After law enforcement officials fatally shot a black man in North Carolina last week, law enforcement officials pledged transparency. Few facts emerged, however – an information gap that aroused suspicion and, according to experts, helped fuel national outrage. Andrew Brown Jr. was killed on April 21 when Sheriff’s MPs tried to execute search and arrest … Read more
On Thursday, he returned to the public for the first time since a hunger strike began to call for better medical treatment. He ended the 24-day hunger strike last week. Speaking on videolink in a Moscow courtroom, Mr Navalny appealed a February conviction for defamation of a World War II veteran, which resulted in a … Read more
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to continue appearing “in accordance with the Covid-19 protocols” and to vote during the final stage of the West Bengal state elections. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have come under fire for holding several rallies in West Bengal prior to the elections. Thousands were in attendance … Read more
South Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott conveyed the GOP counterargument to President Joe Biden’s address on Wednesday night. Scott said the president was not keeping his promises and was pulling the country apart. (April 29th)
Brendan Hunt struggled as an actor in New York City when he discovered another way to get famous. He started making conspiracy videos about the 9/11 attacks and other mass murders in order to build audiences over many years. He posted anti-Semitic propaganda and branded himself a warrior of free speech. He eventually became a … Read more
(CNN) – An diesem Muttertag möchten wir helfen, die Mutter in Ihrem Leben – ob das nun Ihre Mutter, die Mutter Ihrer Kinder, Ihre Stiefmutter, Ihre Schwiegermutter oder vielleicht Ihre Freundin ist, die die beste Hundemutter aller Zeiten ist – mit einer nachdenklichen Dusche zu überschütten Token, das ihr zeigt, wie sehr sie geschätzt wird. … Read more
Highlights of this day in history: Italy’s dictator Benito Mussolini killed; The Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was born. Muhammad Ali rejects military introduction during the Vietnam War; The first space tourist; Jay Leno, host of the Tonight Show, was born. (April 28th)
Here’s what you need to know: President Biden spoke from the north lawn of the White House on Tuesday.Credit…Erin Scott for The New York Times President Biden is expected to propose giving the Internal Revenue Service an extra $80 billion and more authority over the next 10 years as he looks for ways to raise … Read more
Fully vaccinated people can now expose at small outdoor gatherings or dining out with friends in multiple households. The CDC tells unvaccinated people that they must still wear a mask at such gatherings. “If you are fully vaccinated and want to attend a small outdoor gathering with vaccinated and unvaccinated people, or dine with friends … Read more
Actor Tony Hale explains how his quirky character in the dark comedy Eat Wheaties! is obsessed with Elizabeth Banks and debates why people put their idols on pedestals. (April 27th)