Month: January 2020

The assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani may not have been the only attack the U.S. carried out last week. On the night of Jan. 2, the U.S. sent a drone to attack the leader of Iran’s Quds Forces in Baghdad, killing the powerful Iranian figure. But on that same night, U.S. forces also tried…

Iran said Thursday that the missile strike on Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops was not intended to killed Americans. “We did not intend to kill,” said Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s Aerospace Force. “We intended to hit the enemy’s military machinery.” The Iranian commander nevertheless claimed that “tens…

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A former chairman of the China Development Bank, Hu Huaibang, has been expelled from the country’s ruling Communist Party for serious violations of discipline, the party’s graft watchdog said on Saturday. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey An investigation found that Hu had “lost his ideals and convictions” and had committed violations such…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee mother arrested in connection with the bathtub drowning of her 11-month-old son now faces a murder charge, authorities announced Friday. Lindsee Leonardo, 32, of Knox County is charged with first-degree murder as well as aggravated child abuse after emergency responders rushed to her home to find the infant unresponsive Wednesday…

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Thursday that apprehensions at the U.S. Mexico border — a figure generally considered the most accurate measure of migrants who have attempted to enter the U.S. — have decreased for the seventh consecutive month. But immigration experts and advocates say that trend is likely the result of a…

Key Point: Once the gunship is upgraded, the AC-130 will become an integral part of U.S. overseas operations. The historic, lethal and combat-tested AC-130 gunship — known for attacking ISIS and Taliban fighters during close-air support high-risk combat missions — is getting a massive technological upgrade with newer weapons and avionics to increase the effectiveness of…

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (AP) — Egypt reopened a historic synagogue on Friday in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria after a yearslong government renovation. But only a handful of Jews remain from Egypt’s once-thriving community, most of them elderly. The country’s Jews largely left more than 60 years ago amid the hostilities between Egypt and Israel.…

A student faces criminal charges and a mother is recovering from her injuries in a hospital after an attack at a California high school, police say. Union City police responded to a report of a fight at James Logan High School at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, Captain Travis Souza told McClatchy News. They found that…

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – People with no more than a high school education may be less likely to die by suicide when minimum wages rise, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined the difference between state and federal minimum hourly wages as well as state unemployment and suicide rates for adults 18 to 64…