Day: July 20, 2023

Politician urges action after he’s mocked for losing pants during speech: ‘must respect the disabled’

4:14 pm July 20, 2023

A Mexican politician has urged his fellow lawmakers to pass a bill that will punish people who mock disabled individuals, after he was ridiculed for an incident during a public speaking event, which he claimed had occurred due to a necessary surgical procedure to handle his condition. “The media in my state took it upon […]

Military veteran sentenced to 7 years after storming Capitol with loaded pistol, ramming police with pallet

4:13 pm July 20, 2023

A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas mask was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years in prison, one of the longest among hundreds of Jan. 6 riot cases. Christopher Michael Alberts, 35, of Pylesville, Maryland, isn’t accused of brandishing his concealed gun during the […]

Tropical Storm Calvin leaves Hawaii with only minor flooding, but hurricane season continues to loom

4:12 pm July 20, 2023

Tropical Storm Calvin brought high surf, heavy rain and gusts to parts of Hawaii’s Big Island on Wednesday, only inflicting minor damage. By late morning, the storm had passed to the west and the National Weather Service called off its tropical storm warning. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, home to Kilaluea volcano, reopened at 11 a.m. […]

Car theft is spiking across the country despite general dip in violent crime, report finds

4:06 pm July 20, 2023

The wave of violent crime that swept the nation during and after the COVID-19 pandemic is receding, but car thefts remain stubbornly high and continue to rise this year. Data from 32 major U.S. cities shows that car thefts are up 33.5% for January-June compared to 2022, with some cities suffering much more dramatic spikes. […]

Madalina Cojocari: Surveillance photos appeared to show missing North Carolina girl alive

4:05 pm July 20, 2023

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Surveillance photos obtained by North Carolina police showed a man and girl who was “physically consistent with” a description of missing 12-year-old Madalina Cojocari after her disappearance, according to recently unsealed search warrants. Madalina was last seen at school in late November 2022, but her mother and stepfather – Diana Cojocari and Christopher […]