Month: May 2023

Vladimir Putin accuses the West of “creating a real cult of Nazism” For free real-time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox, sign up for our breaking news emails Sign up to our free emails for breaking news A Russian brigade has abandoned its position on a bridge in Bakhmut, allowing Ukrainian forces to capture it, Ukraine said. “It’s official. [Yevgeny] Prigozhin’s report about the flight of Russia’s 72nd Independent Motorized Rifle Brigade from near Bakhmut and the “500 corpses” of Russians left behind is true,” Ukraine’s Third Separate Assault Brigade said in a statement Vladimir Putin’s soldiers, Russian…

My name is Bill Glauber and this is the Daily Briefing for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Sign up here to receive it in your inbox every morning. Make sure you get outside on Thursday. It will be mostly sunny with a high of 69 by the lake and 79 inland. Delving into Wisconsin’s deep political divide Have you ended political conversations because of deep disagreements? Cut ties with a friend or family member over politics? You are not alone. UW-Madison Center for Communication and Civic Renewal has taken a deep dive into political attitudes in the Badger State. You can…

In the northern countryside of Ghana, there is not much evidence of governance in action. There are few paved roads, state buildings or law enforcement officers. It’s easy to think that the state doesn’t have the resources to control much of anything in these places. “On the rural periphery of the developing world, we tend to think of the state as pretty much absent,” says MIT political scientist Noah Nathan. “You can see that there are not many offices, bureaucrats or policemen. The state has a light footprint. As a result, we believe that the state is weak and unable…

Parts of Adventureland were evacuated Saturday night when Maleficent, in dragon form, caught fire during a performance of “Fantasmic!” at disneyland Our on-site reporter captured footage of the dragon, still burning, as the show came to an untimely end for safety. Fire fell from the dragon’s mouth onto Tom Sawyer’s island below. The cause appears to be a leak of flammable liquid, which is seen dripping from the mouth moments before the fireball effect was fired. Guests on the west end of the park were quickly evacuated and all deals west of the Jungle Cruise were quickly closed. Sources told…

Associated Press – Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved disappearance of Alabama student Natalee Holloway will be extradited to the United States. Peru’s government issued an executive order on Wednesday allowing the extradition. The Peruvian Embassy in Washington told The Associated Press that the order allows for the temporary extradition of Dutchman Joran van der Sloot to be prosecuted for alleged extortion and wire fraud, charges stemming from the Holloway case. Holloway’s body was never found and no charges were filed against Van der Sloot in the case. A judge later pronounced Holloway dead. U.S….

BRANFORD, CT (WFSB) – A man is facing charges after trying to break into a home in Branford. Police said it happened around 6:20 Tuesday night on Pawson Road. The homeowner called 911 to report a man trying to break into her home. When officers arrived, they arrested Jay Gilbert Gauvin, 39, of Branford. Police said Gauvin caused extensive damage to the home. “Gauvin was unknown to the homeowner who had a young child at the residence,” Branford police said. No one was injured. Police said Gauvin was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Gauvin was charged with home invasion,…

Ellensburg High School (EHS) Principal Beau Snow made an announcement to students and parents via email that a lockdown was in progress on May 10 at 1:03 p.m. This was announced after KitCom, a civilian-staffed 911 center, sent a report of an imminent threat at 12:28 p.m. The Ellensburg Police Department (EPD) sent out an announcement on their facebook at 1:08 p.m. stating that as a precaution there would be a continued police presence at EHS for the remainder of the school day. According to the post, EPD is still investigating the threat. According to EHS junior Serena Scheffer-Arango, who…

TV host Tucker Carlson and Fox News have “agreed to part ways,” Fox said in a statement Monday. “We appreciate his service to the network,” Fox said in the statement about the top-rated host, noting that Carlson’s last show was Friday. The network did not provide a reason for Carlson’s departure. Also, Tucker Carlson Tonight senior executive producer Justin Wells was fired Monday, multiple sources told ABC News. The decision to fire Carlson and his producer was made late Friday night by Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott, a source familiar with the matter told…