Indonesia imprisons a woman for saying a Muslim prayer before eating pork in a TikTok video
A court in Indonesia has convicted a woman of inciting religious hatred and sentenced her to two years in prison for saying a Muslim prayer and then eating pork in a TikTok video
1970-01-01 08:00
Police discover bags of fentanyl beneath 'trap floor' of NYC day care center where 1-year-old died
Police say the owners of a New York City day care center where a toddler died and three others were sickened by opioid exposure last week were hiding bags of fentanyl concealed by plywood and tile flooring
1970-01-01 08:00
Global central banks unite in 'higher for longer' credo
By Mark John Central banks for the world's biggest economies have served notice that they will keep interest
1970-01-01 08:00
2 teens held in fatal bicyclist hit-and-run video case appear in adult court in Las Vegas
Two teenagers have made initial appearances in adult court in Las Vegas where prosecutors say they'll face murder and other charges in the video-recording crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist — killing the man
1970-01-01 08:00
Republican Dave McCormick announces US Senate bid in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick officially kicked off his 2024 US Senate campaign at a rally in Pittsburgh Thursday evening, castigating incumbent Democratic Sen. Bob Casey as President Joe Biden's "rubber stamp" and saying that "both parties need to be shaken up."
1970-01-01 08:00
Bus carrying high school students to band camp crashes, killing 2 and seriously injuring others
A charter bus carrying high school students to a band camp careened off a New York highway and tumbled down an embankment Thursday, killing two adults and seriously injuring several others
1970-01-01 08:00
Teen rescued after stunt mishap leaves him dangling from California's tallest bridge
Authorities say a 19-year-old was rescued after a filming stunt went wrong and left him dangling by a rope from California’s tallest bridge
1970-01-01 08:00
Family of Black man who died while restrained in a mental health facility agrees to $8.5 million settlement
The family of a Black man who died after being pinned to the ground in handcuffs and leg irons for 12 minutes at a Virginia mental health facility has agreed to a $8.5 million settlement in their lawsuit against the state, county and sheriff, according to court documents.
1970-01-01 08:00
Brazil’s firefighters battle wildfires raging during rare late-winter heat wave
Brazil's firefighters in the northeastern state of Bahia are battling wildfires, fanned by strong winds and abnormally high temperatures for the season
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden to deliver democracy speech and pay tribute to John McCain in Arizona next week
President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona next week to deliver a democracy-focused address that will also pay tribute to the late John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate who represented the state in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades
1970-01-01 08:00
VP Harris, a former prosecutor, will lead new White House office of gun violence prevention
President Joe Biden has asked Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention, which will seek to find ways around congressional inaction to stem rising violence
1970-01-01 08:00
Black leaders say threats to undermine US democracy appear aimed at their community
Some of the nation’s most influential Black leaders say many of the threats to democratic institutions in the U.S. appear to be aimed squarely at their community, including efforts to make voting more difficult, censor lessons around race and weaken social safeguards such as affirmative action
1970-01-01 08:00