Archive for December 30, 2024
Jimmy Carter’s state funeral in Washington scheduled for Jan. 9
President Joe Biden has scheduled a state funeral in Washington for former President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 9. Biden also declared Jan. 9 as a National Day of Mourning across the U.S. Carter, the longest-lived former president, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100. Biden ordered U.S. flags to fly at…
Read MoreCapitol Hill lawmakers experience surge of swatting calls, bomb threats in wake of November election
Earlier this month, a woman died in a crash in Rome, Georgia, after her vehicle collided with that of an officer who was responding to a fake bomb threat at the home of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. It was among the latest in a series of threats triggering police responses against her and other…
Read MoreSyria’s U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition faces an uncertain future after Assad’s ouster
In the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, Syria remains territorially fractured as the rebels who defeated Assad work to consolidate power. The country’s uncertain future has raised questions about the fate of the U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). This week, Syria’s new leadership took steps to dissolve the different rebel…
Read MoreSuspect dead after SWAT standoff in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood
A very tense situation unfolded at the Richard Caliguiri Allentown Complex off of Warrington Avenue Friday morning after a barricade situation led to police shooting and killing a man. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified the man as Mark Coleman, 45, of Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. Police said Coleman had previous felony convictions and should…
Read MorePolice forces report sharp rise in religious hate crimes across UK
Some of the UK’s largest police forces have reported increases in religious hate crimes in the past 18 months, figures reveal, with the number of incidents rising after the start of the Hamas-Israel conflict in autumn 2023 and again after the Southport attacks in England this summer. Forces including Greater Manchester, West Midlands and the…
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