The daughter of Vladimir Putin’s so-called ‘Rasputin’ – one of the architects of the Russian tyrant’s war in Ukraine – has reportedly been ‘blown to pieces in a car bombing on the outskirts of Moscow, in an alleged assassination plot meant for her father.Darya Dugin, a sanctioned Russian nationalist whose father Alexander Dugin, 60, is a notorious fascist

Last weekend, Gary Busey was charged with sexual offenses at a New Jersey fan convention.On Friday, Busey, 78, was charged with two counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact, and one count of harassment, Cherry Hill police said Saturday. The charges stem from offenses at the annual Monster

A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government not only did no apparent work but also channeled a large chunk of the money to a yacht company on behalf of a fugitive billionaire, according to new allegations in a civil suit.The accusations against former Congressman David Rivera come in

Andrew Tate, a self-described “success coach” who has been criticized for what many see as misogynistic advice, has been banned from Instagram and Facebook.A spokesperson for Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, confirmed to NBC News on Friday that the company removed Tate’s official accounts from the social media platforms for

Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according to police and witnesses. In addition, at least 40 people were wounded in the late Friday night attack, and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene

The Justice Department under Attorney General William Barr improperly withheld portions of an internal memo Barr cited in announcing that then-President Donald Trump had not obstructed justice in the Russia investigation, a federal appeals panel said Friday. The department had argued that the 2019 memo represented private deliberations of its lawyers

In Texas, a county elections administrator and her two deputies have resigned, with at least one citing threats fueled by misinformation, as former President Donald Trump and his supporters continue to spread baseless claims about the 2020 election.”The threats against election officials and my election staff, dangerous misinformation, lack of

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — It’s the largest producer of cocaine in the world, the source of more than 90 percent of the drug seized in the United States. It’s home to the largest Drug Enforcement Administration office overseas. And for decades, it’s been a key partner in Washington’s never-ending “war on drugs.”Now, Colombia is calling for an end to that war. It wants

Five people are dead, and one other person is in critical condition after a wrong-way crash on the Palmetto Expressway early Saturday morning, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said. The incident occurred around 4:30 a.m. along the Palmetto and Northwest 57th Avenue. Fire rescue responded to the scene shortly after. Florida Highway Patrol said

Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in Ukraine’s occupied Crimea region was hit by a drone attack early on August 20, a Russia-installed administrator reported. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed administrator of the port city of Sevastopol, posted on Telegram that the drone crashed into the roof of the building and that there were no

Walmart is expanding the types of medical situations for which its employee health plan would cover abortions and the cost of travel to include conditions such as ectopic pregnancy. The shift at Walmart, the country’s largest private employer, is another sign of how companies are grappling with the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this summer to overturn

Former President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the parent agency of the Voice of America paid a prestigious private law firm so extravagantly to investigate his own agency’s senior executive officials that it constituted a “waste or gross waste of government resources,” a federal watchdog concluded Friday.Michael Pack, the former CEO of VOA-parent

Nicaraguan police on Friday raided the residence of a Roman Catholic bishop critical of President Daniel Ortega’s administration, detaining him and several other priests in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the church and a government increasingly intolerant of dissent.The pre-dawn raid came after Nicaraguan authorities

The majority of people likely infected with the omicron variant that causes COVID-19 were not aware they contracted the virus, which likely played a role in the rapid spread of omicron, according to a study published this week. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit health organization based in Los Angeles, examined the infectious status

Republican Senate hopefuls are getting crushed on airwaves across the country while their national campaign fund is pulling ads and running low on cash — leading some campaign advisers to ask where all the money went and to demand an audit of the committee’s finances, according to Republican strategists involved in the discussions. In

Mexico’s former attorney general has been arrested in relation to the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, the most prominent individual held so far in the notorious case that has haunted the country ever since. Jesús Murillo was arrested at his home in Mexico City on Friday on charges of forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice

A small town in Florida’s six-member police department has resigned, leaving the area without any officials, as cop departments across the country face funding cuts and resignations. The police department and police chief in Melbourne Village, Florida, sensationally handed in their resignation notices amid clashes with the town government this week. Most

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ventured far from his home state Friday to campaign for two fellow Republicans running in critical races this fall. While his speeches were ostensibly on behalf of the candidates there, they offered a window into what a DeSantis presidential bid — a frequently speculated possibility, especially if and when former President Donald

Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol early Friday near Atlanta. It was the second arrest in as many years for Ozuna. He was arrested on 29 May 2021 on charges of aggravated assault by strangulation and battery after police officers said they witnessed him attacking his wife. Those charges were dropped

Democratic strategist Fernand Amandi recently claimed that the upcoming midterm elections aren’t going to have the Democratic Party facing off against the Republican Party, but “democracy” facing off against “fascism.”Amandi made his assessment during the Thursday night episode of MSNBC’s “The ReidOut.” MSNBC host Tiffany Cross filled

Twitter has banned a Florida Republican candidate from the platform after a tweet that encouraged the killing of federal agents, as reported by Florida Politics on Friday. Luis Miguel is campaigning in the Republican primary to represent Florida’s 20th district in the state House of Representatives. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for

Heavily armed Nicaraguan police have arrested a bishop who is an outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega’s government, launching a raid after a two-week standoff at his residence in the latest blow against the Roman Catholic church in the country. Rolando Álvarez, the bishop of Matagalpa, was detained early on Friday, along with eight others

A British national who was a member of the Islamic State terrorist group and convicted for his role in taking roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago, resulting in the deaths of four Americans, was sentenced Friday to life in prison. El Shafee Elsheikh, one of the notorious “Beatles” — a nickname for four Islamic State captors known for

A Florida judge on Thursday declared a Florida law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that restricts race-based conversation and analysis in business and education unconstitutional.Tallahassee U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said in a 44-page ruling that the “Stop WOKE” act violates the First Amendment and is impermissibly vague. Walker

Tampa’s Mayor Jane Castor has defied Florida’ Governor after promising not to arrest women who want to have an abortion.Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended a state attorney after he similarly pledged not to prosecute those who seek or perform abortions or provide trans surgeries earlier this month.Andrew Warren of the 13th Judicial Circuit in Hillsborough

Cineworld Group Plc, the owner of Regal Cinemas, is preparing to file for bankruptcy within weeks after struggling to rebuild attendance from pandemic lows, according to people familiar with the matter. The British cinema company has engaged lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis LLP and consultants from AlixPartners to advise on the bankruptcy process, these people

A federal judge in Tennessee has ordered Starbucks to offer to reinstate seven fired baristas following a union organizing drive at a store in Memphis. The employees, referred to as the Memphis Seven, were fired following an in-store media interview about the store’s organizing efforts earlier this year. Starbucks said this violated company policy, but the union,

The bodies of two sisters found dead in their Sydney apartment have been repatriated to Saudi Arabia – the country they had fled as asylum seekers. The bodies of Asra Abdullah Alsehli, 24, and her sister Amaal, 23, were found in their Canterbury apartment on June 7, more than a month after their deaths, police say. More than two months after the grim

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp asked a court to quash a subpoena seeking his testimony before a special grand jury in Atlanta investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the state’s 2020 election results, on the same day former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani was compelled to appear before that panel. Lawyers for Mr. Kemp, a

Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Democratic nominee Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is hitting his Republican rival, Mehmet Oz, where he lives. Fetterman took aim Wednesday at the number of houses Oz owns. He used the celebrity doctor and TV personality’s 10-property portfolio to paint him as a wealthy carpetbagger who is out of touch with average

Three men, including a mafia hitman, have been charged in the 2018 prison killing of the notorious Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger.Bulger’s death raised questions about why the known “snitch” was placed in the West Virginia prison’s general population instead of in more protective quarters.The men – Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 55, Paul J

Brazilian federal police have called for President Jair Bolsonaro to be charged with spreading fake information about a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 680,000 of his citizens, including bogus claims of a link between Aids and Covid vaccines. Bolsonaro’s anti-scientific response to a disease he called “a bit of a cold”

Apple has disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads, and Macs that could allow attackers to control these devices completely. On Wednesday, the company said it was “aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited”.Apple released two security reports about the issue on Wednesday, although they didn’t receive wide

Miami’s – fire department has placed a woke firefighter on leave after he posted an online message mocking the murder of a Miami-Dade county police officer Det. Cesar ‘Echy’ Echaverry, 29, a five-year veteran of the Miami-Dade Police Department, was shot in the head on Monday night while confronting a robber and died on Wednesday. The robber was killed

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the first arrests made by the state’s new elections police force Thursday: Twenty people previously incarcerated for murder or sexual assault who he said had illegally voted in the 2020 election.The GOP-led Florida legislature passed a bill creating the Office of Election Crimes and Security earlier this year at

A federal judge said Thursday he would make public at least part of an affidavit detailing the evidence that led the FBI to search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home last week after a Justice Department official said a full release would jeopardize the continuing investigation into the former president’s handling of classified information.“I’m not prepared to find

CNN is canceling its Sunday media affairs show Reliable Sources, and host Brian Stelter is departing the network, Stelter tells NPR. In a statement to NPR, Stelter says he’s grateful for the show and his team’s examination of “the media, truth and the stories that shape our world.”It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has

Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent, shared sad news Thursday that his 6-year-old son Henry has died. Engel and his wife had been open about the child’s battle with a rare genetic condition.”Our beloved son Henry passed away,” Engel wrote on Twitter. “He had the softest blue eyes, an easy smile, and a contagious giggle. We always

In its largest-ever independent expenditure, a Latino-focused super PAC announced a $500,000 digital and TV ad buy today for Carlina Rivera, a progressive Democratic candidate in the crowded race for New York’s open 10th Congressional District seat. Nuestro PAC, which is dedicated to mobilizing Latino Democratic voters, released the ads five days

The NFL and the NFL Players Association on Thursday reached a settlement in the Deshaun Watson disciplinary matter, agreeing that the Cleveland Browns quarterback will serve an 11-game suspension after he was accused by more than two dozen women of sexual misconduct during massage sessions, a league source told The source said that Watson would

Existing-home sales fell for a sixth straight month in July as higher interest rates pushed buyers to the sidelines and the supply of homes remained tight. Sales of previously owned homes slid 5.9% in July from the prior month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.81 million, the weakest rate since November 2015, not counting

Russia said Thursday there was a risk of a human-made disaster at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant and accused Kyiv and the West of planning “provocation” there Friday during a visit to Ukraine by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. A senior Ukrainian official dismissed what he depicted as a cynical assertion by Moscow and said

Allen Weisselberg, ​the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, pleaded guilty to tax fraud charges in Manhattan on Thursday as part of a deal that will require him to testify about business practices at former President Donald Trump’s real estate company. Weisselberg, 75, was accused of being paid more than $1.7 million “off the books”

Florida International football player Luke Knox died at 22, the school announced Thursday. Knox, a native of Brentwood, Tennessee, and the younger brother of Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox, spent the past four seasons at Ole Miss before transferring to FIU. Knox, who studied business, died Wednesday evening, school officials said. The cause was not

A clash over the prospect of rent control in central Florida is heating up this month and will be closely followed across the U.S. as other cities consider ways to address record high rents.The board of commissioners for Orange County, which includes Orlando, last week moved to put a measure on the November ballot to let voters decide whether to

Apple is targeting a September 7th date for its next product launch event, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company typically hosts a big event in the first part of September, and now we have a very likely date we can circle on the calendar. As with its other events that have taken place during the COVID-19 pandemic, the plan is

A federal judge in Ohio has ordered the companies owning CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies to pay $650 million over 15 years to two Ohio counties after a jury found them liable for contributing to the opioid epidemic.The jury’s verdict last November, delivered after a six-week trial, came in a so-called bellwether case that attorneys

Nikki Fried believes this should be her year to advance to a one-on-one battle against Florida’s ambitious governor, Republican Ron DeSantis.Her pitch: Democrats need to motivate voters with a fiery liberal message — protecting abortion rights, legalizing marijuana, and capping skyrocketing rent prices — if the nominee stands a chance against DeSantis,

LeBron James has agreed to a two-year, $97.1m contract extension with a third-year player option that will most likely keep the Lakers star in Los Angeles for as long as he chooses.ESPN was first to report the deal, citing Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, who represents James. The extension will make the 37-year-old James the highest-earning player in NBA

The Saudi woman who was sentenced to 34 years in prison for a tweet appears to have been denounced to Saudi authorities through a crime-reporting app that users in the kingdom can download to Apple and Android phones.A review of Leeds Ph.D. student Salma al-Shehab’s tweets and interactions shows she was messaged by a person using a

Florida Republicans intentionally targeted Black voters when they enacted new voting restrictions last year, the justice department said in a court filing on Wednesday. The department told a federal appellate court that a lower court had correctly evaluated claims of racial discrimination when it came to Florida’s new law. In March US District Judge Mark Walker

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis achieved a long-sought goal Wednesday, with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani appearing for six hours before a grand jury investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 election.Giuliani,who is now the highest-profile member of former president Donald Trump’s inner circle to appear before grand jurors,

A 29-year-old police officer who was shot in the head while trying to stop a robbery suspect in Miami has died, officials said. Det. Cesar Echaverry was shot Monday night as he and other officers closed in on a suspect wanted for an earlier robbery in nearby Broward County, police said. His family had remained by his side at Miami’s Jackson Memorial

A Florida prosecutor is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis for removing him from office. The state attorney from Tampa, Andrew Warren, was ousted earlier this month by DeSantis. The Republican governor said he acted because of statements Warren had signed pledging not to prosecute people for violating abortion restrictions or a law prohibiting gender-affirming