Month: February 2020

The Russian artist who published an explicit video that prompted a candidate to pull out of the Paris mayoral race told CNN on Thursday that he stole the incriminating footage from his girlfriend’s computer, saying his actions were “just the beginning” of a “political porn” project. Dissident artist Pyotr Pavlensky leaked explicit text messages and

Protesters attacked a convoy of buses carrying Ukrainian citizens and other nationals evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan, injuring nine police officers and one civilian Thursday. As global fears and misconceptions spread about the coronavirus outbreak that originated in the city, protesters blocked roads in the Ukrainian town of Noviy Sanzhari, where 72 evacuees

Germany has a growing far-right problem. The deadly terrorist attack in Hanau has made that clear. Chancellor Angela Merkel said the gunman suspected of killing 10 people — nine of whom had “immigrant backgrounds” — appeared to have acted out of “right-wing extremist, racist motives.” Prosecutors said he posted xenophobic conspiracy theories online and was

A US Customs and Border Protection employee allegedly shot and killed his wife and two sons in Florida before killing himself, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. Police went to the family’s home around 3 p.m. Thursday after receiving a call from CBP that the man had not been heard from. Upon further investigation,

Scientists studying the remarkably well-preserved remains of an Ice Age bird have identified the specimen as a horned lark. Buried and frozen in permafrost near the village of Belaya Gora in north-eastern Siberia, the bird was discovered by local fossil ivory hunters, who passed it on to a team of experts, including Nicolas Dussex and

A heartbroken community will come together Friday to say goodbye to a girl who was abducted and killed by a neighbor in South Carolina. The memorial service for Faye Marie Swetlik, 6, will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church in Cayce. Faye’s family has said the memorial will be child friendly and

Investigators have identified a suspect after three men were found dead this week at a cemetery in Southern California. Police issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Jose Luis Torres Garcia after the bodies were discovered Monday in Perris, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said. Garcia, 33, is wanted on three homicide warrants and unrelated misdemeanor

Five Harvard students are suing university officials over Harvard’s investments in what they call the “prison-industrial complex.” The students are accusing the university’s president, a senior fellow of Harvard Corporation, and Harvard’s endowment manager, Harvard Management Company (HMC), of a “violation of fiduciary duty and breach of the Harvard charter.” Jason Newton, a spokesman for

A small private plane slid on its belly down the main runway at the Daytona Beach Airport on Thursday, showering sparks and causing a fire. No one was injured, officials at the airport said. Video posted to Facebook by Yelvington Jet Aviation shows the plane, a Cessna 510, sliding across the asphalt with no landing