North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commuted the death sentences of 15 inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole on his final day in office. No inmate has been executed in the state since 2006 due to ongoing litigation. The inmates or representatives petition for clemency following complicated convictions. The state has 136 [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US Treasury Department’s sanctions office was breached by Chinese government hackers, according to a report published Wednesday. Citing US officials, The Washington Post reported that the hackers targeted the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which implements sanctions on countries and individuals, as w...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Several Arab countries have condemned the car-ramming attack that killed and injured dozens in New Orleans on Wednesday. A white F-150 pickup truck plowed through the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 30 others. The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A ministerial committee of the Palestinian Authority has suspended all operations of Al Jazeera in the occupied West Bank. The committee, made up of officials from the ministries of culture, interior and communications, also temporarily halted the work of Al Jazeera’s journalists, staff, teams and affiliated channel...
DAMASCUS (AA) – Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani arrived in the Saudi capital Riyadh late Wednesday in his first overseas visit since the removal of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The trip was organized at the invitation of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported, citing an...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Wednesday that an explosion involving a rented Cybertruck at Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas was caused by large fireworks or a bomb in the truck bed. “We have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the country’s leadership and border policies following violent incidents that left multiple casualties, including 15 dead in New Orleans. “Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World! This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with we...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US authorities are investigating a potential link between a Cybertruck explosion at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas and a pickup truck attack in New Orleans, President Joe Biden said Wednesday. In an address from the White House, Biden confirmed that his administration is also monitoring the explosion outside...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The driver of a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded in Las Vegas late Wednesday has been identified as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger from Colorado Springs, local media reported. Livelsberger had several Colorado Springs addresses associated with him, according to News5. One person has been confirmed dead after a Tesla Cyber...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 10 people were injured in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in New York City late Wednesday, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD). The shooting occurred near the Amazura nightclub in Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, the New York Post reported citing cops and sources. The victims were taken [&hellip...
