Somali citizen from Kenya accused of shooting two Iowa McDonald’s workers over an allegedly incorrect order
A 25-year-old man accused of shooting two McDonald’s employees through a drive-thru window in Ankeny, Iowa, is identified by the Department of Homeland Security as a Somali citizen born in Kenya. Investigators say the shooting followed a dispute over an order that was allegedly filled incorrectly. Police were called to the restaurant on the 2500 […]
El Salvador gets its first US citizen extradited in a murder case.
Extradition of Dual Citizen to El Salvador for Murder Charges A 27-year-old dual U.S.-Salvadoran citizen from California, Michael Alejandro Castillo Murga, has been extradited to El Salvador to face charges related to the murder of a woman in front of their young son. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed this development on Thursday. Castillo […]
Nigeria Announces Its First Ebola Case Involves a Swiss Citizen
Switzerland Confirms First Ebola Patient in Nigeria The Swiss government announced on Friday that a woman diagnosed with Ebola Bundibugyo in Nigeria is a Ugandan-born Swiss national who has not traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently. This follows Nigeria’s confirmation earlier in the week of a rare strain of Ebola found in […]
Democrats Charge Colombian President, a U.S. Citizen, with Interfering in Midterms Following Support for Republican
Democrats Condemn Colombian President’s Endorsement of U.S. Candidate On Thursday, Democrats from the House Foreign Affairs Committee expressed their disapproval of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella. They took issue with his endorsement of Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), claiming it amounts to “interference in American elections.” Ranking Member Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) shared a […]
Joni Mitchell Becomes a U.S. Citizen: ‘A Journey That Started 62 Years Ago’
Joni Mitchell Becomes a U.S. Citizen After Decades in America Better late than never! Joni Mitchell, the renowned Canadian singer-songwriter, has officially become a U.S. citizen after making her way to the States in the mid-1960s. The 82-year-old shared a video from her naturalization ceremony on Instagram, accompanied by a photo of herself next to […]
Court Finds Indian Citizen Guilty in $150 Million Elderly Fraud Case
Texas Jury Convicts Man in $150 Million Elder Fraud Scheme A federal jury in Austin, Texas, found an Indian national guilty on Monday for his involvement in a scam that defrauded elderly Americans of over $150 million in cash and gold. Bhavesh Kumar Thakkar, 45, was convicted of two counts related to wire fraud and […]
Venezuelan citizen charged with attacking ICE officer in Austin
A Venezuelan man, who was shot by an ICE officer after a car chase in Austin earlier this month, has been charged with various offenses including assaulting and resisting a federal officer, as announced by the Justice Department on Tuesday. Wilber Rafael Garces-Perez, 28, allegedly ignored commands from ICE officers to exit his vehicle during […]
McAleer and McElhinney Introduce $10,000 Award for Young Citizen Journalists
New Prize for Young Journalists Announced Award-winning journalists Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney have introduced a $10,000 prize aimed at young citizen journalists committed to uncovering the truth and sharing important stories that often go untold. This couple, known for their work on a play about the tragic October 7 terrorist attacks and the film […]
Citizen journalist Nick Shirley sues California officials to stop Assembly Bill 2624, also known as the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’
Nick Shirley Files Lawsuit Against California Officials Conservative YouTuber and citizen journalist Nick Shirley has taken legal action against key California officials in Sacramento in an attempt to halt a contentious law, which is being referred to by some as the “Stop Nick Shirley Act.” “It has just begun, this may take months or years […]
Stephen Miller: The Expense of Processing a False Asylum Request is Equal to Offering Free Cancer Care to an American Citizen
Discussion on Immigration Issues with Stephen Miller On Friday’s episode of FNC’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House, addressed some of the problematic statements made by Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Miller pointed out that processing false asylum claims […]