FILE PHOTO: President of Bard College Leon Botstein speaks during the “Changing Landscapes: From the Digital Classroom to the Global Campus” panal during the TIME Summit On Higher Education on Oct. 18, 2012 in New York City. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Bard College President Leon Botstein announced Friday that he will retire at the…
Dramatic surveillance video released Thursday shows alleged would-be assassin Cole Tomas Allen casing a hallway at the Washington Hilton Hotel on April 24, and then the next evening, storming through a Secret Service checkpoint at that hotel outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where President Donald Trump was set to give a speech. The…
FILE PHOTO: FBI Director James Comey testifies before the House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Former FBI Director James Comey was charged Tuesday with threatening President Donald Trump’s life when he posted an image of…
ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on Guyaku village, which lasted several hours. By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 28 Apr 202628 Apr 2026 Armed attackers killed at least 29 people in Guyaku village in Nigeria’s Adamawa State, an attack that lasted several hours and left property destroyed, officials said. “My…
A man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night before being “taken down” by U.S. Secret Service agents, President Donald Trump said hours after he was evacuated from the event. One officer was shot, but he was “saved by the fact that he was wearing…
By Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 At least 14 people have been killed in a highway bombing in southwestern Colombia, according to regional authorities. Octavio Guzmán, the governor of the Cauca region, said the explosive device was detonated on Saturday on the Pan-American Highway, in the El Tunel…
Mexican government says it is seeking details after incident raises questions about US activities on its territory. Published On 25 Apr 202625 Apr 2026 The Mexican government has said two federal agents from the United States killed in a car crash in connection with an anti-narcotics raid – widely reported to be CIA officers –…
The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. Wyatte Grantham-Philips | AP The Army Special Forces soldier criminally charged in connection with making hugely profitable bets on Polymarket related to the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was released Friday on an unsecured…
Reporting Highlights Less Violent Crime: Trump ordered a law enforcement surge in Memphis to end violent crime. But crime in the city has fallen steadily since 2023, hitting a 25-year low before the surge began. Arrests for Nonviolent Crimes: The vast majority of the more than 5,200 arrests made by the Memphis Safe Task Force…
Violence, drugs and controlThe gang is known for using violence to dominate territory and protect its criminal activity. Investigators believe it maintained control over parts of the United Kingdom through intimidation, retaliation and organised violence tied to drug trafficking.While violence played out on the ground, senior figures operated from Spain and the United Arab Emirates,…
