Atlanta. A 26-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, Olaolukitan Adon Abel, was charged by Georgia authorities after a series of early-morning shootings across Decatur, Brookhaven and Panthersville on April 13, which left multiple people wounded and at least two dead, officials said this week. This week authorities said Tony Mathews, 49, died from...
Washington — FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this week, accusing The Atlantic of publishing false claims on April 17 that he engaged in excessive drinking and unexplained absences that impaired his duties. The complaint seeks $250 million...
California: Rock band The Strokes ended their Weekend 2 Coachella set on April 20 by screening a video montage that accused the CIA of enacting regime changes and displayed footage of Israeli strikes in Gaza alongside footage of U.S. military action in Iran, while performing the song 'Oblivius', a track...
Cleveland — The Toronto Raptors fell further behind the Cleveland Cavaliers after Monday night's Game 2 in Cleveland, with the visitors prioritizing shots for leading scorer Brandon Ingram but failing to capitalize; Ingram finished 3-for-15 for seven points and five turnovers as Cleveland secured the win and a 2-0 series...
Washington — The U.S. military said it launched a strike Sunday in the Caribbean Sea that destroyed a boat accused of ferrying drugs and killed three people, U.S. Southern Command stated. The action is part of a campaign against suspected trafficking vessels that began in September and has operated along...
Frankfort, Ky. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman announced Monday she is running for governor in 2027, speaking at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History; she cited her record as the state's 58th lieutenant governor, her background as an educator and nonprofit founder, and her priorities of education and mental-health...
Lebanon is seeing cautious and uneven returns of displaced residents following a 10-day ceasefire with Israel that took effect on April 16, 2026, according to Reuters. Some families have begun making their way back to southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs, transporting belongings on car roofs and attempting to re-enter...
An explosion struck a command post of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) at the Kalso military base, about 50 kilometers south of Baghdad, overnight between Friday and Saturday, according to Iraqi military and security sources. One PMF member was reported killed and between six and eight others wounded, with officials...
Iran’s Red Crescent has released video footage that it says shows an Israeli strike on a hospital in Iran, according to a report published on April 19, 2026, by Dawn. The clip is being cited as evidence that healthcare facilities are being hit during the ongoing Iran war, though the...
Washington: Vice President J.D. Vance’s planned travel to Islamabad to lead U.S. talks with Iran became uncertain on Sunday when President Donald Trump said Vance would not go, citing Secret Service concerns about arranging security on 24 hours’ notice, while White House officials subsequently indicated Vance and other senior aides...
