Day: April 12, 2024

Belarus convicts a famous dissident rock band and sentences its members to correctional labor

11:06 pm April 12, 2024

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted a famous dissident rock band, designating the band and its three members as extremist and sentencing them to two years of correctional labor. It was the latest in a yearslong crackdown on dissent that has engulfed this country of 9.5 million people. Nizkiz band members — […]

SC prison supervisor accused of taking over $200K in bribes, getting 173 cellphones for inmates

10:46 pm April 12, 2024

A supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison accepted more than $219,000 in bribes over three years and got 173 contraband cellphones for inmates, according to federal prosecutors. Christine Mary Livingston, 46, was indicted earlier this month on 15 charges including bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. Livingston worked for the South […]

Chiefs’ Travis Kelce chugs beer moments before receiving college diploma

10:45 pm April 12, 2024

Three-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce, alongside his now retired brother Jason Kelce, hosted their “New Heights” podcast on Thursday at the University of Cincinnati’s Fifth Third Arena, the longtime home of the Bearcats’ men’s basketball team. The Kelce brothers played college football at Cincinnati. While Travis and Jason previously graduated from Cincinnati, they both […]

Biden expects Iran to attack Israel ‘sooner than later’

10:38 pm April 12, 2024

President Biden said he expects Iran to attack Israel “sooner than later” as tensions continue to heighten between the Middle East powers. Biden was asked Friday how imminent a potential attack on Israel is from Tehran following an Israeli strike on Iran’s Damascus consulate in Syria. Iranian officials have publicly threatened to attack Israel for […]

UConn’s Dan Hurley offers honest admission about Kentucky coaching rumor: ‘Be evasive’

10:05 pm April 12, 2024

UConn men’s basketball coach Don Hurley had no intention of leaving the program after winning a second straight national championship this week despite rumors that began to swirl about Kentucky’s coaching vacancy. Hurley deferred to his wife during his postgame press conference Monday, and if his “no” didn’t come across clearly, there was a reason. […]