Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Friday denounced the killing of a teenager whose body was strung up by his feet from a traffic pole in a Baghdad square, as conflicting versions emerged about what led to the 16-year-old’s death. Security officials initially told The Associated Press that he had been beaten to death by an … Read more
A Wisconsin school district has put a staff member on leave after some high school students from found recording devices in their hotel rooms during a field trip to Minneapolis. The response was a cautionary measure that is standard during a police investigation, Madison School District spokesman Timothy LeMonds told the Wisconsin State Journal for … Read more
Authorities charged Los Angeles police officer David Rojas, 27, with a felony for allegedly fondling a dead woman's breasts while on the job. Read from Source
US lawmakers took the grave step Friday of approving two charges against Donald Trump, setting up a full House of Representatives vote to impeach the president for abusing his powers and obstructing Congress. Democrats and Republicans in the House Judiciary Committee voted along strict party lines, 23 to 17, appearing somber as they put Trump … Read more
U.K. Election Live Updates: In Victory, Johnson Looks Beyond Brexit The New York Times Election results 2019: Boris Johnson returns to power with big majority BBC News Exit poll suggests Boris Johnson is on course for a huge win in UK election CNN Britain’s election test: Brexit versus the know-betters Washington Examiner The British election is about more than … Read more
This battle highlights the difficult trade-offs the US and its partner forces face even after 18 years of war in Afghanistan. Read from Source
At least 1 person shot at Georgia plant, source reports; schools on lockdown CNN Scene where person was shot at plant in Conyers 11Alive BREAKING: Employee shot at Conyers plant; search for shooter locks down area schools WSB Radio 1 man shot at Dart Container Plant in Conyers; Police searching for shooter CBS46 News Atlanta 1 shot at production … Read more
Bampumim Teixeira, 33, requested not to be in the courtroom when the sentence was handed down because he said he wouldn’t control himself. Teixeira declined to address the court, but the victims’ families gave impact statements. Field’s brother, Jason Field, delivered a tearful speech in which he described his brother as his “life adviser and … Read more
The farmers were able to pry the octopus' tentacles away from the bird so that it could fly away to safety. Read from Source
NATO is designed for air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace operations, but on the fringes of those, hybrid activity poses a new kind of challenge. Read from Source