An illegal immigrant accused of shooting a Jewish man near a Chicago synagogue in October died in “an apparent suicide attempt by hanging” while in custody, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi was found hanging in his cell during a routine check on Saturday afternoon, Fox News reported. The sheriff’s office
An American-Israeli dual citizen, who was believed to be held hostage in Gaza, was in fact killed during Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack, Israel Defense Forces announced Monday. Omer Neutra, 21, was presumed alive after being taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, but recent intelligence gathered by the Israeli military confirmed his death on the
JERUSALEM—President Joe Biden and his senior aides have described the ceasefire they brokered in Lebanon in historic terms. But Israeli leaders are counting down the days until Biden leaves office. In the Rose Garden on Tuesday, Biden announced that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to the 60-day truce, which went into effect early Wednesday. Biden
As far back as last July and as recently as last month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Joe Biden wouldn’t pardon his son. On Sunday, Biden did just that. On July 27, 2023, one day after the plea deal in Hunter Biden’s tax case fell apart, Jean-Pierre said there was “no” possibility
Pardon covers crimes Hunter Biden has committed and ‘may have committed or taken part in’ between 2014 and 2024 (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) He said he wouldn’t do it. The White House press secretary got snippy with reporters when she was pressed on the matter. “It is a no. It will be a no. It is
REVIEW: ‘The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic’ by Mark L. Clifford Jimmy Lai arrives at a 2020 hearing in Hong Kong. (Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) The fate of Lai Chee-ying, “Jimmy” Lai, the Hong Kong business mogul who founded the retailer Giordano, the media company
Several times in my early 20s I remember almost dying. One instance occurred while driving down a highway covered in ice, semi-trucks behind me. Another included a drunk man who drew a switchblade on me late at night in North Carolina. But in both these circumstances, I had not placed myself in harm’s way on