On Memorial Day, Brookline residents honored U.S. military personnel by recognizing a new historic monument in their neighborhood. The Brookline War Memorial Cannon was declared a historic monument ahead of the neighborhood’s Memorial Day Parade. The declaration featured a playing of taps by a local Boy Scout and a 21-gun salute. City officials said they […]
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Victim in ‘heinous’ Venice Canal sexual assault declared brain dead
One of the victims in two brutal sexual assaults along the Venice Canals on the same night last month has been declared brain dead, leaving many to wonder if the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office will now include a charge of murder against the 29-year-old suspect. The vicious attacks occurred separately on April 6 while […]
Whooping cough outbreak declared in Lexington
The Lexington-Fayette Health Department on Monday declared a whooping cough outbreak in Lexington. The number of cases in Lexington has increased in three weeks from six to nine with the new cases involving an additional student at Lafayette High School, a young student at St. Peter and Paul Catholic School and a patient in their […]
State of emergency declared in France’s New Caledonia as riots rage
France has imposed a state of emergency in New Caledonia as the South Pacific overseas territory is rocked by violent unrest, the office of President Emmanuel Macron announced in Paris following a crisis meeting on Wednesday. Declaring a state of emergency makes it easier for the authorities to impose curfews and ban demonstrations, among other […]
Chad’s military ruler declared winner of presidential election
Chad’s military leader, Mahamat Deby Itno, was declared the winner of this week’s presidential election, according to provisional results. The results were contested by his main rival, Prime Minister Succes Masra. The national agency that manages Chad’s election released results of Monday’s vote weeks earlier than planned. The figures showed Mr Deby Itno won with […]
Transgender Tennesseans want state’s refusal to amend birth certificates declared unconstitutional
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court heard arguments on Thursday over a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates. The lawsuit was first filed in federal court in Nashville in 2019 by transgender Tennesseans who say Tennessee’s prohibition serves no legitimate government […]
‘Critical incident’ declared amid reports of Tube station stabbings
A “critical incident” has been declared in north-east London, an MP for the area said, amid reports of several people being stabbed at a Tube station. Wes Streeting, shadow health secretary and MP for Ilford North, said the emergency services are responding and one male has been detained. Transport for London’s website confirmed Hainault Tube […]
Tornadoes kill three in Oklahoma as state of emergency declared in 12 counties
At least three people, including a child, have died after tornadoes swept through the US state of Oklahoma, authorities said. Emergency crews are assessing extensive damage to homes and businesses as a result of the high winds, hail and flooding. Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in America’s Midwest since Friday, with flood watches […]
Tornadoes kill two in Oklahoma as state of emergency declared in 12 counties
At least two people, including a child, have died after tornadoes swept through the US state of Oklahoma, authorities said. Emergency crews are assessing extensive damage to homes and businesses as a result of the high winds, hail and flooding. Dozens of reported tornadoes have wreaked havoc in America’s Midwest since Friday, with flood watches […]
Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020
PHOENIX (AP) — Eleven Republicans who submitted a document to Congress falsely declaring that Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in Arizona in the 2020 presidential election were charged Wednesday with conspiracy, fraud and forgery, marking the fourth state to bring charges against “fake electors.” The 11 people who had been nominated to be Arizona’s Republican […]
A Popular Conspiracy Theory Website Just Declared Bankruptcy
The founder of the conspiracy theory website Gateway Pundit said Wednesday that the company was declaring bankruptcy while it fights ongoing defamation lawsuits. Jim Hoft, the site’s founder, said in a post that Gateway Pundit’s parent company, TGP Communications, had decided to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections in the Southern District of Florida “as a […]
Prabowo Subianto declared Indonesian president-elect as rivals’ appeal rejected
Indonesia’s electoral commission has formally declared Prabowo Subianto president-elect in a ceremony, after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his landslide victory lodged by two losing presidential candidates. Mr Subianto, who is currently defence minister, won the election with 58.6% of the votes, or more than 96 million ballots, more than twice the amount […]