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In a party line vote Wednesday, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court approved the sale of 21 forfeited firearms by the sheriff’s office to gun distributors in Texas and Arizona. The five-commissioner court approved the bid in a 3-2 vote after hearing from four citizens who asked that they reject the measure, citing various concerns. Republicans […]

Judge Arthur Engoron rejects a motion by former President Donald Trump that would have granted him a 30-day delay to begin paying the massive $355 million financial fraud judgment against him. That means that the interest on the fines continues to accrue. Here are the latest courtroom developments involving the former president who is hoping […]

He acknowledged striking the family with his pickup truck in June 2021 in London, Ontario. Supporters of the Afzaal family arrive at the courthouse to attend the sentencing hearing of Nathaniel Veltman in London, Ontario, on Thursday. Photo: Canadian Press via AP The prosecution argued at trial that he sought to intimidate and terrorise Muslims, […]

RIO DE JANEIRO – Canada, Benin, France and Jamaica have offered support to a U.N.-backed international security force aimed at tackling rampant gang violence in Haiti, according to a statement from the United States, which co-hosted a meeting on the mission with Brazil. Washington has pledged $200 million to fund the Multinational Security Support (MSS), […]

A deputy is dead, and another deputy and an inmate were seriously injured after their vehicle collided with a big rig, Texas officials say. Deputy Charles Rivette was killed in the Feb. 21 crash in Centerville — roughly 120 miles north of Houston, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday, Feb. 22. Rivette was […]

WASHINGTON – The battle for control of the Senate is on – and it’s going to be a tough fight for Democrats. The party currently holds a narrow 51-49 majority in the upper chamber, with the help of three independent senators who align with the left. Republicans need to gain two seats or one seat […]

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis will escalate their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and other waters and have introduced “submarine weapons”, in continued solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza war, the group’s leader said on Thursday. Houthi militants have launched repeated drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait and Gulf of […]

MADRID – Firefighters battled a blaze that engulfed an entire apartment building in the Spanish city of Valencia on Feb 22, with local media reporting several residents still trapped inside. Television images showed the entire facade of the building ablaze as burning segments fell to the pavement below and small explosions were heard inside. Sixteen […]

A Florida Department of Revenue employee was arrested Wednesday and charged with stealing almost $24,000 in tax dollars. Paula Burke, 52, was charged with grand theft of more than $20,000, a second-degree felony. She was being held as of Thursday morning in the Leon County Detention Facility in lieu of $5,000 bail. Burke “is charged […]