Hungary child-abuse scandal hurts Orban’s reelection bid
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AFP) — With elections looming in Hungary, nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s tight grip on power is looking looser as public outrage mounts over allegations of child abuse at state-run institutions. The premier, who is close with U.S....
New drug for Alzheimer’s ‘highly promising’ when given early
(CN) — For more than a hundred years and before the diseases were fully understood, Alzheimer’s and dementia were, and continue to be, harrowing prospects for aging adults. A new study published on Thursday in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s...
Denver English professor pleads not guilty to murdering wife who worked for the FBI
DENVER (CN) — An English professor charged with murdering his wife, who worked for the FBI as a forensic accountant, pleaded not guilty before a Denver judge on Thursday. On July 29, 2024, Seorin Kim was found dead beside her infant daughter Leslie’s bassinet with...
Feds charge Tren de Aragua leader on terrorism, drug, gun offenses
MANHATTAN (CN) — A joint task force of federal law enforcement agencies on Thursday morning announced the unsealing of a criminal indictment against an accused leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero,...
‘Baby Shark’ suit kneecapped by service-over-email
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US targets ICC judges after court refuses to pause Palestine probe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (CN) — Washington turned up the pressure on the International Criminal Court on Thursday, sanctioning two judges in a move that drew swift pushback and warnings that the step could weaken global efforts to hold perpetrators of the world’s worst...
European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged with economy showing signs of modest growth
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday for the fourth meeting in a row as the economy in the 20 countries that use the euro increasingly looks strong enough to get by without the stimulus of lower borrowing costs for...
Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI
(AP) — Trump Media & Technology will merge with a fusion power company in an all-stock deal that the companies said Thursday is valued at more than $6 billion. Devin Nunes, the Republican congressman who resigned in 2021 to become the CEO of Trump Media, will be...
Grassley bucks demand from Senate Dems for hearing on Venezuela boat strikes
WASHINGTON (CN) — Senate Democrats on Thursday demanded a public hearing to grill Justice Department officials who offered legal justification for the Pentagon’s airstrikes against suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean. But the Senate Judiciary Committee’s...