A suspect who was being held in a California jail on charges connected to a 2022 mass shooting in the state capital died in his cell Saturday, according to police and his attorney. The 29-year-old male inmate died while in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail around 2:15 a.m.,...
In Mexico Heat Wave Monkeys Still Dying, Birds Are Getting Air-Conditioning, Lions Get Popsicles
MEXICO CITY — Amid Mexico’s heat wave and drought, suffering birds are getting air-conditioning and monkeys with heatstroke are being rescued by non-governmental groups. The government, meanwhile, has been more preoccupied with cooling down animals at state-run zoos, giving lions frozen meat popsicles. It's not the only frosty treat: One...
GBU-39: The Small US Bomb Causing Mass Casualties in Gaza
An American-made, precision-guided bomb, the GBU-39, was used in Gaza airstrikes, resulting in the deaths of dozens of Palestinians, including women and children, New York Times reports. The Israeli military targeted militants using civilians as human shields, but Gaza health authorities reported civilian casualties, with videos showing women and children...
Dodgers-Yankees World Series Seems Possible After Riveting Games in NY
NEW YORK — After three intense games between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers in front of sellout crowds, Oswaldo Cabrera allowed himself to think ahead. “It crossed in our minds this can be a good matchup in October,” the Yankees utilityman said. New York beat the Dodgers...
Blinken Returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Proposal Hangs in Balance After Hostage Rescue
CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to the Middle East on Monday as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance after the dramatic rescue of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza in a major military raid and turmoil in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. With...
Human Rights Group Accuses Israel of Using White Phosphorous on Lebanese Homes
BEIRUT — A global human rights group accused Israel of using white phosphorus incendiary shells on residential buildings in at least five towns and villages in conflict-hit southern Lebanon, possibly harming civilians and violating international law, in a report published Wednesday. Human Rights Watch said in its report that there...
‘Boss’ Trump Should Go to Prison: Opinion
The day after Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies, he stood before a camera and repeated a litany of lies. Lies we have all heard a multitude of times: The judge is corrupt, his conviction is a conspiracy orchestrated by Joe Biden, and New York is a crime-ridden sewer...
Gantz Resigns From Israel’s War Cabinet Over Netanyahu Frustrations
JERUSALEM — Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort and putting his own “political survival” over the country's security needs. Netanyahu More Reliant on Far-right Allies The move does not immediately pose a...
274 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Rescue of 4 Hostages: Gaza Health Ministry
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed, and hundreds more were wounded, in the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday. The Israeli military said its forces came under heavy fire during the complex daytime operation deep in...
Radanovich Sounds Alarm Over Dem Efforts to Undermine Prop 47 Revise
Republican Assembly candidate George Radanovich is criticizing state Democrats for what he describes as their attempts to undermine efforts to reform Proposition 47. According to Politico, "Democrats in the Legislature plan to fast-track legislation on retail theft and public safety next week and include amendments that would revoke the laws...