Archives for June 2022

R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his superstardom to subject young fans -- some just children -- to systematic sexual abuse. … [Read more...] about R&B star R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years for racketeering and sex trafficking

Democrats have seized on the abortion issue to boost their chances in November but a new poll shows that for most voters, nothing is more important than the economy. … [Read more...] about Abortion trails inflation, economy, crime on list of top issues for battleground voters: Poll

Afghanistan's Taliban, Nigeria's Islamist militants and Iran's supreme leader are among the world's top persecutors of Christians, according to an annual report by an international advocacy group. … [Read more...] about Nigeria's Islamist militants, Iran's leader, Afghanistan's Taliban top persecutors of Christians

The future of America's long-term troop presence in Europe came into focus Wednesday as President Biden announced new plans to permanently place fresh U.S. personnel in Poland, air defense batteries in Italy and Germany, and a host of other steps as NATO reinforces its front line as relations deteriorate badly with Russia in the wake of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. … [Read more...] about U.S. bolsters long-term troop presence in Europe as Russia-Ukraine war drags on

A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives of the victim who initiated the hunt want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later. … [Read more...] about 'Serve it and charge her': 1955 warrant found in Emmett Till case; family wants arrest