LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The Bolivian general accused of leading a failed coup was sent Saturday to a maximum-security prison as he faces charges of terrorism and starting an armed uprising. “At some point the truth will be known,” a handcuffed Gen. Juan José Zúñiga told journalists as he was escorted by two guards […]
The US Navy’s carrier fleet is known for its impressive firepower and resilience in battle. The fleet’s durability is attributed partly to the sacrifice of its predecessor, USS America. The Navy tried for weeks to sink the “Big A,” eventually resorting to scuttle the ship onboard. The US Navy’s supercarrier fleet is famed for its […]
Bolivian President Luis Arce said on Friday that a former general planned to “take over” the government and become president in a failed coup. He also denied that the Andean nation was in an economic crisis. In an interview with the Associated Press (AP), the embattled leader denied once again that Wednesday’s attack on the […]
Four more people have been arrested in connection with Wednesday’s failed coup attempt against President Luis Arce, Bolivian government officials have said. Government minister Eduardo del Castillo said that among the 21 people detained were military officers, including the driver of an armoured vehicle that had rammed into the government palace in La Paz. “He […]
A senior Bolivian general has been arrested after armoured vehicles rammed the doors of the government palace in what the president called a coup attempt. Forces led by army chief General Juan Jose Zuniga seemed to take control of the government of President Luis Arce as they vowed to “restore democracy”, but he pledged to […]
The Bolivian army’s general commander, Juan José Zúñiga, has been arrested following a failed coup attempt, local media reported on Wednesday. It comes after the Bolivian military occupied the square in front of the government palace in La Paz with armoured vehicles and tried to breach doors, live images on Bolivian television showed. Zúñiga, who […]
Jun. 20—Two days before he was killed, Gabriel McNutt’s sister, 13-year-old Catherine, cried with him. Their father listened. “She said, ‘Gabriel, I love you. You’re my best friend,’” Adam McNutt recalled. “And I could hear on the other side of the door: ‘I love you, too, Catherine.’” Fifteen-year-old Gabriel struggled with tonic-clonic seizures for years. […]
A Florida man was caught on video purchasing a face mask from a gas station before walking across the street to burglarize a bank, police said. According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Colton Vanhonhenstein, 33, tried – and failed – to burglarize a bank after he purchased a face mask to conceal his identity […]
After failing to choose some schools to close this spring, the Broward School Board tried again Tuesday by asking the superintendent to pick at least five schools by November to close in the 2025-26 school year. The board also asked the superintendent to come up with programs to add to some schools and to develop […]
One of Lexington’s busiest intersections is slated for a major overhaul, thanks in part to millions in state funding that originally would have gone toward a controversial conference center and resort at Lake Murray, a project that was shouted down by intense public backlash. The roads project will address the often frustrating intersection between crowded […]
The agent who failed to book R&B singer Monica for a Durham festival last month will repay all $37,000 he owes the city by next spring, the city said Wednesday. Chris Weeks was contracted to book Monica for the annual Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival held May 18, but the singer never showed up. Instead, she […]
A designer is transforming clean energy into a work of art by reimagining the structural features of wind turbines. According to an article in Fast Company, designer and inventor Joe Doucet developed a way to fuse function and aesthetic appeal with his beautiful wind turbine wall. Doucet’s revolutionary design replaced the traditional windmill turbines with […]