Category: News
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Facebook stops hackers connected to Palestinian President
Weeks ahead of parliamentary elections, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah party have been dealt a blow, as Facebook stops a hacker network associated with him. Human Rights Watch immediately denounced the hacking, which targeted dissenters try tricking them into installing malware. The Associated Press has the story: Hacker network used by Palestinian intelligence…
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OPCW sanctions Syria over use of chemical weapons
By a vote of 87 to 15, with 34 abstentions, member nations of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons voted to suspend Syria’s voting rights as a sanction for repeatedly using toxic gas. This is the first time the OPCW has sanctioned one of its own members this way. The Associated Press has…
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Police kill black teenage girl who was swinging knife
Just minutes before the verdict came out in the George Floyd killing case, police in Columbus, Ohio, fatally shot a 16-year-old black girl who was threatening two people with a knife. Video footage of the shooting has been released. The mayor is defending the officer. The Associated Press has the story: Ma’Khia Bryant, 16-year-old black…
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Third-grader holds food drives to help in pandemic
Third-grader holds food drives to help in pandemic CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Neighbors walked by during their morning stroll, passing families waved from their bikes and drivers slowed down long enough to read the hand-drawn sign — “Dylan’s Food Drive.” The poster was taped to two PVC pipes that were stuck inside construction cones for…
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Sikh community in the U.S. traumatized by another shooting
Sikh community in the U.S. traumatized by another shooting INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ajeet Singh had to steel himself for a return to work at a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday for the first time since a former employee shot dead eight people, including four members of Indianapolis’ tightly knit Sikh community. “I’ve been scared…
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George W. Bush slams GOP as ‘nativist’ and more
During an interview with NBC’s Today, former President George W. Bush had some harsh words for the Republican Party as it exists after his tenure. While he didn’t mention former President Donald Trump by name, his criticisms of the GOP’s stance on immigration seemed directed at him. The Associated Press has the story: Former President…
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Biden bringing in 22k more seasonal workers
As the economy improves, President Joe Biden is bringing in an extra 22,000 seasonal non-agricultural workers to enter the country. Of those, 6,000 will be set aside for the Northern Triangle countries of Central America. The Associated Press has the story: Biden increases cap on seasonal foreign workers from 66,000 to 88,000 WASHINGTON (AP) —…
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US ambassador to Russia returns to US due to tension
U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan is heading back to the U.S. after an increase in tensions between the two countries, which began after Joe Biden was elected president. After a series of events initiated by Biden, Russia withdrew its ambassador from the U.S. The Associated Press has the story: Russia pressures US ambassador to…
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General: Dealing with Afghanistan to be harder without troops
President Joe Biden is following President Donald Trump’s agreement to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, although at a slower pace due to the Taliban not sticking to parts of the agreement. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, says this will make it more difficult for the U.S. to combat terrorism there. The Associated…
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Derek Chauvin found guilty on all counts in George Floyd killing
A jury has reached a verdict in the prosecution of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis while Chauvin was holding him down. He was found guilty on all three counts of second degree murder, third degree murder, and second degree manslaughter. Concerns…