2 convicted of kidnapping homeless man, dumping him into lake with weights so he would drown

ST. MARYS, Ga. (TCN) — Two men will spend the rest of their lives behind bars for kidnapping, torturing, and killing a 29-year-old homeless man in a remote area known locally as “Gilligan’s Island.” The Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office announced April 16 that a jury found 56-year-old Frank Kennedy and 29-year-old Anthony Mistretta guilty of…

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Defense Department sued over Trump admin’s alleged ‘book bans’

The Department of Defense was sued on Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), multiple military students, and the family members of military students over various book bans and curriculum changes implemented amid President Donald Trump’s effort to remove diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) from the federal government and America’s military institutions. The lawsuit,…

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Lil Nas X reveals half his face is paralyzed: ‘Can’t even laugh right,’ he says from hospital bed

Grammy winner Lil Nas X stayed mostly calm, cool and pretty comedic as he informed fans from a hospital bed on Monday that he had “lost control” of half of his face. The 26-year-old “Old Town Road” and “Industry Baby” singer shared a selfie video on Instagram documenting the stillness of the right side of his face as he attempts…

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Discount retailer Five Below has stopped importing Chinese goods, its largest source of merchandise

Five Below, the 1,500-store chain that grew rapidly by selling cheap sunglasses, LED watches, and many other brightly colored Chinese-made items has paused its Chinese imports, citing the rapid rise in U.S. tariffs that have more than doubled costs on new inventory. “In order to ensure maximum flexibility, we proactively paused orders from China, given the escalation in…

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2 US troops killed, 1 injured at southern border

Two U.S. Marines were killed and another was hospitalized in “serious condition” on Tuesday in a “vehicle accident” that occurred near the southern border between the United States and Mexico. In a Tuesday press release shared by U.S. Northern Command on X, formerly Twitter, Joint Task Force Southern Border Public Affairs announced, “Three service members…

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Pro-democracy banners unfurled at an overpass in China

This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. In a rare sign of public dissent, three pro-democracy banners hung on an overpass in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu early Tuesday morning, according to a prominent citizen journalist on X. The display appeared to be inspired by ‘Bridge Man’ Peng Lifa, who…

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