
Police: Prank led to police shooting unarmed Kansas man
Police and the FBI are investigating whether an argument over an online game prompted a hoax call that led to a house where an officer shot and killed a Kansas man who apparently wasn’t involved in the dispute. Wichita Deputy Police Chief Troy Livingston on Friday blamed a “prankster” who […]
Trump administration dismisses remaining members of HIV/AIDS council
This week, the Trump administration dismissed the remaining members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS amid plans to appoint new members in the coming year. Current members, appointed by the Obama administration, were sent letters on Wednesday informing them that their time on the council ended, and were told […]