Day: January 26, 2024

NYC police begin knocking down the doors of illegal brothels, starting in Queens

1:09 am January 26, 2024

New York City police took action against sex trafficking on Thursday, targeting six establishments allegedly engaged in prostitution in Queens. Prostitution is against the law in New York. NYPD officers were seen on video cracking down on one establishment at 95th Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, with NYC Mayor Eric Adams leading the way. […]

Seattle agrees to pay BLM protesters $10 million in lawsuit stemming from 2020 riots

1:04 am January 26, 2024

The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 Black Lives Matter protesters who sued the police department for claiming they used excessive force during the riots in 2020, in a settlement announced by attorneys from both sides on Wednesday. “This decision was the best financial decision for the City considering risk, […]

Pennsylvania man arrested for two arsons in same night including former workplace: DA

1:00 am January 26, 2024

A former auto shop employee has been arrested for two arsons after he destroyed an auto shop in Pennsylvania and set fire to a private shed in one night, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Sean Gahagan, 56, was arrested on several felon arson charges after authorities stated he admitted to setting both fires, […]

Gang violence is surging to unprecedented levels in Haiti, UN envoy says

12:17 am January 26, 2024

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An unprecedented surge in gang violence is plaguing Haiti, with the number of victims killed, injured and kidnapped more than doubling last year, the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked Caribbean nation said Thursday. In a grim briefing, Maria Isabel Salvador told the U.N. Security Council, “I cannot overstress the severity […]

Trump, RFK Jr. side with Texas in border fight with Biden admin as 25 states show support

12:04 am January 26, 2024

Longshot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., GOP candidate former President Donald Trump, and other high-profile figures are siding with Texas in the Lone Star State’s spat with the Biden administration over its handling of illegal immigrants at the border. The independent said Texas was “right” to defend its borders amid what he regarded as […]