Over the past decade, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and its largest economy, has quietly become one of the world’s deadliest places for Christians and rural civilians. From the scorched churches of Borno and Plateau to the ravaged farmlands of Benue and Taraba, thousands have been killed in a wave of violence largely attributed to […]
Two people were killed and 14 wounded late Saturday in a shooting that erupted around 11:30 p.m. in downtown Montgomery, where thousands had gathered after a slate of major events, including the Tuskegee–Morehouse Classic, the Alabama National Fair, and Alabama State University’s homecoming, police said. Montgomery Police Chief Jim Graboys said the gunfire left three […]
New surveillance footage released Oct. 3 by the late Kyren Lacy attorney appears to undermine key claims by Louisiana authorities who accused the former LSU wide receiver of negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run in connection with a Dec. 17, 2024 crash. In a narrated compilation shared with reporters, attorney Matt Ory contends the data and […]
Confidence among Donald Trump’s supporters about the country’s direction slipped in September, multiple polls show, reflecting a turbulent month marked by a high-profile killing, a free-speech firestorm, and a federal government shutdown. At the start of September, 75% of Trump voters told YouGov/Economist the U.S. was on the right track, versus 17% on the wrong […]
Ike Turner Jr., the musician and Grammy-winning sound engineer who grew up amid American music royalty as the son of Ike Turner Sr. and the adopted son of Tina Turner, died Saturday, Oct. 4, in Los Angeles of kidney failure. He was 67. His death comes a little over two years after Tina Turner’s passing […]