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A ‘Trump Train’ convoy surrounded a Biden-Harris bus. Was it political violence?

Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A jury will soon decide whether a so-called Trump Train that circled a Biden-Harris campaign bus violently intimidated former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis and two others. The trial resumes Monday and is expected to last another week. Davis testified that she felt she was “taken hostage” during

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Ahmaud Arbery’s family is still waiting for ex-prosecutor’s misconduct trial after 3 years

Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The family of Ahmaud Arbery is waiting for stalled court proceedings to resume in the case of a former Georgia prosecutor accused of interfering with the police investigation into the Black man’s killing. A grand jury indicted former District Attorney Jackie Johnson on misconduct charges in September 2021. Three

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How evacuated communities can deal with the emotional toll of a raging wildfire

Wildfires can take an emotional toll on communities facing an evacuation, especially those who have gone through a similar scenario before. Local marriage and family therapist, Dr. Paul Hochmeyer says that past experiences are embedded in our central nervous systems and will influence our reactions, sometimes making them more severe. “Having a plan is important,”

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Venezuela says it arrested 6 foreigners allegedly involved in a plot to kill President Maduro

Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Three Americans, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen were arrested Saturday after Venezuelan officials accused them of coming to the South American country to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro. The arrests were announced on state television by Diosdado Cabello, the nation’s powerful interior minister. Cabello said the foreign citizens were

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Officials hold Big Bear community meeting, residents voice concerns amid Line Fire

Officials organized a community meeting for Big Bear residents on Saturday. It began at 7 p.m. and took place at North Shore Elementary. The meeting was live streamed on social media. San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County Fire Protection District, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Cal Fire San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit and Cal Fire Incident

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US says claims of CIA plot to kill Maduro are ‘categorically false’ after Venezuela arrests six foreigners

By Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has rejected claims of CIA involvement in an alleged plot to kill Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro, after Venezuelan authorities said they had arrested six foreigners, including a US Navy SEAL. The State Department called the allegations “categorically false,” adding in a statement that the United

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Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning

Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been buried after three days of national mourning. Thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima during the mourning period to visit his casket. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte saluted Fujimori at a ceremony in the presidential palace before his burial.

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Israeli military says it has hit Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in several areas of Lebanon

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military says it targeted Hezbollah “weapons storage facilities” in multiple airstrikes across Lebanon on Saturday. One of the strikes – on the outskirts of the town of Al-Kawakh, in the Baalbek-Hermel governorate – injured four people, three of them children, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The

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