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Month: August 2023

Activists furious Democratic leaders haven’t denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signature

By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia activists are furious that Democratic senators haven’t condemned Atlanta officials’ plan to verify every signature on a petition to force a vote on a proposed police and firefighting training center. “Stop Cop City” activists say they’ve gathered more than 100,000 signatures. Officials in the Democratic-led city

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Man in jail for allegedly holding woman captive in makeshift dungeon caught trying to escape cell

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Oregon man arrested for allegedly holding a woman captive in a makeshift cinder block dungeon was caught trying to escape jail, officials said. Negasi Zuberi, 29, has been in federal custody since his arrest this month and is now charged with second-degree attempted escape and first-degree disorderly conduct,

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Monaco closes corruption probe against Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister for lack of evidence

BEIRUT (AP) — The office of Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati says a three-year probe against him and his family over corruption allegations has been closed by Monaco’s judicial authorities for lack of evidence. Mikati’s office said in a statement on Friday that Morgan Raymond, the deputy public prosecutor in Monaco, told the prime

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Victim, neighbors detail assaults on women in south Louisville neighborhoods

By Randall Kamm Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Louisville Metro Police Department is looking for a serial armed robber, or robbers, targeting women in Louisville’s Pleasure Ridge Park and Valley Station neighborhoods. In the last two months, six different women have been victimized, according to LMPD. In each incident,

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Federal prosecutors seek decades-long sentence for former New Hampshire basketball coach in child sex abuse images case

By KC Downey Click here for updates on this story     MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — Federal prosecutors are looking for a sentence of at least 30 years for a former basketball coach who admitted to manufacturing child sexual abuse images. Joshua Pincoske, 48, pleaded guilty in May, saying he didn’t want to make his family

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‘We hope there are no other victims’: Ex-Martin County teacher faces child pornography charges

By Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story     STUART, Florida (WPBF) — A Martin County teacher was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography and solicitation of a minor, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office. The chief of safety and security with the Martin County School District, Frank Frangella, said they

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Dmitry Medvedev Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He is currently the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1965 Birth place: Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) Birth name: Dmitry Anatolyvich Medvedev Father: Anatoly Medvedev, professor Mother: Yulia Medvedeva,

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