Venezuelan authorities arrest campaign staffers of opposition candidate in alleged violent plot

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Wednesday announced arrest warrants for the presidential campaign manager of opposition powerhouse María Corina Machado and eight other staffers, accusing them involvement in a violent anti-government conspiracy. Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a nationally televised news conference that campaign manager Magalli Meda and the other Machado … Read more

These Violent Collisions Could Be Producing Dark Matter

A collision of two extraordinarily dense, collapsed stars in the distant universe is providing potential clues to the axion, a dark matter candidate first proposed half a century ago. Kara Swisher on All the Nonsense in the Tech Industry The stellar remnants are neutron stars, the corpses that remain after massive stars collapse in on … Read more

Blinken will attend an urgent meeting with Caribbean leaders as Haiti’s violent crisis grows

KINGSTON, Jamaica — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to meet Monday with Caribbean leaders in Jamaica as part of an urgent push to solve Haiti’s spiraling crisis, while pressure grows on Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign or agree to a transitional council. It was not clear if Henry, locked out of … Read more

Police Shoot Teen After 600 People Break Into ‘Violent Mob’ At Six Flags [VIDEO]

A huge brawl broke out at Six Flags Georgia on its opening day, leaving one teenager injured after police shot him. Cobb County Police said officers responded to an “unruly” crowd call at the amusement park around 6:15 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 2. ‘Violent Mob Storms Six Flags In Georgia’ “Last night a … Read more

Former NBA player, actor gets 90 years to life in California State Prison for violent sexual assaults

A former NBA player and actor was sentenced to 90 years to life in prison on Friday for a series of violent sexual assaults, some of which occurred in Los Angeles County, authorities said. According to a release from the Los Angeles Police Department, their investigation into Rashid Byrd began in 2019 after a victim … Read more

Violent assault in West Hollywood captured on surveillance cameras

Authorities with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a suspect captured on surveillance cameras in West Hollywood assaulting a Block-By-Block Security Ambassador with a deadly weapon. The attack unfolded on Feb. 15 at around 1:20 a.m. in the 7300 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, according … Read more

Online fundraisers for violent West Bank settlers raised thousands, despite international sanctions

JERUSALEM — When the Biden administration imposed sanctions this month against Israeli settler Yinon Levi for allegedly assaulting Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank, his supporters quickly sprang into action. Within days, an online fundraiser collected over $140,000 for Levi and his unauthorized settler outpost from over 3,000 donors worldwide. Now, those contributions may … Read more

Haiti’s prime minister breaks his silence as violent protests seek his ouster

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address early Thursday following three days of violent protests that have paralyzed the country demanding his resignation. The brief speech did little to appease thousands of people angry and frustrated over unrelenting gang violence, deepening poverty and no general elections in sight. … Read more

Student protests in Athens turn violent, disrupt exams as debate rages

ATHENS, Greece — Police and student protesters clashed in the center of the Greek capital on Thursday after a demonstration against government plans to allow private universities. Demonstrators in Athens attacked police cordons, set fire to trash dumpsters and threw stones at riot police near parliament and later during clashes along the capital’s narrow streets. … Read more

Man accused of following woman into Las Vegas hotel room in violent sexual assault later arrested for stealing from buffet

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man ordered to stay away from the Las Vegas Strip is accused of following a woman into her hotel room and sexually assaulting her, while later getting arrested for stealing from a buffet. Duane Hogans, 34, faces several misdemeanors and felonies, including burglary, sexual assault and kidnapping, records said. On … Read more