WASHINGTON (AP) — A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of fellow Donald Trump supporters. Ray Epps, a former Arizona resident who was driven into hiding by death threats, pleaded guilty […]
A 30-year-old man linked to the 2019 abduction and slaying of a 35-year-old mother of three was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison for his role in an unrelated carjacking and robbery that resulted in a shooting in Central Lubbock. Paublo Reyes, who has been held at the Lubbock County Detention Center since July […]
By Valerie Insinna, Tim Hepher and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aerospace supplier Spirit AeroSystems manufactured and initially installed the fuselage part on a brand-new Boeing 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout on Friday, but Boeing also has a key role in the usual completion process, sources told Reuters. Because of a complex, […]
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for post-war Gaza and is prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from broadening. The latest Middle East mission by America’s top diplomat opened with talks in Turkey and Greece before shifting […]
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for post-war Gaza and is prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from broadening. The latest Middle East mission by America’s top diplomat opened with talks in Turkey and Greece before shifting […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — A former member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet offered a rare public apology Sunday for contributing to the internal strife in Israel that preceded the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip. The mea culpa by Galit Distel Atbaryan, a lawmaker from Netanyahu’s Likud Party, was one of […]
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A woman accused of going on a deadly shooting spree with her husband and brother-in-law is asking a Las Vegas court to grant her a divorce. Kayleigh Lewis, 28, faces 43 felonies, including murder and attempted murder, stemming from the shootings that spanned from Henderson to northern Arizona the day after […]
Companies across industries are hiring talent to help them develop and use generative AI. JPMorgan Chase, Accenture, and Disney have been among the companies posting AI-related jobs. Listings tend to offer base pay of more than $100,000 — with salaries going as high as $338,000. AI developers, engineers, and consultants are seeing a lot of […]
US moves to investigate American companies’ procurement of Chinese-made legacy node chips has triggered a backlash from the Chinese government, which blamed Washington for “weaponising” trade issues. China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbing said on Friday that the US move would endanger global supply chains, urging Washington to respect international trade rules and market-based principles. […]
A former Colombian soldier who attended a key meeting to plan the assassination of Haiti’s president and joined in the deadly assault pleaded guilty Friday, making him the fifth of 11 defendants in the FBI’s case to accept responsibility and assist U.S. authorities. Mario Antonio Palacios Palacios, 44, had fled to Jamaica two months after […]
By Andrew Goudsward and Jack Queen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former President Donald Trump is disqualified from serving as U.S. president and cannot appear on the primary ballot in Colorado because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters, the state’s top court ruled Tuesday. The historic 4-3 […]
A Rwandan doctor has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by a Paris court for his role in the 1994 genocide in his home country. Sosthene Munyemana, 68, was found guilty of charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and helping prepare a genocide. His lawyers said that he would appeal against the decision. Munyemana […]