By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Months before his arrest in Russia, U.S. Army soldier Gordon Black made a surprise video call from his overseas tour in South Korea to his 6-year-old daughter in Texas. Instead of a normal chat, however, his daughter and wife witnessed a fight break out between Black […]
LONDON (AP) — Fifteen British soldiers who allegedly lied to an inquiry into Bloody Sunday, one of the deadliest days of the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict, will not face perjury charges, prosecutors said Friday. There was insufficient evidence to convict the soldiers or a former alleged member of the Irish Republican Army about their testimony […]
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Thursday condemned an infamous 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protesters in Paris as a “bloody and murderous repression,” marking another step in the country’s recognition of the massacre that authorities sought to cover up for decades. The National Assembly, parliament’s lower house, voted 67-11 in favor of a nonbinding […]
The right to vote in the US is under attack, with sustained efforts to disfranchise Black voters, US attorney general Merrick Garland told a Selma church service commemorating the 59th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday police attack on civil rights activists. Garland said decisions by the supreme court and lower courts since 2006 have weakened […]
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day Alabama law officers attacked Civil Rights demonstrators on the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. The demonstrators were beaten by officers as they tried to march across Alabama on March 7, […]
Feb. 26—The third of four adults have been sentenced for the October 2021 beating of a 12-year-old Beavercreek girl with a metal-studded belt. Tammara Ann Moreland, aka Tammara Cantrell, was sentenced Thursday in Greene County Common Pleas Court to 1 1/2 years in prison plus court costs, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Christian Cavalier said. The 38-year-old […]
A man found “covered in blood” at a Florida apartment was the victim of a samurai sword attack, according to investigators. The wounds included cuts to the face, torso and hand, but the victim survived, Daytona Beach police said in an arrest affidavit. A suspect has been identified and he remains at large as of […]
NEPTUNE – A bloody trail into a backyard garage and an anonymous call led authorities to uncover an alleged dog fighting ring Saturday on Embury Avenue, where eight dogs were rescued, according to the Monmouth County SPCA. On Saturday, Neptune Township Police received an anonymous call for animals in distress on Embury Avenue, Monmouth County […]
As his girlfriend laid in a puddle of blood in a home’s kitchen, Charles Calvert waited an hour before calling 911, Indiana authorities say. He didn’t appear to have rendered aid to his girlfriend, who he had dated for about a year, Allen County police said of the Feb. 3 fatal stabbing. But he did […]
Microstockhub / Getty Images/iStockphoto There was some drama between the US and UK last week! An American professor suggested adding a pinch of salt to a cup of tea, and Brits lost their minds. theguardian.com An American professor suggested adding a pinch of salt to a cup of tea, and Brits lost their minds. People […]
Two California breakfast cafes have arrived, and one is already impressing Texans. Black Bear Diner, from the base of Mount Shasta in northern California, serves the kind of giant, hearty platters that give California a reputation for breakfast. Black Bear Diner chain locations now bookend Fort Worth. One is at 9501 North Freeway, near Heritage […]
A postal worker was found bloody and motionless on a garage floor with two dogs standing over her body, Georgia deputies said. The 36-year-old U.S. Postal Service carrier was delivering to the home in Statesboro for the first time Jan. 19, the Bulloch County Sheriff’s Office said in an incident report. As she dropped off […]