Day: January 9, 2024

Black voters rejecting Biden as support dwindles ahead of 2024: ‘Everything was better’ under Trump

7:00 pm January 9, 2024

Black voters spoke out Tuesday against President Biden, with some suggesting he has “failed” during his time in office as support among the critical voting bloc has dwindled. Georgia Republican voter Dorothy Harpe and Alabama Democrat voter Jason Brown weighed in on the president’s report card as he struggles to garner Black support ahead of […]

BBC apologizes for reporting unproven claims about Israel carrying out ‘summary executions’ on Gaza civilians

7:00 pm January 9, 2024

The BBC apologized Friday for a Christmas Eve report containing an unverified Hamas claim that Israelis were committing “summary executions” – or executions based on guilt without a fair trial – on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. “In overnight output we ran a story about Hamas accusing the Israeli army of carrying out summary executions in […]

Spain mandates face masks in hospitals after surge in respiratory illnesses

6:11 pm January 9, 2024

Face masks will be mandatory in hospitals and healthcare centers in Spain starting Wednesday due to a surge in respiratory illnesses, the Health Ministry said. The new leftist minority coalition government is imposing the measure despite opposition from most of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions. “We are talking about putting on a mask when you enter […]

South Korea says buffer zones invalidated by North’s artillery, plan to conduct drills at the border

6:10 pm January 9, 2024

South Korea is claiming North Korean artillery drills have invalidated long-established buffer zones. The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Monday that it will resume drills in the area in response to the North Korean artillery bombardment, saying the restrictions on the zone “no longer exist.” An agreement in 2018 between Seoul and Pyongyang […]

Ecuadorian police officers kidnapped, explosions reported following ‘most-wanted’ inmate’s escape

6:06 pm January 9, 2024

At least four Ecuadorian police officers have been kidnapped, and explosions have been reported in cities in the South American country Tuesday following the prison escape of Jose Adolfo Macias, the leader of the Los Choneros criminal organization. The developments come as Ecuador’s prosecutors’ office charged two corrections officers in connection to the disappearance of […]