Latino allies and admirers of once-celebrated civil rights leader Cesar Chavez worked swiftly to erase his name, likeness and image from memorials and honors, distancing themselves from the shocking allegations that he abused girls and women. They removed a statue at Fresno State University. They canceled or renamed marches, family celebrations and other events scheduled … Read more
TUSKEGEE, Ala. — A man was convicted of murder in the 2019 death of Alabama college student Aniah Blanchard, whose disappearance drew national attention, but the jury spared him a possible death sentence Thursday. Jurors found Ibraheem Yazeed, 36, guilty of murdering 19-year-old Blanchard. Jurors convicted Yazeed of the lesser charges of murder and felony … Read more
NEW YORK — A man who was suspected for decades — before another man was charged — in the 1979 disappearance of New York first grader Etan Patz has died, authorities said this week. Jose Antonio Ramos died March 7 at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan, prosecutors wrote in a court filing in the case of … Read more
Rushdie’s message to “the man who failed to kill an unarmed 75- year-old writer” – CBS News Watch CBS News Salman Rushdie’s message to his assailant: “Our lives touched each other for an instant and then separated. Mine has improved since that day, while yours has deteriorated.” Source link
A Haitian-born man has been stripped of his U.S. citizenship after a federal judge in Florida found he defrauded COVID-19 relief programs out of millions of dollars and lied during the naturalization process, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the revocation of citizenship for Joff Stenn Wroy Philossaint, 25, of … Read more
Dallas — The family of an Afghan immigrant who died one day after being taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Texas says it has received no answers as to what caused the man’s death. Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, was detained by ICE on March 13 while getting ready to take his children to school. He … Read more
An Afghan father who served with U.S. forces died in immigration custody less than a day after being arrested in Texas. Camilo Montoya-Galvez spoke to his family, who are struggling to make sense of his death. Source link
NEW YORK — A New York City police officer who works security at the mayor’s residence and City Hall has been suspended after the department says he shot a man in the head while off duty, police said Wednesday. Police said the shooting happened around 9 p.m. Monday in the Bronx after the officer interacted … Read more
The Stanford biologist bet against human ingenuity and lost to Julian Simon. Source link
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s sweeping act of clemency for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol also should apply to a man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, the suspect’s attorneys argue in a bid to get … Read more