US weekly newspaper lays off entire staff, halts print after theft of funds by former employee
About a week before Christmas, the Eugene Weekly found inaccuracies in its bookkeeping, editor Camilla Mortensen said. It discovered that a former employee who was “heavily involved” with the paper’s finances had used its bank account to pay themselves $90,000 since at least 2022, she said.
American arrested in Kenya charged in US court for attempt to aid al Shabaab after Israel attack
Nasr travelled from Egypt to Kenya “bent on joining and training with al Shabaab,” prosecutors said.
Trump foes in GOP hope US Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ ban will keep him off 2024 ballot
Passed after the US Civil War, Section 3 bars anyone from holding public office if they engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” after previously swearing an oath in support of the United States.
Dilemma reigns in GOP after two states bar Trump from primaries amid domino effect fears
Trump is already being prosecuted for the attempt to overturn his 2020 loss that culminated with January 6, but Section 3 doesn’t require a criminal conviction to take effect. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed to disqualify Trump, claiming he engaged in insurrection on January 6 and is no longer qualified to run for office.
62 people arrested as pro-Palestinian protesters block airport roads in New York and Los Angeles
Twenty-six people in the protest were arrested for disorderly conduct and impeding vehicular traffic, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey dispatched two buses to help travellers caught in the backup reach the airport, agency spokesperson Steve Burns said.
Respite for GOP frontrunner Trump after Michigan Supreme Court declines to hear appeal to disqualify him
The Michigan ruling contrasts with a decision by Colorado’s top court last week to disqualify Trump under the same constitutional provision, known as Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Trump has vowed to appeal the Colorado ruling to the US Supreme Court.
US ballot 2024: With party primaries around the corner, Americans worry about presidential vote
About one-quarter of US adults say they have “only a little” confidence or “none at all” that both the Democratic Party and Republican Party have a fair process for selecting a presidential nominee. About half of independents have that low level of confidence in both party’s processes, compared with one-quarter of Republicans and 19 per cent of Democrats.
Mexico’s ganja-puffing ‘nuns’ fight to remove marijuana from narcotics, give it ‘holy weed’ status
While prominent online, the women – five in total – are cautious about giving away too much about the location of their operations. They conduct business out of a two-story concrete false storefront with one finished room.
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, seeks peace with Jews for frequent antisemitic rants
Adidas has sold hundreds of millions of euros in remaining Yeezy shoes, donating part of the profits to groups like the Anti-Defamation League and the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change.
Israel vows there ‘are no magic solutions, no shortcuts in dismantling Hamas’ and it may take months
Israel is determined to destroy Hamas despite global calls for a ceasefire in the 11-week-old war. Since Hamas killed 1,200 people and captured 240 hostages on October 7 in the deadliest day in Israeli history, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has responded with an assault that has laid much of Hamas-ruled Gaza to waste.
