Day: April 24, 2023

Sheriffs rally around GOP crime bill allowing easier felony charges for retail theft, drug possession

2:14 pm April 24, 2023

Law enforcement officials in Nevada are rallying around a bill championed by Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo that would give police more flexibility to crack down on rising crime across the state. The Crime Reduction Act, or S.B. 412, was introduced in the state legislature last month, and has received unanimous support from every Nevada sheriff […]

Authorities face mounting pressure to release Nashville school shooter’s manifesto: ‘Very perplexing’

2:10 pm April 24, 2023

Authorities are facing mounting pressure to unveil the Nashville school shooter’s manifesto to shed light on the motive behind the brutal massacre that left six people, including three children, dead last month. The FBI has been accused of stalling its release after officials reportedly found 20 journals, five laptops and a suicide note among other […]

NY pols kept Dem aide on staff for months despite claims he was videoed soliciting a teen

2:03 pm April 24, 2023

A legislative aide in Westchester County, New York, was fired months after a sting operation allegedly found he was texting lewd messages to who he thought was a 14-year-old girl and then driving to New Jersey to reportedly meet her. Anand Singh, 33, who worked as a legislative aide for the Westchester County Board of […]

Body of founder of Spain’s fascist Falange movement exhumed from Madrid mausoleum

2:01 pm April 24, 2023

The body of José Antonio Primo de Rivera, the founder of Spain’s fascist Falange movement, was exhumed from a Madrid mausoleum on Monday and transferred to a city cemetery. The fascist political leader was executed by Spanish Republicans in November 1936, after Gen. Francisco Franco led an uprising of soldiers in July of that year […]

Ukraine canceled anniversary attacks on Russia at US request: report

1:17 pm April 24, 2023

The Ukrainian military canceled attacks scheduled for the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country after the U.S. requested that the attacks not take place, according to leaked documents. Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov had drafted plans for attacks on Russian targets far beyond the front lines of the conflict. Budanov hoped to carry out […]