President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House on Thursday to declassify government records related to the assassinations of President John KennedySen. Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Trump’s order could put an end to some long-standing questions surrounding the assassinations, all of which occurred more than a […]
It’s no secret that the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson—allegedly by 26-year-old Luigi Mangione—unleashed a tide of rage against the deeply problematic US health care system. But according to a new poll, frustration with the industry is so serious that many Americans believe that Mangione wasn’t solely responsible for Thompson’s death, and that the […]
A hitman offered C$100,000 ($71,400; £56,000) for the assassination of a crime reporter at Montreal newspaper La Presse, the outlet has reported. Convicted killer Frédérick Silva confessed to La Presse that he had offered the contract to anyone willing to carry out the hit on Daniel Renaud, who was covering his trial for three murders […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised President-elect Trump as an “intelligent” and “experienced” leader on Thursday, while noting he does not believe the president-elect is “safe” following the two attempts on his life earlier this year. Putin, speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan after a summit, said relations between Moscow and Washington could improve once Trump is back…
NEW YORK (AP) — Three daughters of Malcolm X have accused the CIA, FBI, the New York Police Department and others in a $100 million lawsuit Friday of playing roles in the 1965 assassination of the civil rights leader. In the lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, the daughters — along with the Malcolm X […]
Mozambique opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane, the runner-up in last month’s disputed presidential election, says he has escaped an assassination attempt in South Africa, where he sought refuge after challenging the results. In a video posted to Facebook, Mondlane said he was in “mortal danger” after assassins had gone to his home to try to kill […]
Evo Morales, the former Bolivian president, said on Sunday a car he was travelling in had been shot at in what he condemned as an attempt on his life. A video he posted to social media appeared to show at least two bullet holes in the windscreen of a car in the front seat of […]
TEHRAN — War in the Middle East escalated yet again early Saturday as Israel bombed targets in Iran in a spiraling pattern of attack and retaliation that has inflamed the region. Israel said it was punishing the Islamic Republic for its missile barrage early this month aimed at Israeli military installations and other sites. Those attacks […]
The United States and Canada have worked together to investigate what they say is the Indian government’s campaign against Sikh separatists.
