Migrants accused of killing Mexican border agent who asked for ID papers
Three migrants have been arrested on suspicion of attacking and killing a Mexican border official who was asked to produce identification, authorities said. The federal agent, identified as Luis Alberto Olivas García, was ambushed Monday at a checkpoint in the northern state of Chihuahua across the border from El Paso, Texas, Mexico's National Immigration Institute […]
Rare wartime papers, officer’s wallet donated by his descendants to Museum of the American Revolution
A rare artifact belonging to an officer of a German regiment in the Continental Army has been donated to the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. The wallet, made by Continental Army Lt. Samuel Jerrock, includes first-hand accounts of the Battles of Trenton and Princeton, as well as lesser-known battles, according to a museum […]
Connecticut readers get the shaft from paper’s vulgar Jets headline blunder
ah! On Monday, there was an unfortunate typo in a Connecticut newspaper about Jets linebacker CJ Mosley's herniated disc. On Monday, the Chronicle, a newspaper covering eastern Connecticut, published an Associated Press article on the front page of its print sports section that mentioned Mosley's “DK hernia.” Mosley missed four games for the Jets with […]
‘Church in crisis’: what the papers say about the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation | Justin Welby
British newspapers on Wednesday focused on the Archbishop of Canterbury's decision to resign amid mounting pressure from victims and clergy over his handling of the church's worst abuse scandal. Other church officials have also faced calls to resign, and the fallout continues. of guardian The article links to Justin Welby's “sadness” over the abuse scandal […]
Miinn. mom who was fatally stabbed by hubby during Bible study had divorce papers in car
A mother of five who was stabbed to death at a Bible study group by her ex-con husband was found to have divorce papers in her car at the time. Her husband was sentenced to 33 years in prison for the brutal murder. Corina Woodhull, 41, was stabbed to death by her husband, Robert Castillo, […]
‘No One Is Perfect’: Dem Rep Papers Over ‘Mistakes’ In Botched Afghan Withdrawal
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California told NBC News on Sunday that despite their “mistakes” in the botched Afghanistan withdrawal, both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris deserve “credit” for ending the war. Gold Star families gathered at Arlington Cemetery on Monday to remember the 13 soldiers who died outside Kabul International Airport […]
‘Computer says no’: what the papers say after IT outage causes global chaos | Microsoft IT outage
Saturday’s headlines were dominated by the impact of an IT outage that grounded flights around the world, knocked television stations off the air and wreaked havoc on health services, banking and retail. The outage was caused by a botched software upgrade by US company CrowdStrike, which affected Microsoft’s Windows operating system and caused employees’ computers […]
‘The Lions weep tonight’: what the papers say about England’s Euros final loss | Euro 2024
While the aftermath of the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump grabbed some headlines, most of the British newspapers were focused on England’s 2-1 loss to Spain in the European Championship final in Berlin. of GuardianThe paper’s main picture was of Jude Bellingham collapsing on the pitch in defeat, with the headline “England in agony”. […]
‘Wat a finish!’: what the papers say as England go through to the Euro 2024 final | Euro 2024
England are in the European Championship final to face Spain in Berlin after a dramatic night in Dortmund, and substitute Ollie Watkins’ last-minute genius goal to give them a 2-1 win over the Netherlands was hailed in the British newspapers on Thursday. A photo of Watkins with his arm around Mark Gay’s Guardian The front […]