News/World (Page 142)

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. president Donald Trump held a rally in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, attacking the Democrats’ immigration record just a few hours after he questioned the racial identity of Vice-President Kamala Harris. The rally is being held indoors at the state capital’s New Holland Arena. Trump was onstage justContinue Reading

World British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. 17-year-old male faces 3 counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder in Southport attackThe Associated Press · Posted: Jul 31, 2024Continue Reading

World Former BBC TV news presenter Huw Edwards, a household name in Britain, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to three counts of making indecent pictures of children. Edwards, who resigned in April, faces up to 10 years in prison when sentencedThomson Reuters · Posted: Jul 31, 2024 6:56 AM EDT |Continue Reading

World The Gaza Health Ministry on Monday declared the Gaza Strip an “epidemic area” for polio. It said the presence of the virus is due to the destruction of critical infrastructure during the Israel-Hamas war. International organizations are calling for an immediate ceasefire to stop the possible spread of polio inContinue Reading

World A nine-year old girl wounded in a stabbing attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga class in northwestern England died Tuesday, bringing the death toll to three, as police questioned a 17-year-old suspect arrested minutes after the rampage. Taylor Swift ‘completely in shock’ over event which happened atContinue Reading

World British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 28 years on Tuesday for directing a terrorist organization, while Edmonton native Khaled Hussein was sentenced to five years in prison for belongingContinue Reading

World·Updated Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 93 people, officials said Tuesday, while monsoons in northwest Pakistan killed at least 14 people, including 11 from the same family. At least 93 killed in India’s Kerala state, and 14 dead in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinceThe AssociatedContinue Reading

World Reports on social media and in the news show a highly contagious skin rash mainly affecting children in the Gaza Strip. The red welts are on arms, legs, faces and chests, and are very itchy blisters that eventually burst and turn into a dark yellow crust. The skin rashContinue Reading

World Elon Musk recently amplified a deepfake video that uses AI to mimic Kamala Harris’s voice. It’s raising concern about the power of artificial intelligence ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November. Post has been viewed more than 130 million times, appears to violate X’s own policies Brock WilsonContinue Reading