Hunter Biden Gets a Special Counsel, Setting His Case Up to Be 2024 Issue
President Joe Biden received unwelcome news when the Justice Department made the prosecutor investigating his son a special
2023-08-12 08:26
China Faces Early Attack From Crop Pests After Extreme Weather
China’s farmers are facing an earlier than expected assault on their crops this year as extreme weather accelerates
2023-08-12 08:25
Deflation Is the Latest Risk for China’s Struggling Stock Market
China’s lapse into deflation is emerging as the latest risk for its struggling stock market, denting investor optimism
2023-08-12 08:20
Niger coup: Fear and anger in Niamey as Ecowas threatens force
People are already feeling the impact of economic sanctions imposed after a military coup.
2023-08-12 07:54
China floods: The families torn apart by 'huge, furious waves'
Survivors recall seeing their relatives disappear in muddy torrents spawned by incessant rains.
2023-08-12 07:53
Maui wildfires cause more than $1.3 billion in residential property damage, according to a preliminary estimate
The devastating Maui firestorm, which killed dozens of people and displaced thousands more, cost $1.3 billion in damage to 3,088 residences, a preliminary report found Thursday.
2023-08-12 07:47
Is Kevin Costner a ‘Swiftie’? ‘Yellowstone’ star trolled by Taylor Swift's fans for missing out on VIP seats at her concert
'Not even Daddy Dutton can get a close seat,' wrote a user while referring to Kevin Costner
2023-08-12 07:47
Michigan police detained a Black child who was in the 'wrong place, wrong time,' department says
A Michigan police department says a white officer handcuffed a Black child who was in the wrong place at the wrong time
2023-08-12 07:45
Court dismisses challenge to Biden's restoration of Utah monuments shrunk by Trump
A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the state of Utah challenging President Joe Biden’s restoration of two sprawling national monuments that were downsized by former President Donald Trump
2023-08-12 07:28
Brazil police raid Bolsonaro aides over sale of jewelry gifts
By Ricardo Brito and Rodrigo Viga Gaier BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian police on Friday raided the addresses of
2023-08-12 07:15
Family of Utah man shot dead by FBI after threats to Biden say he was ‘frustrated’ at ‘corruption’
The family of Craig Robertson, the man killed by the FBI as they were attempting to serve him a warrant at his home in Utah after he threatened the life of President Joe Biden, said he had been “distraught” by what “he, and many others in this nation, observed to be a corrupt and overreaching government”. In a statement on Facebook, Robertson’s family said they were “shocked and devastated by the senseless and tragic killing of our beloved father and brother”. The FBI raided the home of the Provo resident, who the federal complaint described as “approximately 70-75 years old,” after he had allegedly posted threats online against President Biden, his family, and Barack Obama. According to court documents, Robertson referenced a “presidential assassination” and also allegedly lodged threats against Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Attorney General Merrick Garland and New York AG Letitia James. “The time is right for a presidential assassination or two. First Joe then Kamala!!!” officials claimed Robertson wrote in a September 2022 Facebook post, according to the filing. Robertson was killed hours before Mr Biden was scheduled to land in the state after he allegedly refused to comply with the FBI and pointed a weapon at the agents. “The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents or task force members seriously. In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under review by the FBI’s inspection division,” the agency said in a statement. “Craig loved this country with all his heart. He saw it as a God-inspired and God-blessed land of liberty. He was understandably frustrated and distraught by the present and on-going erosions to our constitutionally protected freedoms and the rights of free citizens wrought by what he, and many others in this nation, observed to be a corrupt and overreaching government.” His family wrote that as “an elderly – and largely homebound – man,” he often took to social media to express his frustration. “Though his statements were intemperate at times, he has never, and would never, commit any act of violence against another human being over a political or philosophical disagreement,” the statement read. The FBI revealed that Truth Social tipped off authorities about Robertson in March. Following the tip, two FBI agents approached Robertson at his home; Robertson allegedly dismissed the threat telling the agents: “I said it was a dream… We’re done here! Don’t return without a warrant.” Over the next five months, the FBI uncovered “multiple threats” against Mr Garland, Ms James, and Vice President Kamala Harris. The situation intensified on Sunday, when Robertson reportedly posted, “I heard Biden is coming to Utah,” adding that he was “cleaning the dust off the M24 sniper rifle”. Read More Trump’s Truth Social tipped off FBI about Utah man who threatened to kill Biden before being shot dead in raid Utah man killed after threats against Biden believed government was corrupt and overreaching Man fatally shot during FBI raid in Utah was posting Biden threats ahead of visit
2023-08-12 06:59
What we know about the federal government's response to the Hawaii fires so far
The federal government has gone into disaster response mode after wildfires destroyed Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii earlier this week.
2023-08-12 06:54