An Illinois father is being held in jail on a $2 million bond over accusations that he physically assaulted and sexually abused his own daughter. Ariel Carrasco is accused of physical abuse and child sex crimes. Ariel Carrasco, a 46-year-old Lake Villa father, has been charged with three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, two counts of domestic battery, and two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. […]
The murder allegation could be the start of a lengthy string of trials, which is unlikely to ever reach the top brass Earlier this week, an Australian soldier, Oliver Schulz, 41, was charged with murder by the Australian Federal Police in relation to the killing of a civilian in Afghanistan in 2012.Schulz was remanded in custody and is due to appear in court again on May 16. His trial will […]
A Delta Airlines passenger on a flight from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Saturday was arrested for allegedly opening an emergency exit door aboard the plane and causing the plane’s emergency slide to be activated prior to takeoff. According to Los Angeles Airport Police, at approximately 10 a.m. EST., an unidentified passenger, wearing a striped red and navy blue sweater with black pants, rushed to the front of the […]
Idaho's Governor Brad Little (R) signed legislation Friday allowing execution by firing squad beginning July 1."The families of the victims deserve justice for their loved ones and the death penalty is a way to bring them peace," said Gov. Little in a transmittal letter to Idaho's Speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Moyle (R)."Fulfilling justice can and must be done while minimizing stress on corrections personnel ... For the people […]
Türkiye and Hungary have yet to approve Sweden’s and Finland’s bids to join the US-led military bloc The administration of US President Joe Biden has left NATO allies Türkiye and Hungary off the invite list for next week’s Summit for Democracy, Foreign Policy magazine reported on Thursday, citing three US officials familiar with the decision.  The two countries were also snubbed from last year’s inaugural rendition of the summit, an […]
American airstrikes killed a total of 19 fighters in eastern Syria this week, a UK-based war monitor said Saturday, in the wake of an Iranian drone attack that left a US contractor dead and wounded five American troops. The retaliatory strikes, conducted Thursday on targets that the Pentagon said were affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, killed three Syrian troops, 11 pro-government militia members, and five non-Syrian fighters, the Syrian […]
Education Sec. Miguel Cardona is calling for a complete end of the practice of corporal punishment at schools.In a message directed toward governors, chief state school officers, school district and school leaders, Cardona pressed them to put the kibosh on the practice of corporal punishment, which involves physical discipline, such as spanking."Our nation's schools should make every effort to provide children and youth with safe and supportive environments that protect […]
America is prepared to use force to protect its people, the US president has said US President Joe Biden has commented on airstrikes carried out by the US in Syria in response to a deadly drone attack on a coalition base, which Washington blamed on Iranian-linked militias. He warned Tehran that there will be retribution for incidents such as this. “To make no mistake, the United States does not – […]
Republican lawmakers ripped President Biden on Friday over his response to drone and rocket attacks by Iranian-backed militants in Syria that killed a US contractor and wounded six other Americans. The Pentagon said Thursday that the 80-year-old president ordered retaliatory airstrikes in response to the deadly drone attack on a coalition base in eastern Syria. The US strikes reportedly killed 11 people, including six confirmed pro-Iran militants and two Syrians. […]
