Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy charged with murdering Sonya Massey on July 6, was previously dismissed from the US Army for serious misconduct. Grayson, indicted on charges related to Massey’s death, was discharged from the Army in 2016 under circumstances that involved “serious offenses.” Despite this, he was employed by six...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The municipality of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip has condemned the Israeli army’s bombing of a drinking water reservoir in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood as a grave violation of humanitarian norms. “The Israeli soldiers’ detonation of the main water reservoir in Tal al-Sultan is a crime against...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa said Saturday it canceled the visas of 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested Friday at a suspected “secret military camp” in White River, a holiday town in the northeastern Mpumalanga province. Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said he welcomed the arrests of the Libyans whom he said acquir...
White River, South Africa — AFP South African authorities rounded up 95 Libyans in a raid at a farm that appeared to have been converted into an illegal military training base, the police said. The raid was in a remote area outside the town of White River in the northeastern province of Mpumalanga, about 360 […]
The US has charged 19 people for coordinating the smuggling of dozens of unauthorized migrants from Mexico. While nine of the 19 are in custody, a grand jury returned an indictment against 14 members of them. A complaint was filed against five others. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco says the Justice Department is committed to […]
Washington, United States – AFP The gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally searched online for details about the November 1963 shooting of US president John F Kennedy in the days before the attack, the FBI director said Wednesday. FBI chief Christopher Wray, testifying before a congressional committee, also ...
A sheriff’s deputy in Springfield, Illinois, has been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of an unarmed 36-year-old Black woman. Sonya Massey had called 911 on July 6 to report a prowler. But bodycam footage released on Monday shows Deputy Sean Grayson shooting her in her face in her home. She was unarmed. The […]
Police are investigating multiple break-ins and vandalism at a Muslim community center in Minnesota. Over the past two months, the site of the planned Tibyan Center mosque, which is housed in a former bank, has been repeatedly attacked by a group of young people. It has resulted in approximately $20,000 in damage. Executive Director of [&hell...
Las Vegas, United States – AFP President Joe Biden called Tuesday for a ban on the type of semi-automatic rifle that was used in the attempted assassination of his election rival Donald Trump. “Join me in getting these weapons of war off the streets of America. An AR-15 was used in the shooting of Donald […]
The families of school shooting victims are criticizing Florida Senator Marco Rubio. This is for his recent comment suggesting that God protected Republican frontrunner Donald Trump during last Saturday’s assassination attempt on him. The families see it as an attempt to divert attention from the issue of proliferation of guns in the United S...
