Giorno: 7 Ottobre 2022

Judge Blocks Ohio Abortion Law as Suit Proceeds

An Ohio law that bans virtually all abortions will remain blocked while a state constitutional challenge proceeds, a judge said Friday in a ruling that will allow pregnancy terminations through 20 weeks’ gestation to continue for now.

Parents collapse in grief after reuniting with children who were killed in Thailand day care massacre

Parents collapsed into tears and in a faint on the grounds of a temple in northeastern Thailand on Friday after they were reunited with their slain children. The bodies of the victims were brought to various temples where they were identified by their parents. Most of the children, aged between two and five, were slashed […]

Tiny mountain kingdom in southern Africa, Lesotho, to begin vote counting

Vote counting has begun in southern Africa’s tiny mountain kingdom of Lesotho following a day when thousands of citizens in urban and rural areas voted to elect the country’s 120 legislators. Soon after the polls closed, electoral officials were seen verifying voters’ rolls at various polling stations. The Independent Electoral Commission will announce the official […]

6 European countries pledge to increase cross-border cooperation in effort to fight organized crime

Six European countries pledged Friday to beef up their cross-border cooperation and to work more closely with Latin America in fighting organized crime, especially drug barons battling for control of the lucrative cocaine market. The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and Spain made the commitment at a meeting of ministers and officials in Amsterdam, a […]

American held in Russian penal colony for months but still not labeled ‘wrongfully detained,’ family says

The family of detained American Marc Fogel have urged the Biden administration to finally reclassify the 60-year-old school teacher as “wrongfully detained” after he was allegedly moved to a Russian prison colony. “Despite regular communications with the State Department, and the U.S. Senator Bob Casey’s effort to push for the reclassification of Marc Fogel’s case […]

Haiti seeks foreign military assistance to confront gangs blockading fuel port

Haiti is preparing to seek military assistance from the international community to confront gangs that have blocked the country’s principal fuel port, the Miami Herald reported on Friday, citing sources with knowledge of the decision. The government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry plans to make the written request on Friday to allied nations, without specifying […]

Biden pardon for simple marijuana possession won’t apply to illegal immigrants

Post Content President Biden’s move to pardon Americans with prior federal convictions of simple marijuana possession will not include offenses committed by illegal immigrants — an exception that has already bristled some immigrant activists. Biden announced Thursday that those convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law would be pardoned, while also urging governors […]

Race to free people trapped after explosion at Irish service station

Read More Irish emergency services are digging for people trapped in debris after a large explosion destroyed a service station and damaged apartments, causing multiple injuries. Helicopters airlifted survivors from the scene on Friday night hours after a blast wrecked an Applegreen forecourt and adjacent homes and retail outlets outside the village of Creeslough in […]

Maryland Court of Appeals upholds decision allowing election workers to count mail-in ballots early

Post Content A Maryland Court of Appeals upheld a decision from a lower court that allowed county election workers to count mail-in ballots before election day. The court of appeals issued the ruling on Friday, which allows local boards of canvassers in state counties to “meet and open envelopes, canvass, and tabulate mail-in ballots” on […]

DeSantis to Newsmax: Fla. Power ‘Almost 100 Percent Restored’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told Newsmax on Friday that power in his state is “almost 100% restored” after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian.