US federal prosecutors Thursday announced charges against 13 members, including three leaders, of MS-13. The members were accused of terrorism, racketeering and murder charges, spanning over 20 years, in the US, El Salvador and Mexico. The US District Court in the Eastern District of New York issued an indictment to all 13 members in September 2022 [...]

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office Friday announced that former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Lyons will stand on trial for the on-duty fatal shooting of unarmed 24-year-old Ryan Twyman in 2019. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department released a video of the shooting which left Twyman dead and the passenger, Dameon Lafell, injured. [...]

Health workers Sunday protested in Madrid, Spain over staffing issues and what protesters claim to be the favoritism of private health services. According to the protesters, the public health system has broken down due to the conservative regional authorities favoring private health services and disbanding public health services—leaving many hospitals poorly staffed. There have been similar protests since [...]

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Friday announced that there will be “superfund” projects to clean up 22 toxic waste sites across the US. These projects will receive $1 billion from the federal superfund program to help remove the backlog of hazardous sites. Under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure bill, the EPA was able to receive $1 [...]

Merseyside, UK police Friday arrested 15 individuals on suspicion of violent disorder during a February 10 anti-asylum protest outside of a Knowsley hotel where asylum-seekers are being lodged. Witnesses claimed that police vehicles were set alight, but no injuries were reported. It is unclear if those arrested are affiliated with far-right political groups. Care4Calais, who [...]

A coalition of environmental groups Friday sued the city of Chico in Northern California over its approval to build 2,777 new homes and other public facilities—without assessing the risk of wildfires in the area. The Valley’s Edge Specific Plan (VESP) will include housing, as well as parks and public facilities for the elderly. Since 2019, the [...]

Michigan Circuit Judge Christina Elmore Friday refused to drop a second-degree murder charge against Christopher Schurr, a former police officer for the Grand Rapids Police Department. Schurr was on paid leave and then fired after fatally shooting Black motorist Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head during a struggle over a taser. On April [...]

Ghana’s military Thursday denied allegations of killing at least 10 civilians during deployment on an anti-terrorism operation in the town of Bawku, Upper East Region. The accusations came after a number of civilians were killed during the military’s presence in the town. Locals recalled seeing military personnel shooting and arresting various people. Previous extremist activity [...]

A Colorado court Tuesday formally charged the suspect accused of killing five and injuring 19 in Club Q, a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on November 19. Anderson Lee Aldrich was formally charged with murder, hate crimes and assault. Aldrich also faces five counts of bias-motivated crime resulting in injury and five counts of [...]