Terrorist escapes death penalty for 2017 Manhattan attack that killed eight

An Islamic extremist who killed eight people when his truck mowed into a busy bike path in Manhattan has escaped the death penalty but faces a prison sentence of hundreds of years. At his sentencing on Wednesday, Sayfullo Saipov showed no remorse for his victims as he spoke at length through a translator about Allah, […]

‘Share your secrets about Ukraine war,’ CIA tells Russians

The CIA has urged Russians to share their secrets about the Ukraine war in a new video posted on social media.  The Russian-language video was first posted on Telegram – a social media site used widely by both sides in the war – as well as YouTube, Twitter and Facebook. “We want to reach those […]

Russian activist ‘poisoned, possibly by nerve agent’ while on trip to Europe

The head of an international organization fighting for democracy in Russia says she thinks she was “poisoned, possibly by some nerve agent”. Natalia Arno experienced “strange symptoms” while on a recent trip to Europe and on one occasion found the door to her room open when she returned to her hotel. A post on Ms […]

Man charged with stealing The Wizard of Oz ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland

The FBI recovered the slippers in 2018 in a sting operation – 13 years after they were stolen. A grand jury indicted Terry Martin on Tuesday with one count of theft of a major artwork, federal prosecutors in North Dakota announced on Wednesday. The indictment alleges that in 2005, Martin stole an authentic pair of […]

TikTok: Montana becomes first US state to ban video-sharing app on personal devices

Montana has become the first state in the US to ban Chinese-owned popular video-sharing platform TikTok from personal devices. The state’s Republican governor Greg Gianforte signed legislation prohibiting mobile application stores from offering the app. The legislation makes it illegal for app stores to offer TikTok, but does not prevent those who already have the […]