Child accidentally hangs herself in amusement park inflatable while staff stared at phones: Report
A child in Ukraine died after she accidentally strangled herself inside an inflatable trampoline on May 13. The incident happened when the child, just 4-years-old, was playing on an inflatable trampoline at a kids’ amusement park in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, and “became entangled” in the loops of the inflatable object, police said. Serhii Shaikhet, chief of […]
Lebanon gets Interpol notice following central bank chief’s failure to appear
Lebanon on Friday received an Interpol notice for the country’s embattled central bank governor who failed to show up in Paris earlier in the week for questioning in a key corruption case, officials said. France, Germany, and Luxembourg are investigating the governor, Riad Salameh, and his associates over myriad financial crimes, including illicit enrichment and […]
Nigerian doctors begin 5-day strike demanding better working conditions
Doctors in Nigerian public hospitals on Wednesday kicked off a five-day strike to demand better conditions, leading to health care being shut for many patients. The strike by the resident doctors became necessary after the government’s refusal to increase their salaries and pay arrears owed some of their members as well as to invest more […]
Michigan to sustain $883M revenue blow after tax cuts
Michigan’s revenue will be nearly $900 million less this year than forecasted in January due to new tax cuts, state officials said Friday, leaving lawmakers with less money to spend as they work toward the state’s next budget. The new projections, released Friday at a revenue estimating conference, show that the state’s revenue will be […]
Protesters Slam Church for ‘Family-Friendly’ Drag Night
The First United Methodist Church in Sherman, Texas, was met with protesters waving “defend purity, reject perversion” signs during a “family-friendly” drag show last week.
Target Offers ‘Tuck-Friendly’ Bathing Suits in Pride Line
Target is offering a “tuck-friendly” bathing suit in this year’s LGBTQ Pride clothing collection, which is seemingly designed for children, according to the Daily Mail.
Border Patrol drops New Hampshire checkpoints near Canadian border
The U.S. Border Patrol has agreed in a legal settlement to not set up interior checkpoints in a northern New Hampshire town just under 100 miles from the Canadian border before Jan. 1, 2025. The agreement announced Friday settled a 2020 lawsuit over the use of the checkpoints in Woodstock, where the American Civil Liberties […]
Democrats target vulnerable GOP lawmakers for supporting McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill
House Democrats’ campaign arm has launched a new website that targets moderate and vulnerable Republicans for supporting spending cuts outlined in Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling bill. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) unveiled “GOPVotedToDefault.com,” which names 31 Republican members of Congress and accuses them of seeking to cut funding for veterans, Social Security and […]
FBI improperly used warrantless search powers more than 278,000 times in 2021, FISA court filing reveals
The FBI improperly used warrantless search powers against U.S. citizens more than 278,000 times in the year ending November 2021, according to an unsealed Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) filing. U.S. citizens covered in that improper effort included people involved in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021; George Floyd protesters during the summer of […]
Pentagon Leaks Suspect to Remain Jailed Pending Trial
The airman accused of leaking top-secret documents will remain in jail pending trial, a federal judge ruled Friday, after prosecutors argued that he posed an ongoing risk to American national security.Jack Teixeira — a 21-year-old Air National Guard IT specialist –…