President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants
Guyana president Irfaan Ali has lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and says those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations
2023-08-25 06:28
Prigozhin would be latest in line of Putin critics who met an early death
The warnings were there. Speculation about Yevgeny Prigozhin's eventual fate began soon after his march on Russia two months ago.
2023-08-25 06:23
Jury convicts ex-chief of staff of lying to protect his boss, former Illinois House speaker Madigan
A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a former chief of staff to longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of lying under oath to protect his once-powerful boss
2023-08-25 06:20
Democrats in Pennsylvania want to keep a Supreme Court majority. They are talking up abortion rights
Democrats in Pennsylvania are talking up abortion rights as they try to protect their state Supreme Court majority in the presidential battleground
2023-08-25 05:58
BTK serial killer is in the news again. Here's why and some background about his case
Dennis Rader, the BTK serial killer whose self-given nickname stands for “Bind, Torture, Kill,” played a cat and mouse game with investigators and reporters for decades before he was caught
2023-08-25 05:51
US says it's 'likely' Prigozhin was killed in Wednesday's plane crash
The US believes Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was "likely" killed in a plane crash outside Moscow on Wednesday, Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said Thursday.
2023-08-25 05:50
Victor Lindelof welcomes competition for places at Man Utd
Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof appears confident that he will get plenty of opportunities to play this season, despite not currently being a starter in Erik ten Hag’s strongest XI. The Swede is also embracing competition for places.
2023-08-25 05:47
Andrea Vazquez – latest: LA County fire captain’s son Gabriel Esparza pleads not guilty to teen’s murder
The son of a Los Angeles County fire captain has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and murdering a California woman who was shot and abducted from a park. Gabriel Sean Esparza, 20, has been charged with multiple felonies including murder, kidnapping and attempted rape of 19-year-old Andrea Vazquez. Mr Esparza entered a not-guilty plea when he made his first court appearance for the brutal slaying on Wednesday. Prosecutors have formally filed seven charges against the suspect, according to a criminal complaint submitted in Los Angeles Superior Court. These also include attempted murder, kidnapping to commit another crime, assault with intent to commit a felony, and two counts of attempted forcible rape. Vazquez was randomly kidnapped on Sunday while in a car with her boyfriend in a Whittier park. While Vazquez and her boyfriend were sitting in the parked car at Penn Park, an armed man approached them and began shooting. Vazquez’s boyfriend fled the scene and when he returned, he “discovered blood” near it and Vazquez was gone. Vazquez’s body was found the following day in Moreno Valley. Read More Andrea Vasquez: California woman shot and kidnapped from boyfriend’s car found dead Ambushed at an LA park, kidnapped and her body dumped in a field: What happened to Andrea Vazquez?
2023-08-25 05:29
Fox News GOP debate averages 12.8 million viewers without Trump, indicating strong interest in rest of the Republican field
The first Republican primary debate of the 2024 campaign season hosted by Fox News averaged 12.8 million viewers, according to viewership data, a larger than expected audience given the notable absence of frontrunner and disgraced former President Donald Trump.
2023-08-25 05:28
Maui County sues utility over fires that ravaged Lahaina, alleging negligence
Maui County has sued Hawaiian Electric Company over the fires that devastated Lahaina, saying the utility negligently failed to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions
2023-08-25 05:26
Who is Patricia Batts? Grandmother sentenced to life in prison for torturing and murdering her grandson, 12
An autopsy found that Alex Hurley died from blunt force trauma to the back of his head and was also covered in bruises and wounds
2023-08-25 05:23
See you on Copacabana? Unusually balmy weather hits Brazil in a rare winter heat wave
Summer is still four months away in the Southern Hemisphere but Brazil is contending with a balmy winter, with record high temperatures and dry weather across much of the country
2023-08-25 05:23