Day: February 13, 2024

Funerals begin in Georgia for 3 soldiers killed in drone strike on Jordan military base

1:55 pm February 13, 2024

Family, friends and military colleagues are gathering in Georgia as funerals begin for three Army Reserve soldiers killed last month in a drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The first funeral service was scheduled for Tuesday morning for Staff Sgt. William Jerome Rivers at a Baptist church in Carrollton, west of Atlanta. The […]

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to be released after being granted parole

12:59 pm February 13, 2024

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year returned from more than a decade of self-imposed exile to serve a prison sentence for misdeeds committed while in office, has been granted parole and could be released this weekend, the country’s justice minister announced Tuesday. Parole for Thaksin would be a symbol of reconciliation between […]

Appeals court upholds Atlanta Olympics bomber Eric Rudolph life sentences

12:53 pm February 13, 2024

A federal appeals court upheld the life sentences of Atlanta Olympics bomber Eric Robert Rudolph on Monday. Rudolph pleaded guilty and accepted multiple life sentences to escape the death penalty for the 1996 bombing of the Atlanta Olympics and three other attacks. A three-judge panel ruled on Monday that he is still bound by the […]

Kansas City braces for possible Taylor Swift appearance at Chiefs’ parade: report

12:43 pm February 13, 2024

Taylor Swift’s attendance at Super Bowl LVIII was one of the biggest unknowns leading up to the big game in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Now, her presence at the Kansas City Chiefs’ parade on Wednesday is the next. Swift, 34, performed on her “Eras Tour” in Japan the day before the Chiefs took on […]

Biden garners 67K TikTok followers on first day using Chinese-owned app he banned over security concerns

12:29 pm February 13, 2024

President Biden’s new campaign account garnered more than 67,000 TikTok followers in the first day since joining the Chinese-owned app he banned over national security concerns. The @bidenhq account’s following had jumped even higher to nearly 82,000 followers as of Tuesday morning, with more than 681,300 likes. That’s still a far cry from Biden’s 37.8 […]