India’s envoy to Canada rejects involvement in Sikh activist’s killing | Politics News

India’s envoy to Canada rejects involvement in Sikh activist’s killing | Politics News

Montreal, Canada – India’s high commissioner to Canada has rejected allegations of involvement in the 2023 killing of a prominent Sikh separatist leader in the country, slamming the Canadian government as being “politically motivated” in its accusations. In an interview with Canadian network CTV News on Sunday, Sanjay Kumar Verma…

Guatemalan journalist receives house arrest after two years behind bars | Freedom of the Press News

Guatemalan journalist receives house arrest after two years behind bars | Freedom of the Press News

A prominent investigative journalist has been released to house arrest in Guatemala, after his case shone a light on questions of democratic backsliding in the country. Jose Ruben Zamora, the award-winning founder of the newspaper El Periodico, had been imprisoned for more than 800 days as he awaits a retrial…

Newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Mexico’s Sinaloa state capital | Crime News

Newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Mexico’s Sinaloa state capital | Crime News

Gunmen shoot at office building of respected Mexican newspaper in Sinaloa capital Culiacan. Gunmen have fired on a building housing the respected Mexican media outlet El Debate as part of an ongoing drug cartel battle. The media building was sprayed with gunfire on Friday and several cars outside were also…

Transit workers’ union calls for MTA to ramp up safety measures at the end of subway lines, following brutal train operator stabbing
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Transit workers’ union calls for MTA to ramp up safety measures at the end of subway lines, following brutal train operator stabbing

The city’s largest transit workers’ union is demanding that the MTA ramp up safety measures at the end of subway lines in the wake of the brutal stabbing of train operator Myran Pollack in Brooklyn last week.  Members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100 – which represents more than…

Texas state judge orders pause for controversial ‘shaken baby’ execution | Death Penalty News

Texas state judge orders pause for controversial ‘shaken baby’ execution | Death Penalty News

A state judge in Texas has issued a last-minute decision to pause the execution of Robert Roberson, a man convicted in a controversial case of shaken baby syndrome. Roberson is believed to be the first person ever sentenced to death in the United States for an alleged killing linked to…

US charges Indian government employee in foiled Sikh separatist murder plot | Politics News

US charges Indian government employee in foiled Sikh separatist murder plot | Politics News

The United States has filed charges against an Indian government employee it says was involved in a failed plot to kill an American citizen, who is a prominent advocate for Sikh separatism, in New York. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday that…

Former Canadian Olympian charged in major US cocaine-smuggling case | Drugs News

Former Canadian Olympian charged in major US cocaine-smuggling case | Drugs News

Snowboarder Ryan Wedding and 15 others are accused of shipping 60 tonnes of cocaine a year to the US and Canada. United States prosecutors in Los Angeles, California, have charged a former Olympic snowboarder with allegedly running a large and violent cocaine smuggling operation out of Mexico. On Thursday, the…

AI helping US Treasury bust fraudsters, saving billions | Crime News

AI helping US Treasury bust fraudsters, saving billions | Crime News

The technology helped recover $1.3bn in tax fraud in the 2024 fiscal year, says the Treasury. The United States Treasury Department is turning more to artificial intelligence (AI) to fight fraud, using the technology to thwart $4bn in improper payments in the last year. The agency released the estimate in…

NYC correction officers union calls for firing of security chief after another slashing at Rikers
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NYC correction officers union calls for firing of security chief after another slashing at Rikers

A correction officer was allegedly slashed in the head by a gangbanger during a fight inside troubled Rikers Island on Wednesday — leading the officer’s union to call for the firing of the jail’s security boss as attacks soar inside the lockup. The worker was breaking up a brawl in the…

Ohio thieves swipe 100 right-footed shoes from Sole Bros in Cincinnati
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Ohio thieves swipe 100 right-footed shoes from Sole Bros in Cincinnati

What a sole-less crime. Three brazen thieves stole over 100 right-footed shoes during a booze-fueled robbery as the demoralized owner considered permanently closing his shop over the devastating blow to his business. The owner of Sole Bros in Downtown Cincinnati, Hunter Emigh, shared on Facebook last week that he began…