Day: October 17, 2023

IDF contradicts ‘Squad’ tweets accusing Israeli military of bombing a hospital

8:52 pm October 17, 2023

Democrat Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s latest claim about Israel has been contradicted by the country’s military spokesperson. Tlaib, a member of the progressive “Squad” of House Democrats, accused Israel of bombing a Christian hospital in the Gaza Strip and “killing 500 Palestinians,” including doctors, patients, and children. “Israel just bombed the Baptist Hospital killing 500 […]

Universities of Wisconsin to close 2 more campuses amid enrollment drop

8:52 pm October 17, 2023

Two more Universities of Wisconsin two-year branch campuses will close by next year and more shutdowns might be on the way as students continue to opt for four-year colleges and online classes, Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman announced Tuesday. Rothman told reporters during a conference call that he has decided to shutter UW-Milwaukee’s Washington […]

Nebraska officer, suspect injured in confrontation over knife pulled on bus

8:51 pm October 17, 2023

A Nebraska police officer and a Chicago man were both injured during a confrontation on a bus in front of about 20 people early Tuesday after the man refused to get off and pulled a knife, authorities said. Officers were called to the Lincoln bus depot around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday because the 27-year-old Chicago man […]

Florida men allegedly kidnapped wrong person, waterboarded him into luring intended target

8:50 pm October 17, 2023

Two brothers and another man are facing federal charges following a kidnapping that took some bizarre twists, including an attempted waterboarding when they tried to make the victim help them lure the intended target, federal officials said Tuesday. The suspects kidnapped the man at gunpoint outside his apartment in Plantation, Florida, on Oct. 13, according […]

Trump appeals partial gag order against him in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s Jan 6 case

8:11 pm October 17, 2023

Former President Trump’s legal team formally appealed the partial gag order issued against him on Monday by the federal judge presiding over Special Counsel Jack Smith’s case related to Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan of the District of Columbia on Monday imposed a partial gag order against Trump, blocking him from making […]