Governor Kathy Hochul of New York has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month.Hochul said in a statement Saturday that she has directed the state’s corrections department commissioner to begin the process of terminating 14 workers involved in the fatal attack at the Marcy Correctional Facility.Robert Brooks died on Dec. 10 after an encounter with officers the day earlier at the prison located in Oneida County.The office of the governor didn’t elaborate on the circumstances leading up to the death but said her decision comes after an...
Honda and Nissan Officially Begin Merger Talks to Create World’s Third-Largest Automaker
Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda on Monday announced they had entered into official talks to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales.The proposed deal was first reported by Japan’s Nikkei newspaper on Dec. 17.Both companies are grappling with intense global competition in the electric vehicle market from the likes of Tesla and China’s BYD.Nissan shares spiked following the initial report. Analysts say the potential tie-up is a result of financial underperformance at the company and of the restructure of its longstanding partnership with France’s Renault.In its most recent quarterly results, Nissan said it would cut 9,000 jobs and reduce global production capacity by a fifth.The automaker has “been struggling in the market, it’s...
28-Year-Old Man Reportedly Behead 0ne-Year-Old Son with a Knife
A man has been arrested on suspicion of beheading his 1-year-old son, Northern California authorities said.The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Friday that deputies responding to an early morning family disturbance call found a woman outside a home who told deputies that her husband Andrey Demskiy, 28, assaulted her and her mother.Deputies forced their way into the house in northern Sacramento County when they learned Demskiy was inside with the boy. As they took him into custody, they found a “severed child’s head” in the bedroom where Demskiy was detained.Detectives said Demskiy used a knife to behead...
Pro-Palestinian Students Sue University of Michigan over Protest Crackdown
Current and former University of Michigan students have filed a lawsuit against the school alleging that it targeted and disproportionately disciplined pro-Palestinian students involved in campus protests.The federal lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan accuses the school of violating the students’ constitutional rights to free speech, due process and equal protection under the law. It names the university’s Board of Regents, president and vice president of student life as defendants.The University of Michigan allegedly targeted students and student groups for disciplinary proceedings, issued trespass notices that kept them from attending classes, terminated students...
Man Charged With Unitedhealthcare CEO Murder to Appear In Manhattan Court on Monday
The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare is expected to be arraigned in a Manhattan court Monday on murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution.Luigi Mangione, 26, was formally charged last week by the Manhattan district attorney with multiple counts of murder, including murder as an act of terrorism. His initial appearance in New York State Supreme Court was preempted by federal prosecutors bringing their own charges over the shooting.The federal charges could carry the possibility of the death penalty, while the maximum sentence for the state charges are life in prison...
Wife of Syria Former Ruler Files for Divorce, Requests To Leave Moscow
The British wife of Syria’s deposed president Bashar al-Assad, Asma al-Assad, has filed for divorce after expressing dissatisfaction with her life in Moscow, Turkish and Arab media reported Sunday. She reportedly seeks to move to London.Asma applied to the Russian court and requested special permission to leave Moscow. Her application is reportedly currently being evaluated by Russian authorities. Asma is a dual British-Syrian national who was born and raised in London by Syrian parents, the BBC reported. Asma moved to Syria in 2000 and married Assad in the same year at the age of 25. Although his asylum request was accepted, Bashar al-Assad is...
Trump to “Stop the Transgender Lunacy” On Day One Of Presidency
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday pledged to “stop the transgender lunacy” on day one of his presidency, as Republicans — set to control both chambers of Congress and the White House — continue their push against LGBTQ rights.“I will sign executive orders to end child sexual mutilation, get transgender out of the military and out of our elementary schools and middle schools and high schools,” the president-elect said at an event for young conservatives in Phoenix, Arizona.He also vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports,” adding that “it will be the official policy of the United States government that...