'View' host suggests Sen. Menendez's wife was mastermind behind alleged corruption: 'Not the Bob I know'

"The View" co-host Ana Navarro defended her friend Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., on Friday, claiming that the allegations of his corruption and bribery schemes while in office don't sound like him. "This is not the Bob I know," Navarro said, also suggesting that the lawmaker’s wife, Nadine Menendez, may have …...Read More

Met Police apologises for using phrase 'openly Jewish' as antisemitism campaigner accuses force of 'victim-blaming'

The Metropolitan Police has apologised after an officer prevented an antisemitism campaigner from crossing a road near a pro-Palestinian march because they were "openly Jewish". A video showed an officer using the term while speaking to Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, who was wearing a kippah …...Read More

Dominican soldier arrested for raping 14-year-old Hatian girl

Dominican authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of a Dominican soldier accused of raping a 14-year-old Haitian girl while searching for immigrants in the country illegally near the upscale resort town of Punta Cana. The soldier, identified as Paulino de la Cruz, is one of 15 members of the Dominican …...Read More

Thai plastics firm will pay $20 million to settle with U.S. over Iran sanctions violations

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Bangkok-based plastics firm has agreed to pay $20 million to settle with the U.S. over 467 "egregious" violations of Iran sanctions, the U.S. Treasury announced on Friday. SCG Plastics Co. used U.S. banks to process $291 million in sales of Iranian high-density polyethylene resin from 2017 …...Read More

Italian court drops charges against migrant rescue ship crews and ends long-running legal battle

ROME (AP) — An Italian court on Friday dismissed a long-running case against rescue ship crews of three humanitarian organizations, dropping charges accusing them of collaborating with smugglers as they helped rescue thousands of migrants at sea. The judges in the Sicilian city of Trapani decided not to proceed to …...Read More

UN refugee agency tells Cyprus to stick to the law in its efforts at sea to thwart refugee boats

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations' refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the European Union-member island nation mustn’t contravene international human rights laws or put passengers at risk. Cypriot authorities have reportedly dispatched police patrol vessels …...Read More

DC police cracking down on recent wave of porch pirates with sting operations: ‘Sending a message’

Washington, D.C. law enforcement has begun targeting thieves who steal deliveries from residents, sometimes using sting operations to catch these porch pirates, who may face harsher charges from prosecutors, according to local reports. "The once largely seasonal crime grew during the pandemic, when trips to stores were difficult, and has …...Read More

Fired Philadelphia cop pleads guilty to murder in 12-year-old's shooting

A fired Philadelphia police officer pleaded guilty Friday to murder in the shooting of a fleeing 12-year-old boy, who prosecutors have said was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot. Edsaul Mendoza also pleaded guilty to possession of an instrument of crime as part of …...Read More

1 dead after fire under Atlantic City pier near homeless encampment

A man died in a fire under an Atlantic City pier near a homeless encampment, authorities said. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said Friday that Bruce Elder, 67, died in a fire that began Thursday evening under the Central Pier at the boardwalk and Tennessee Avenue. Fire Chief Scott Evans …...Read More

US renews effort to retain foothold in Niger as junta looks to push troops out

The U.S. is attempting a new military agreement with Niger, shortly after the country's junta deemed American presence no longer justified. Niger is a key U.S. military outpost in the Sahel, home to a key airbase and rising threats of violence by Islamic militants. "We are in touch with the …...Read More