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Former DEA Agent Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Using Badge To Protect Drug Trafficking Friends

Former DEA Agent Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Using Badge To Protect Drug Trafficking Friends

In two decades of kicking in doors for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Joseph Bongiovanni often took on the risks of being the “lead breacher,” meaning he was the first person into the room. On Wednesday, he felt a familiar uncertainty awaiting sentencing for using his DEA badge to protect childhood friends who became prolific...

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Trump’s Board Of Peace Poses Latest In A Series Of US Challenges To The United Nations

Trump’s Board Of Peace Poses Latest In A Series Of US Challenges To The United Nations

President Donald Trump’s ambition for the “Board of Peace” to play a role in global conflicts beyond Gaza appears to be the latest U.S. attempt to sidestep the U.N. Security Council, raising new questions about the relevance of the 80-year-old world body and uncertainty about its future as a primary force in brokering peace worldwide....

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Report Says Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, Died Of Abnormal Heartbeat From Accidental Overdose.

Report Says Chess Grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky, Died Of Abnormal Heartbeat From Accidental Overdose.

Daniel Naroditsky, an influential American chess grandmaster who was found dead at his North Carolina home in October at age 29, had multiple drugs in his system at the time and was killed by an abnormal heartbeat caused by an accidental overdose, according to a toxicology report. Released Tuesday by the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s...

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Mexico’s President Says It Was ‘Sovereign Decision’ To Send Cartel Members To US

Mexico’s President Says It Was ‘Sovereign Decision’ To Send Cartel Members To US

Mexico sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the U.S. Justice Department, with President Claudia Sheinbaum saying Wednesday that it was a “sovereign decision” by her government. Sheinbaum responded to criticism from analysts and opponents who said that the transfers on Tuesday were the result of mounting pressure from Washington....

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Former Iowa Superintendent Expected To Plead Guilty To Falsely Claiming He Was A US Citizen

Former Iowa Superintendent Expected To Plead Guilty To Falsely Claiming He Was A US Citizen

The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district is expected to plead guilty in federal court Thursday to two charges, including falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen, which could result in a lengthy prison sentence and increase the risk of deportation. Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America and a former Olympic...

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Campaigning Starts For Bangladesh’s First National Election After Hasina’s Ouster

Campaigning Starts For Bangladesh’s First National Election After Hasina’s Ouster

Campaigning began Thursday for Bangladesh’s first national elections since the 2024 uprising that ousted longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere ahead of Feb. 12 election, which is seen as the most consequential in Bangladesh’s history as it follows Hasina’s ouster and is being...

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Cambodia Will Send 73 Online Scam Suspects To South Korea

Cambodia Will Send 73 Online Scam Suspects To South Korea

Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scam compounds will be sent home this week to face investigations, officials said Thursday, in what would be the largest group reparation of Korean criminal suspects from abroad. The 73 South Korean suspects allegedly scammed fellow Koreans out of 48.6 billion won ($33...

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Sherrone Moore Is Returning To Court In Case Related To His Firing As Michigan Football Coach

Sherrone Moore Is Returning To Court In Case Related To His Firing As Michigan Football Coach

Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore is returning to court for the first time since being charged with vengeful acts against a woman shortly after he was fired for having a relationship with her. Moore, 39, faces three charges, including felony home invasion and stalking. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges...