Day: October 5, 2023

Wisconsin GOP eyes complete ban on public nudity after minor photographed at naked bike ride

8:01 pm October 5, 2023

Wisconsin Republicans want to make it a crime to be naked in public for any reason and for a child to attend any event, like a naked bike ride, where people don’t have clothes on. A state Senate committee held a hearing Thursday on two bills introduced after a photograph circulated earlier this year of […]

Intense fire blazes at Ryder Cup site less than one week after event

7:59 pm October 5, 2023

A hospitality structure at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, the site of last weekend’s Ryder Cup, was caught in an intense fire on Thursday. Ryder Cup Europe said that the fire was to the right of the first fairway, but officials “quickly brought the blaze under control.” The team said that no […]

India arrests administrator, editor of Modi-critical news site

7:58 pm October 5, 2023

Police in New Delhi have arrested the editor of a news website and one of its administrators after raiding the homes of journalists working for the site, which has been critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist-led government. NewsClick founder and editor Prabir Purkayastha and human resources chief Amit Chakravarty were arrested […]

American who faked his death claims he’s an Irish orphan who never visited the US in bid to avoid extradition

7:17 pm October 5, 2023

An American who allegedly faked his death to escape rape charges in Utah continues to fight an extradition order and proclaim he is an Irish orphan who has never visited the United States. “I conclude that he is as dishonest and deceitful as he is evasive and manipulative,” Judge Norman McFadyen of Edinburgh Sheriff Court […]

Oklahoma authorities investigate pistol theft from vehicle of judge arrested in Texas

7:10 pm October 5, 2023

Oklahoma authorities confirmed this week they are investigating a report of a pistol stolen from the vehicle of an Oklahoma judge who was arrested in Texas last month after officials there say he opened fire on parked vehicles while driving. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation also is investigating a drive-by shooting in February at […]