A former pastor has been charged in the US with the abduction and murder of an eight-year-old girl nearly half a century ago. Prosecutors say they have charged 83-year-old David Zandstra, of Marietta, Georgia, in connection with the death of Gretchen Harrington, from Marple in Pennsylvania. Gretchen disappeared in August...
Carlee Russell: Woman whose kidnapping sparked nationwide search admits she wasn’t abducted
A woman has admitted that she lied about being kidnapped in Alabama. Carlee Russell had claimed she was abducted after stopping to check on a toddler who was walking on the side of a busy highway. The 25-year-old had called 911 shortly before disappearing on 13 July - sparking a...
Unarmed truck driver attacked by police dog after surrendering to officers in Ohio
Police in Ohio have launched an investigation after a 23-year-old truck driver was attacked by a police dog after surrendering to officers with his hands up. Driver Jadarrius Rose was pursued by the Ohio State Highway Patrol on 4 July after failing to stop his truck that was "missing a...
Campaigns Elections in Mexico Could Define Next Year’s Presidential Campaigns
Since April of this year, Mexico has been involved in election campaigns for governor in Coahuila State and the State of Mexico. For the political ecosystem in Mexico, these elections are especially important because they can define tendencies for the next year's President election campaigns. State of Mexico is uniquely...
FTX co-founder and former head of hedge fund Alameda Research plead guilty to multiple charges and are cooperating with justice
Two high-ranking executives linked to the crashing cryptocurrency exchange FTX have pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges and are cooperating with federal prosecutors, according to declassified court records. Gary Wang, former co-founder of FTX, and Caroline Ellison, former CEO of hedge fund Alameda Research and girlfriend of Sam Bankman-Fried, have...
Chaos in the US: there are already thousands of canceled and delayed flights
More and more canceled flights are piling up for Christmas Eve in the United States. Snow, rain, ice, wind, and freezing temperatures are disrupting air travel plans across the United States. Airlines have canceled more than 2,200 flights scheduled for Thursday through 4:30 p.m. Miami time and proactively canceled more...
Homicide is one of the leading causes of death among US children (and rates are rising)
Homicide is one of the leading causes of child death in the United States, according to a new study, and the overall rate has increased an average of 4.3% each year for nearly a decade. Black children died from this cause more than any other group, and firearms were the...
Commission of January 6th recommends filing charges against Trump
The commission on January 6th used its final public meeting Monday to wrap up its 17-month investigation with a simple closing statement: All roads lead to Donald Trump. Members focused on how the former president's direct involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 election makes him responsible for the violence...
The Los Angeles division of the DEA seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill the entire population of Southern California.
The Los Angeles Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill the entire population of Southern California, the agency said in a tweet. More than 7 million fentanyl pills and more than 450 kg of fentanyl powder have been seized by the Los Angeles...
In Ukraine’s Newly Liberated Towns, Investigators Uncover Horrific Allegations Of Russian Sexual Violence
Day after day, in city after city, a police officer and a prosecutor go door to door in the Kherson region of southern Ukraine. Walking through muddy streets, past homes damaged by shelling, they search for those left behind. The two men form a specialized unit that has traveled from...