LONDON (AA) – Two climate activists who threw soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting in 2022 have been jailed by a London court. Anna Holland, 22, and Phoebe Plummer, 23, have been jailed for their controversial protest to raise awareness about climate change at the National Gallery in October 2022. Holland and Plummer — [&...
At a recent rally in Pennsylvania, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ignited controversy by suggesting that critics of federal judges, including Supreme Court justices, should face jail time. Trump praised the justices for what he called their “bravery” in overturning Roe v. Wade, claiming it should be illegal for indi...
Missouri executed Imam Marcellus Khaliifah Williams on Tuesday despite those who first prosecuted him testifying to his innocence. In his final statement, Imam Williams expressed his faith, saying, “All Praise Be to Allah In Every Situation!!!” The execution was carried out by lethal injection. It followed a prolonged legal battle where even...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil. He alleges that the oil giant misled the public about the recyclability of plastics. The lawsuit was initiated in San Francisco County. It follows years of investigation and has been hailed by environmental advocates as a pivotal moment in the fight against plastic...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – The Missouri Supreme Court and governor declined Monday to halt the execution of death row inmate Imam Marcellus Khalifah Williams. “Mr. Williams has exhausted due process and every judicial avenue, including over 15 hearings attempting to argue his innocence and overturn his conviction,” said Gov. Mike Parson in...
Hendricks County, Indiana, has agreed to pay $300,000 to an Islamic educational organization following a lawsuit for violating the Fair Housing Act. The county unlawfully denied zoning approval twice for a project aimed at establishing an Islamic seminary, school, and residential area. Attorney Zachary Myers emphasized that discrimination base...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh’s transitional government granted magistracy power to the military Tuesday for two months as law enforcement conducts drives to recover missing and illegal firearms. Commissioned officers of the army have been given the power with immediate effect, according to a notification by the Ministry of Public Admini...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Ed Markey are urging the Biden administration to enhance civil rights protections against algorithmic bias. This is specifically in the use of artificial intelligence by federal agencies. In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young, the senators highlighted that biase...
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AA) – A military court in DR Congo has sentenced to death 37 people, including three US citizens, for their role in a failed coup earlier this year. The convicts were charged with criminal association, attack, terrorism as well as financing terrorism. Three more foreigners – one each from the UK, Belgium […]
The federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols began on Monday. Ex-officers Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith Jr., and Demetrius Haley will stand trial for federal civil rights and conspiracy charges in connection to Nichols’s death, according to a Department of Justice announcement last year. Nich...
