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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police said a night out for drinks at an East Memphis sports bar turned violent when a woman attacked a friend who tried to stop her from driving. Ciera Ouellette was arrested Tuesday and charged with aggravated assault. Her bond was set at $80,000. According to court records, it happened in January […]

The Nicolás Maduro regime is about to approve a new law that would provide its security forces more tools to quash dissension inside Venezuela by turning protesting into a criminal act that could be punished with a stiff prison sentence. The bill, known in Venezuela as the law against fascism, could be used against anyone […]

The Navy fired the commanding officer of a Lima, Peru, based biomedical research lab on Friday, less than a year after she assumed command. Capt. Abigail Y. Marter was relieved as head of Naval Medical Research Unit South “due to a loss of confidence in her ability to command,” the Navy said in a statement. […]

(Bloomberg) — Brazil’s top economic officials are at odds over a closely-watched fiscal target just days before the government must finalize its 2025 budget outline, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Most Read from Bloomberg The Finance Ministry, led by Fernando Haddad, wants to maintain its original aim for a primary fiscal […]

Veterans’ Minister Johnny Mercer has been given until 8 May to argue why he should not have to name people who told him about alleged war crimes in Afghanistan by British special forces. The MP was previously told to provide names to the Afghanistan Inquiry by 5 April or he could face a jail sentence. […]

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly dismissed the severity of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol over the last year, based on a series of interviews reviewed by NBC News. “What’s the worst thing that could happen? Right?” Kennedy asked in October on the Aubrey Marcus Podcast. “I mean, […]

Russian drones are increasingly dropping chemical grenades in Ukraine, says Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Ukraine reported 371 cases in March alone. These chemical bombings violate the United Nations’ Chemical Weapons Convention, Ukraine cites. Ukraine’s military is tracking how often Russian drones drop grenades containing dangerous chemical agents. It’s happening a lot and more frequently, the military […]

A 3-year-old was walking ahead of his grandpa on an Arizona trail when he was bitten by a rattlesnake, fire officials said. Rescuers responded to the incident at 10:58 a.m. on Thursday, April 4, on the Granite Mountain trail, the Scottsdale Fire Department said in a news release. As firefighters responded to the area, the […]