Historic Churchill Portrait Recovered in Italy Two Years After Theft
ROME (AP) — Canadian and Italian officials celebrated Thursday the safe recovery of a photographic portrait of Winston Churchill known as the “Roaring Lion” that was stolen in Canada and recovered in Italy after a two-year police search. At a ceremony at the Canadian Embassy in Rome, Italian police officials presented the portrait to Canadian […]
NJ man who chewed elderly man’s ear off in attack sentenced to 3 years in prison
A former college football player from New Jersey who brutally bit off an elderly man's ear and face on a train platform in Oregon was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in prison. Collin Kramer, now 27, attacked the 78-year-old victim, whom he believed to be a killer “robot,” at approximately 2 a.m. on […]
Cuba Sentences Man to 2.5 Years in Prison for Sharing Memes
Cuba's communist regime has sentenced dissident José Manuel Barreiro Luco to two and a half years in prison for privately sharing anti-regime memes with his family, Martí Noticias reports. Reported on wednesday. Barreiro Luco is a 52-year-old barber who lives in the city of Cienfuegos and has been a member of a local opposition group, […]
NYC subway shove victim recalls terrifying experience as attacker gets 12 years in prison: ‘Like a horror movie’
A mentally disabled woman who randomly shoved a helpless commuter into a moving subway car in Times Square was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison on Thursday, with the victim recalling feeling like she was in “a scene from a horror movie.” Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Brendan Lantry sentenced Antonia Egevara, 32, to […]
Minnesota husband allegedly stabbed wife of 66 years to death after he ‘lost’ his head
A Minnesota man accused of stabbing his wife of more than 60 years to death with a kitchen knife said he “lost his mind” as blood was “oozing” from her abdomen. Rodney Andersen, 85, was arrested and charged Thursday with assaulting his wife, Janet Louise Andersen, 83, at their Annandale home. Police found the woman […]
Former CIA officer Brian Jeffrey Raymond sentenced to 30 years in prison for drugging and sexually abusing unconscious women across multiple countries
A notorious CIA officer who drugged and sexually abused “numerous women in multiple countries” over a 14-year period, and kept more than 500 shocking images and videos of his victims, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Brian Jeffrey Raymond, 48, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in November […]
Arizona woman who attacked TSA agent over apple juice gets four years in prison
An Arizona woman has been sentenced to four months in prison for attacking a Transportation Security Administration officer who confiscated her apple juice during a security check, authorities said. Makia Chelae Coleman, 20, was convicted earlier this year of assaulting and injuring a federal officer on April 25, 2023, at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. […]
Fed cuts interest rates for first time in 4 years – here’s what that means for your wallet
A cut in interest rates by the Federal Reserve would mean improved borrowing rates for borrowers. (iStock) Federal Reserve System Lower the federal funds rate It rose by half a percentage point on Wednesday, something economists had largely expected as inflation continues to steadily incline toward the 2% target rate. The central bank, focusing on […]
Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates for the first time in four years | Federal Reserve
Two line graphs are overlaid: the top line in red represents US interest rates, and the bottom line in green represents US inflation. The red line rises and levels off at the end of 2023, while the green line peaks around 2022 and then levels off. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for […]
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time in 4 years
The Wall Street Journal's chief economics reporter, Nick Timiraos, predicts the Federal Reserve's potential interest rate cut and its likely impact on the U.S. economy. of Federal Reserve System The central bank announced a much-needed interest rate cut on Wednesday, slashing borrowing costs following progress in battling inflation, slashing its policy rate by 50 basis […]