Divisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities and Israel's neighbors.
2023-07-28 01:17
Ukraine's counteroffensive is ramping up after months of slow progress
After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine appears to be escalating its counteroffensive, ramping up the deployment of extra troops to the southern front and signaling a new phase of the operation, US and Russian officials said.
2023-07-28 00:58
Department of Justice to investigate city of Memphis and its police department
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, it announced Thursday. The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the police department.
2023-07-28 00:54
Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley in court for hearing on whether he should spend life in prison
Seventeen-year-old Ethan Crumbley is in court Thursday for a hearing to determine whether he should spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing four students and wounding seven others in a mass shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021.
2023-07-28 00:53
NBA-LeBron James thanks fans for love after son's cardiac arrest
LeBron James thanked fans on Thursday for their love and prayers for his son Bronny, who suffered a
2023-07-28 00:50
For clergy abuse survivors, Sinead O'Connor's protest that offended so many was brave and prophetic
In 1992, Sinéad O’Connor destroyed a photo of Pope John Paul II on U.S. national television
2023-07-27 23:54
Trump lawyers meeting with prosecutors as potential new federal indictment looms, AP source says
Lawyers for Donald Trump are meeting with members of special counsel Jack Smith’s team as a potential indictment looms over the former president’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election
2023-07-27 23:50
US regulators propose ordering banks to hold 16% more capital
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. regulators unveiled a sweeping overhaul Thursday that would direct banks to set aside billions
2023-07-27 23:45
Several injured in stabbing outside Magnolia Bakery in New York’s West Village
A suspect is in custody after several people were injured in a stabbing near The Magnolia Bakery on Bleecker Street in Manhattan’s West Village, according to a report. A 911 call came in reporting an incident at W 11th St & Bleecker St, the Citizen website stated at 9.58am on Thursday morning. First responders arrived at the scene to attend to several stabbing victims with non-life-threatening injuries and officers called a Level 1 Mobilization and request for additional units as the search for the suspect expanded. Officers said that the suspect was a Black man wearing a gold chain and a navy blue shirt who fled the scene in the direction of an E train station, according to the site, which stated at 10.27am that officers reported having detained the suspect. The Independent has reached out to the NYPD for comment. Eli Klein, an art dealer and publisher according to his bio on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, wrote shortly before 10am on Thursday that “Someone was just attacked in what looked like a stabbing a few feet away from me and my baby girl here in Manhattan’s West Village. NYC really needs to take broader steps to get violent criminals off of the streets”. “Looks like he just went on to stab more people, unless this is a different criminal, which wouldn’t surprise me. My description of the attacker I saw is: Black, male, 30s, 5’10, gray outfit,” he added in reference to the Citizen report. More follows...
2023-07-27 23:23
West Village stabbing - live: Multiple people injured in attack near NYC’s Magnolia Bakery
Multiple people have been injured in a stabbing in New York City’s West Village that took place on Thursday morning, reports say. Initial reports suggest that the incident occurred outside the famous Magnolia Bakery on the corner of W11th Street and Bleecker Street in the heart of the wealthy neighbourhood on the west side of Manhattan. It is not clear how many people have been injured in the stabbing, but their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Reports on the Citizen app indicate that police quickly apprehended a suspect shortly after releasing a brief description of him as an African American male in a navy shirt and gold chain. More follows...
2023-07-27 23:22
Supreme Court clears way for Mountain Valley Pipeline construction to proceed
The Supreme Court cleared the way for construction of the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline to proceed on Thursday, granting an emergency request from backers of the project that has the support of Congress and the Biden administration.
2023-07-27 22:59
US congressional committee fails to reach deal on stablecoin bill, chair says
By Hannah Lang The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. House Financial Services committee on Thursday said
2023-07-27 22:59