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No convictions in Michigan governor kidnap plot; 2 men acquitted, 2 face new trial
No convictions in Michigan governor kidnap plot; 2 men acquitted, 2 face new trial

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed concern that the outcome of the kidnap plot case may encourage future extremists. Read More

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Apr 09, 2022
CNN Exclusive: ‘We control them all’: Donald Trump Jr. texted Meadows detailed plan for overturning 2020 election before it was called – CNNPolitics
CNN Exclusive: ‘We control them all’: Donald Trump Jr. texted Meadows detailed plan for overturning 2020 election before it was called – CNNPolitics

Washington (CNN)Two days after the 2020 presidential election, as votes were still being tallied, Donald Trump's eldest son texted then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows that “we have operational control” to ensure his father would get a second...

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Apr 08, 2022
Bronx girl, 16, fatally shot near NYC high school; 2 wounded – New York Daily News
Bronx girl, 16, fatally shot near NYC high school; 2 wounded – New York Daily News

Bronx girl, 16, fatally shot near NYC high school; 2 wounded  New York Daily NewsNYC shooting outside Bronx school kills teen, injures two others  Fox NewsTeen killed, 2 hurt in shooting near Bronx high school  CBS New YorkShooting kills 16-year-old,...

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Apr 08, 2022
Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station – The Associated Press
Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station – The Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A missile hit a train station in eastern Ukraine where thousands had gathered Friday, killing at least 52 and wounding dozens more in an attack on a crowd of mostly women and children trying to flee a new, looming Russian offensi...

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Apr 08, 2022
Ukrainian officials were shocked to find radioactive contamination increased after Russian troops left the Chernobyl power plant, site of the 1986 nuclear disaster
Ukrainian officials were shocked to find radioactive contamination increased after Russian troops left the Chernobyl power plant, site of the 1986 nuclear disaster

The Russian Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation announced Friday that it has revoked the registration of 15 representative offices of international organizations and foreign NGOs, including that of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch...

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Apr 08, 2022
Strike kills 50 at Ukraine rail station crowded with people; 67 bodies found in mass grave: Live updates
Strike kills 50 at Ukraine rail station crowded with people; 67 bodies found in mass grave: Live updates

Thousands of Ukrainians were at a train station in Kramatorsk when the strike occurred. A mass grave was found in Bucha with about 67 bodies inside. Live updates. Read More

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Apr 08, 2022
Will Smith banned from Oscars ceremonies for 10 years : NPR
Will Smith banned from Oscars ceremonies for 10 years : NPR

he Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to ban actor Will Smith from all its events virtually or in person, for 10 years. This was Smith's punishment for infamously walking onstage at the Oscars to slap comedian Chris Rock after he...

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Apr 08, 2022
Jackson Confirmation Aside, G.O.P. Sees an Opening With Black Voters – The New York Times
Jackson Confirmation Aside, G.O.P. Sees an Opening With Black Voters – The New York Times

Advertisement Continue reading the main story With inflation, war and the pandemic looming larger, Democrats who hope that the browbeating of Ketanji Brown Jackson will rally Black voters behind their candidates may be disappointed. Judge Ketanji Bro...

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Apr 08, 2022
Ukrainians are still recovering bodies in the Kyiv suburb where a massacre of civilians was uncovered following the withdrawal of Russian troops, the Ukrainian prosecutor general says
Ukrainians are still recovering bodies in the Kyiv suburb where a massacre of civilians was uncovered following the withdrawal of Russian troops, the Ukrainian prosecutor general says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference on April 8 in London, England. (Ben Stansall/WPA Pool/Getty Images) The UK will send more air defense and anti-tank missiles to Ukraine as part of a new package of high-grade milit...

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Apr 08, 2022
California police officers who pinned man to the ground during fatal arrest won’t be charged
California police officers who pinned man to the ground during fatal arrest won’t be charged

Three officers will not face criminal charges after Mario Gonzalez died in police custody last year. Read More

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Apr 08, 2022
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