Hawaii Man Freed After 30 Years in Prison Due to New DNA Evidence
After spending 30 years behind bars for a murder he has always denied committing, Gordon Cordeiro was released from a Maui prison on Friday. A judge overturned his conviction after new DNA evidence excluded him as the perpetrator. One of…
Buffet Seeks to Reassure Shareholders After Massive Stock Dump Sparks Fear of Market Crash
Recent financial maneuvers by prominent U.S. billionaires suggest a cautious outlook on the stock market’s current valuation. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway notably sold approximately $143 billion in stocks throughout 2024, resulting in a record cash reserve of $334.2 billion by…
IRS to Layoff 6,000 Employees as Trump Admin Pushes to Downsize Federal Workforce
The Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) will begin laying off approximately 6,000 employees on Thursday as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to downsize the federal workforce, according to three people familiar with the plans. The cuts will primarily target recent…
Native American Activist Leonard Peltier Freed After Spending Nearly Five Decades in Prison
Leonard Peltier, the Native American activist convicted in 1975 for the killings of two FBI agents, was released from federal prison on Tuesday after Joe Biden commuted his sentence in January. Peltier, now 80 and in poor health, had spent…
Police Arrest Leader of Cultlike ‘Zizian’ Group Linked to Multiple Killings in US
Maryland state police have arrested Jack LaSota, 34, the apparent leader of the cultlike group known as the Zizians, along with group member Michelle Zajko, 33, of Media, Pennsylvania. Both face multiple charges, including trespassing, obstruction, and possession of a…
X Complies with Turkey’s Censorship Requests in Latest Crackdown on Dissent
Elon Musk and his social media platform X are facing backlash from rights groups and journalists after complying with a Turkish government order to block 126 accounts, including those of prominent journalists and news outlets. The ban, approved by an…
Trump Admin Begins Sweeping Layoffs with Probationary Workers as Larger Cuts Loom
The Trump administration has escalated efforts to shrink the federal workforce by ordering agencies to fire nearly all probationary employees who have not yet gained civil service protections. This move could impact hundreds of thousands of workers. The directive, issued…