Capitol Physician Brian Moynihan announced on Tuesday that face masks would once again be required to enter the House side of the US Capitol, regardless of the wearer’s vaccination status. The measure was supported by top Democrats, but opposed by many Republicans. Even Moynihan himself was seen flouting his own …
Read More »NFL superstar Richard Sherman ‘subdued by police dog’ amid late-night arrest for ‘burglary domestic violence’
Sherman, who was formerly a key cog in the Seattle Seahawks’ so-called ‘Legion of Boom’ defense, is currently being detained by authorities after being refused bail in the case and faces a potential felony charge related to the alleged incident. A spokesperson for the Redmond Police Department confirmed that they received …
Read More »Police arrest 4, seize firearms in hotel near MLB All-Star game, prevent possible ‘Las Vegas-style shooting’
Denver police announced over the weekend that police had responded to a “suspicious occurrence” at the Maven Hotel, which is located less than a mile from Coors Field, where the Major League Baseball All-Star Game will take place on Tuesday. Richard Platt, 42, Gabriel Rodriguez, 48, Ricardo Rodriguez, 44, and …
Read More »Roman Protasevich’s dramatic arrest by Belarus has caused outrage. But why is Western media failing to report his neo-Nazi links?
It’s probably safe to say that before this week almost nobody in the West had heard of Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich, the editor of a Telegram channel banned by officials in his native country. On Sunday, however, all that changed. Protasevich became an international cause celebre after the passenger …
Read More »Bolivia’s ex-interior minister who sought Evo Morales’ arrest for ‘terrorism’ is arrested in US on bribery charges
The US Justice Department announced on Wednesday that Murillo and his ex-chief of staff, Sergio Mendez, were arrested last week on criminal charges related to bribery and money laundering. The pair is accused “of receiving bribes paid by a US company and individuals to secure a Bolivian government contract,” and …
Read More »London police arrest 5 men on suspicion of attempted murder of BLM activist Sasha Johnson who was shot in head
Johnson, 27, who is a member of the Taking the Initiative Party, is in critical condition in hospital after the shooting on Consort Road, in the Peckham area of south London. Those held on suspicion of her attempted murder include a 17-year-old who was arrested by officers from Southwark and …
Read More »‘Shocking act’: US & EU denounce emergency plane landing in Belarus that led to arrest of wanted editor of Telegram channel
In a statement on Sunday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken demanded an international probe into the diversion of the Ryanair flight that made in emergency landing in Minsk shortly before leaving the Belarussian airspace due to reports of a bomb threat. After the plane landed, exiled editor of Belamova …
Read More »Police arrest ‘primary suspect’ in attack on Jewish diners in LA, will seek hate crime charges
The man, who Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) described as “one of the primary suspects in the assault and beating of several men” outside a restaurant in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles on Tuesday, was taken into custody on Saturday thanks to the tips provided by the public, LAPD …
Read More »Ukraine court orders house arrest of opposition leader Medvedchuk, who is suspected by Kiev of ‘treason’
A judge in Kiev on Thursday denied the prosecutors’ request to jail Medvedchuk, but placed him on round-the-clock house arrest until July 9. His passport was also confiscated. A group of lawmakers had offered to pay Medvedchuk’s bail, while outside the court a group of nationalists had gathered calling for …
Read More »Grand jury indicts four officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest, accuses them of violating civil rights
Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao are named in the three-count indictment, which was unsealed on Friday. All four are charged with not providing medical care to Floyd – whose neck was pinned by Chauvin’s knee – and Chauvin, Thao, and Kueng are also being charged with …
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