June 11 (UPI) — The U.N. Human Rights Office said Tuesday that Israel’s hostage rescue operation in Gaza may have been indiscriminate, disproportionate and negligent in a such densely populated area, potentially constituting a war crime. Expressing profound shock at the reported deaths and wounding of hundreds of Palestinians in Saturday’s operation in Nuseirat to […]
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns about possible violations of rules of proportionality, distinction […]
The UN human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns about possible violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution by […]
The UN human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns about possible violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution by […]
Bill Lunn, former news director and anchor at KTBS, has resigned after being named a suspect in an active investigation into possible child sex crimes. Lunn was detained Wednesday in the 9500 block of Chaparral Lane, KSLA reported. Shreveport Police reported Lunn is a suspect in an active investigation into computer-aided solicitation of a minor, […]
A Zambian court has sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cyber crimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates. The magistrates’ court in the capital, Lusaka, sentenced them to prison terms ranging from seven to 11 years. The court also […]
The Leon County Sheriff’s Office spearheaded a child sex crimes sting operation that led to the arrest of 13 people within three days. The 30-hour endeavor, dubbed as “Operation Spring Cleaning,” found that 170 people continued conversations with undercover law enforcement officers after the officer made it clear they were under the age of 18, […]
Jun. 6—POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Grand Forks man waived his Thursday, June 6, omnibus hearing in Polk County and pleaded not guilty to three drug charges. Jacob Gabriel Brunelle, 28, faces up to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to commit a first-degree controlled substance sale. His remaining two charges are felony third-degree controlled […]
Jun. 6—POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Crookston man waived his Thursday, June 6, omnibus hearing and pleaded not guilty to third-degree controlled substance crimes. Gary Herbert Sundquist, 64, faces up to 20 years in prison for the crimes of third-degree controlled substance sale and third-degree controlled substance possession in a prohibited zone. When a vehicle […]
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Nearly a week after a teenager was shot and killed blocks away from the state capitol building, Democratic State Senator Sarah Anthony is calling-on fellow lawmakers to keep up the momentum on battling gun violence. Anthony made the statement in the state senate Wednesday while backing a resolution recognizing June as […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is voting Tuesday on legislation that would sanction the International Criminal Court for requesting arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials. The vote amounts to Congress’ first legislative rebuke to the war crimes court since its stunning decision last month to seek arrest warrants for […]
Eight years later, some find it easy to forget some of the more ridiculous elements of the 2016 presidential campaign. Young voters, for example, might not appreciate the absurdity of the political world obsessing for months on Hillary Clinton’s email server protocols, as if they were one of the most important issues on the planet. […]