Prosecutors, defense deliver closing arguments in Trump ally Tom Barrack’s illegal lobbying trial
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Prosecutors accused former President Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack of “leveraging his access” while the defense accused the prosecution of “misdirection” as closing arguments concluded Tuesday in Barrack’s trial…
Who is Lula? Winner of Brazil’s presidential election
Daniel Munoz/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Brazil’s voters on Sunday chose a new president: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known by the name Lula.
Lula narrowly beat out Jair Bolsonaro, the incumbent far-right president who has become inf…
US citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia over tweets
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — U.S. citizen and Florida resident Saad Ibrahim Almadi was arrested for a series of tweets he published that were critical of Saudi Arabia while visiting family in the Kingdom last November.
His son, Ibr…
Family of man killed by Detroit police are suing them for $50 million
RapidEye/Getty Images(DETROIT) — The family of Porter Burks, a 20-year-old schizophrenic man killed by Detroit police, is suing four unnamed officers for $50 million, according to the family’s attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, who announced the lawsuit at a …
Capitol Police looking at added protection after Paul Pelosi attack: Chief
DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger on Tuesday said his department is looking at providing added security for members of Congress after last week’s assault on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband.
“The …
Woman starts Facebook group to help protect other women amid rise in drink spiking
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Facebook group started to help protect women from the dangers of drinks “spiked” with illegal drugs has gone viral with nearly 8,000 followers.
The group was started by Melanie Hubbard after police in Boston issued a safety war…
Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong talk their new film ‘Armageddon Time’
Anne Joyce / Focus FeaturesOut now in select theaters and across the country on Friday, the new film Armageddon Time is the deeply personal story of writer/director James Gray growing up in a Jewish household in the 80s, and how we sometimes regret the…
Scoreboard roundup — 11/1/22
iStock(NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events:
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
Philadelphia 7, Houston 0
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Chicago 108, Brooklyn 99
Miami 116, Golden State 109
Oklahoma City 116, Orlando 108
Phoenix…
Tacoma leaders get 1st update on plan to cut violent crime
(photo courtesy of KOMONews.com) The first phase of Tacoma’s new violent crime reduction plan saw the numbers start to drop significantly. The first 90-day phase takes 16 addresses, mostly businesses, with the biggest concentrations of violent crimes,
Gun violence on the rise in King County, but fewer teens involved
(SEATTLE, Wash.) — The number of reports of shots fired is trending upward by 20% year-over-year. In 2021, there were 1,036 incidents of gun violence from January to September. During the same period this year there were