Day: April 20, 2023

Chicago police interim superintendent to step down when mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is sworn in

7:07 pm April 20, 2023

Chicago Police Department Interim Superintendent Eric Carter announced he will be stepping down when Democrat mayor-elect Brandon Johnson is sworn into office. Carter made the announcement on Thursday, stating that he will be retiring from the police department on May 15 – the day Johnson is sworn in as mayor of Chicago. “To the residents […]

New York police make arrest in decades-old murder of cop’s daughter

6:15 pm April 20, 2023

The New York State Police have made an arrest in the 2003 murder of Megan McDonald, the 20-year-old daughter of a New York Police Department detective. McDonald was beaten to death in the backseat of her white Mercury Sable and dumped on the side of the road in Orange County, New York, March 14, 2003. […]

Italian politician called racist after saying country should have more kids instead of importing migrants

6:13 pm April 20, 2023

Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida was heavily criticized after suggesting that Italy should adopt policies to increase native birthrate instead of importing immigrants from abroad. Lollobrigida is one of the close allies of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Italy’s government. Meloni’s conservative Brothers of Italy party was one of many conservative parties that have won […]

The world lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID, UNICEF reports

6:09 pm April 20, 2023

People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF. In 52 of the 55 countries surveyed, the public perception of vaccines for children declined between 2019 and 2021, the UN agency said. […]

Singapore to execute man who conspired to smuggle 2 pounds of cannabis

6:06 pm April 20, 2023

A Singaporean man is scheduled to be hanged next week for abetting an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the island-state, in a resumption of executions after a half-year pause, activists said Thursday. The family of Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was notified in a letter that he would be executed next Wednesday, anti-death penalty activist Kokila Annamalai […]