WASHINGTON (AA) – Former US Representative Matt Gaetz violated state laws by engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor and using illegal drugs during his time in Congress, according to a final House Ethics Committee report. The 37-page report alleges that Gaetz paid women, including a 17-year-old girl, for inappropriate encounters and u...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – President Joe Biden has announced the commutation of 37 out of 40 federal death row sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. “Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole,” said Biden in...
Instruments used to torture people have been uncovered at the Aleppo prison in Syria. The prison housed numerous solitary cells and wards with names and dates carved into the doors by prisoners. Whips, blindfolds, tire rubbers, and ceiling-hung chained handcuffs have been found at the prison. Biometric photos belonging to many people, includ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The State Department has said that it is uncertain how accountability for the war crimes committed by Syria’s Bashar al-Assad regime will be determined, noting it would be up to the country’s future representatives to decide on the path forward. “In practicality, I’m just unsure how that would ultimately work, given tha...
A House committee has voted to publicly release a report detailing the findings of its investigation into former congressman Matt Gaetz. The Ethics Committee secretly held a vote earlier this month. The report is expected to be released after lawmakers wrap up their final votes of the year and leave Washington for the holiday break. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A man convicted of murdering four people, including his brother and his sister’s fiance, has been executed in the US State of Indiana, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran, 49, was found guilty of the July 1997 shootings that killed his 30-year-old brother, James Corcoran; his sister’s fi...
A former FBI informant has pleaded guilty to lying about a false bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Alexander Smirnov admitted fabricating claims that Ukrainian energy company Burisma paid $5 million each to the Bidens, allegations that fueled the Republican-led impeachment inquiry. Smirnov, who faces up to...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A local court in New York on Monday refused to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction. Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan found that a July Supreme Court ruling granting Trump presidential immunity for acts involving presidential conduct did not prevent a jury from finding him guilty of unofficial acts after a ...
A Bangladesh inquiry commission has implicated former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her top security officials in cases of enforced disappearances. The commission, led by retired Justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury, submitted its report, “Unfolding the Truth,” to transitional government leader Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka. Preliminary findings revea...
A Georgia judge has denied former Donald Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro’s attempt to overturn his guilty plea in the state’s 2020 election interference case. Judge Scott McAfee ruled Chesebro’s motion “procedurally defective,” saying it was filed too late and lacked jurisdiction. Chesebro, sentenced under the First Offender Act, had no final...
