Wisconsin DNR defends no population cap in wolf management plan

Wisconsin wildlife officials defended their decision not to set a hard cap on the state’s wolf population in their new management plan in front of a Republican-controlled legislative committee Thursday, saying a firm limit doesn’t reflect the complexities of wolf management. Randy Johnson, the Department of Natural Resources’ large carnivore specialist, told the state Senate’s […]

Tropical Storm Approaching US East Coast

A storm moving closer to the U.S. East Coast will deliver tropical storm conditions to North Carolina on Friday before making landfall on Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.The storm was off the coast of South Carolina and North Carolina with top sustained winds…[#item_full_content]

Biden Praises Wrong Group During Hispanic Caucus Event

President Joe Biden appeared to misspeak this week while addressing the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, referring to the group as the Congressional Black Caucus instead, the Washington Examiner reports.[#item_full_content]

Russia-Linked Ex-FBI Agent to Plead Guilty to Payment Plot

A former senior FBI agent is expected to plead guilty on Friday to charges he concealed $225,000 in cash payments from a former Albanian intelligence officer who became a source in an FBI investigation, court records show.Charles McGonigal, who led the FBI’s…[#item_full_content]

Adidas Boss Apologizes for Controversial Ye Comments

The head of Adidas has apologized after speculating that Kanye West did not “mean what he said” with anti-Semitic remarks that put an end to his collaboration with the German sportswear brand.[#item_full_content]

Fatal shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 injured at Sandviken Pub near Stockholm

Two people were killed and two wounded in a shooting at a bar northwest of Stockholm, police said Friday, in the latest outburst of deadly violence in Sweden. In a statement, police said that a man in his 20s and another in his 70s died Friday of injuries sustained in the shooting late Thursday at […]

Norwegian court approves extradition of genocide suspect wanted by Rwanda

A man arrested in Norway who is wanted by Rwanda for his alleged role in the African nation’s 1994 genocide can be extradited, Norwegian police said Friday. The man in his 40s, who was not identified, was arrested in the Norwegian capital of Oslo nearly a year ago based on an extradition request by Kigali. […]

Fire at Iranian defense ministry car battery factory extinguished

A fire in a storage area of an Iranian defense ministry’s car battery factory north of the capital has been extinguished, state TV reported Friday. The fire happened around midnight in a about 500-acre storage area of plastic items in the factory north of Tehran. The TV footage showed a black column of smoke rising […]