Month: August 2022

ABINGTON, Mass. – A boy was rescued Monday after falling into a pool on Plymouth Street in Abington. “I was studying for my dental school entrance exam,” said Savennah Mendes-Rodridgues. “And then out of nowhere we hear screams and ‘oh call an ambulance, call an ambulance’ and then I go out into the kitchen and there’s a little boy on the floor.” Savennah Mendes-Rodrigues says she jumped into action when a family friend’s son nearly drowned in her pool. He says the two-year-old boy had fallen into the water and was barely breathing when he was brought in. “I was…

A prosecutor from the Fulton County district attorney’s office called Giuliani’s attorney in Georgia on Monday to inform him that Giuliani is now considered a target of his investigation, said Bob Costello, another lawyer for Giuliani. “This comes after we asked him probably six or seven times” if Giuliani was a target, Costello said. He said the district attorney’s office previously declined to answer that question. Giuliani’s development is the first time a close Trump adviser has been notified that he is a target in a criminal investigation into the then-president’s inner circle surrounding the fallout from the 2020 presidential…

A few years ago bollards were installed at all entrances to the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. Now, the evolution of security at the capitol building continues. “And so the next big part of that evolution is the capital safety council — that’s a new legislative panel,” Jeremy Alford said. Make no mistake, the new security detail was partly inspired by the violence going on around the country. “And obviously what we saw in the riots on Jan. 6 perpetuated the need to be able to improve our security,” said Homeland Security chief Sen. Barry Milligan of Shreveport, “which includes…

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department on Monday objected to releasing the affidavit used to justify the search of former President Donald J. Trump’s Florida home, saying its release would “compromise future investigative steps.” and “probably quiet” cooperation with witnesses. In a 13-page statement filed in federal court in South Florida in response to requests from The New York Times and other news organizations to release evidence included in the document, prosecutors suggested the department has carry out extensive and intensive research. in the management of Mr. Trump of some of the government’s most secret documents after leaving office. Prosecutors acknowledged…

China’s military said it carried out more drills near Taiwan as a delegation of US politicians visited the Chinese-claimed island and met with President Tsai Ing-wen, who said his government was committed to maintaining stability. Key Points: China accuses the US of encouraging independence for the islandWashington says it does not support independence, but is legally bound to ensure the island can defend itselfThe Chinese military said it had organized joint combat readiness patrols and combat exercises across Taiwan The five US diplomats, led by Democratic Senator Ed Markey, arrived in Taipei on an unannounced visit on Sunday, the second…

Beijing accuses the group of promoting the independence of the island it claims as its own. China has said it is blacklisting seven Taiwanese officials for their alleged support for the self-ruled island’s independence. The group will be banned from entering mainland China and the territories of Hong Kong and Macau, and will be banned from working with Chinese officials, state news agency Xinhua said, citing a spokesman for the Labor Bureau of Taiwan of the ruling Communist Party. Among the seven officials targeted by Beijing is Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s representative to the United States. Xinhua said the “punitive measures”…