The Maryland mayor charged on Thursday with 56 child pornography-related charges has visited the White House several times since President Biden took office and previously described Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as his mentor. College Park, Maryland, Mayor Patrick Wojahn resigned Wednesday night ahead of being arrested by Prince George’s County police Thursday on 40 counts … Read more
Contaminated cough and paracetamol syrups imported into Gambia almost certainly caused the deaths of 66 children due to acute kidney injury, according to an investigation led by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Gambian scientists. The links between the children’s deaths and contaminated medicines first came to light in October, when … Read more
A court on Friday sentenced Belarus’ top human rights advocate and one of the winners of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize to 10 years in prison, the latest move in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed the ex-Soviet nation since 2020. The harsh punishment of Ales Bialiatski and three of his colleagues was … Read more
As fentanyl poses an increasing threat across the country, a San Francisco Board of Supervisors member is under fire for publicly declaring that the safety concerns are only being brought into public conversation because some victims are White. “People are going crazy over fentanyl because we’re starting to see more White people dying over these … Read more
Residents of mountain communities in California have been stuck in their homes with little food following what meteorologists are calling “once-in-a-generation” snowfall. The severe weather knocked out power, and snow led to roof collapses. County workers took more than 500 calls for aid – including asking for baby formula and medicine – on Wednesday while … Read more
The murder and attempted murder suspect accused of slamming a U-Haul truck into a pedestrian, an officer and bicycle, e-bike and moped riders in Brooklyn Monday allegedly told police he witnessed an “invisible object” careening toward his vehicle before taking off on the deadly rampage. Weng Sor, a 62-year-old Asian male, has been charged with … Read more
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis slightly edges out former President Donald Trump as the preferred leader of the GOP, according to Republicans questioned in a new national poll. An Associated Press/NORC Center poll released on Tuesday indicates that 22% of Republicans said they want DeSantis to be the leader of the party, with 20% saying the … Read more
Hacking collective Anonymous has accused Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic of acting as “Putin’s puppet” as Serbia stirs up conflict with Kosovo in an act that Russia hopes may distract the West from Ukraine. “Russia is trying to open a new front in Europe to distract the West,” Ivana Stradner, an adviser to the Foundation for … Read more
The funeral mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 95, is being held in Saint Peter’s Square, directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. It starts at 9:30 a.m. local time, or 3:30 a.m. EST. Pope Francis will preside … Read more