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President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16
Judge rejects Trump's bid to dismiss hush money conviction
NEW YORK — Donald Trump’s felony conviction in the New York hush money case should not be tossed out because of the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity, Judge Juan Merchan ruled Monday.Merchan’s decision rejected one of several avenues that Trump’s lawyers have taken to try to dismiss Trump’s May guilty verdict on 34 counts of falsifying business records. The judge did not, however, rule on a motion from Trump’s attorneys to dismiss the conviction because Trump has now been elected president.Instead, his 41-page decision focused on the question of presidential immunity.Merchan wrote the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump should receive broad immunity for official acts during his time in office did not mean the conviction should be dismissed, ruling that the...
December 17, 2024

Judge rejects Trump's bid to dismiss hush money conviction

Police officers stand outside the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin
Two killed by female student in shooting at US Christian school
WASHINGTON — A student opened fire at a private Christian school in the US state of Wisconsin, injuring six people and killing a teacher and teenage student.Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes identified the attacker on Monday night as a 15-year-old female student at the school.Authorities say the attacker was in attendance at Abundant Life Christian School before opening fire and was found dead at the scene. Six students were injured, including two who suffered life-threatening injuries.A second-grade student was the first to call in the active shooter report, according to Chief Barnes."Today is a sad day not only for Madison, but for our entire country," Chief Barnes said. "We have to do a better job in our community."He added the police had not identified a motive in...
December 17, 2024

Two killed by female student in shooting at US Christian school

The 88th Air Base Wing headquarters is located in Building 10 on Area A, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on May 17, 2022
Key US Air Force base closes airspace amid drone sightings
WASHINGTON — Drone activity caused officials to close airspace over one of the United States’ most critical Air Force bases for almost four hours late Friday and early Saturday, according to a base spokesperson and a Notice to Airmen posted on a federal website.Bob Purtiman, chief of public affairs for the 88th Air Base Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, said that the airspace remained restricted for approximately four hours from late Friday into early Saturday, while authorities monitored the situation, CNN affiliate WHIO reported.The drones, referred to as “small unmanned aerial systems,” were being monitored by base units, Purtiman told WHIO. “To date, installation leadership has determined none of the incursions impacted base residents, facilities or assets,”...
December 16, 2024

Key US Air Force base closes airspace amid drone sightings

North Korean IT workers allegedly used false, stolen, and borrowed identities to get hired and work remotely for US firms
North Korea made millions from remote work scheme, US says
WASHINGTON — A federal court in St Louis has indicted 14 North Koreans for allegedly being part of a long-running conspiracy aimed at extorting funds from US companies and funneling money to Pyongyang's weapons programs.The wider scheme allegedly involves thousands of North Korean IT workers who use false, stolen, and borrowed identities from people in the US and other countries to get hired and work remotely for US firms.The indictment says the defendants and others working with them generated at least $88m (£51.5m) for the North Korean regime over a six-year period.North Korea's mission to the UN did not immediately reply to a request for comment from BBC News.The prosecutors say the suspects worked for two North Korean-controlled companies - China-based Yanbian Silverstar and...
December 13, 2024

North Korea made millions from remote work scheme, US says

Joe Biden
Biden issues 39 presidential pardons, commutes 1,500 sentences
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people.The White House described it as the most acts of presidential clemency issued in a single day. It has not given the names of the people involved.The US Constitution decrees that a president has the broad "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, except in cases of impeachment".Earlier this month, Biden issued a controversial pardon to his son Hunter, which continued a recent trend of presidents pardoning people close to them.Announcing the move, Biden said those pardoned had "shown successful rehabilitation and have shown commitment to making their communities stronger...
December 12, 2024

Biden issues 39 presidential pardons, commutes 1,500 sentences

Canada legalized assisted dying in 2016
Euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 Canadian deaths
TORONTO — The rate of medical assistance in dying – also known as euthanasia – has grown in Canada for the fifth straight year, albeit at a slower pace.The country released its fifth annual report since legalizing assisted dying in 2016, which for the first time included data on the ethnicity of those seeking euthanasia.Around 15,300 people underwent assisted dying last year, accounting for 4.7% of deaths in the country. Canada lawmakers are currently seeking to expand access to euthanasia to cover people with mental illnesses by 2027.Canada is among a few countries that have introduced assisted dying laws in the past decade. Others include Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and Austria.The figures released on Wednesday by Health Canada show that the rate of assisted dying in Canada...
December 12, 2024

Euthanasia now accounts for nearly one in 20 Canadian deaths

The stunning killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan last week has shaken C-Suites across the country
Brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO rattled business leaders
NEW YORK — Corporations are scrambling to protect their senior executives as police warn of an elevated near-term threat against business leaders. Boards are reassessing security budgets. And CEOs are being told to delete their digital footprints.The stunning killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan last week has shaken C-Suites across the country, forcing leaders to ask themselves uncomfortable questions about their own preparedness for a threat landscape that appears far more serious than many realized just a week ago.Phones are ringing off the hook at top-dollar security firms to keep the captains of industry safe.“Corporate America is nervous. People are on high alert,” Keith Wojcieszek, global head of intelligence at Kroll, told CNN in a phone...
December 12, 2024

Brazen killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO rattled business leaders

Christopher Wray
FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office
WASHINGTON — Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray has said he will resign before President-elect Donald Trump, who has indicated he would fire him, takes office next month.Wray announced at an internal FBI meeting on Wednesday that he had decided to step aside after weeks of consideration.Trump has already nominated Kash Patel, who has called for "dramatically" limiting the FBI's authority, to lead the law enforcement agency.Wray, whom Trump nominated in 2017 to a 10-year term, faced criticism during his tenure from Republicans due to the FBI's investigations into the former president after he left office.Speaking at the FBI meeting on Wednesday, Wray said: "I've decided the right thing for the bureau is for me to serve until the end of the...
December 12, 2024

FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign before Trump takes office

Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel
Luigi Mangione fights extradition to face charge of murdering healthcare CEO
NEW YORK — The man accused of shooting dead healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thompson in New York jostled with police and shouted at reporters as he was bundled into court on Tuesday, as more details emerged about a potential motive in the killing.Luigi Mangione appeared at an extradition hearing in Pennsylvania. His lawyer said the 26-year-old would contest being moved to New York to face murder charges."He's pleading not guilty to those offenses," the lawyer said. "I haven't seen any evidence that he's the shooter."Different US states have different laws and judicial systems, so there is a process involved in the transfer of fugitives, which can take days or weeks.Wearing an orange jumpsuit, Mr Mangione tried to address reporters as he arrived for the...
December 11, 2024

Luigi Mangione fights extradition to face charge of murdering healthcare CEO

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Brazil's Lula 'well' after brain bleed surgery
BRASILIA — Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is doing "well" after undergoing surgery for a brain bleed, his doctors say.The 79-year-old was taken to hospital in the capital, Brasília, on Monday after he had complained of a severe headache.An MRI scan revealed the bleed and Lula was transferred to the renowned Sírio-Libanês hospital in São Paulo to have it drained.The intracranial haemorrhage was caused by a blow to the head he sustained when he fell in his bathroom at the presidential residence in October, according to a hospital statement.Doctors said they had performed a craniotomy on the president, a procedure in which part of the bone is surgically removed from the skull to treat the bleed and relieve the pressure. The bone is then replaced.Lula is...
December 10, 2024

Brazil's Lula 'well' after brain bleed surgery

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