Getty Images Ahmed al-Sharaa met with US officials in Damascus The US has scrapped a $10m (£7.9m) reward for the arrest of Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, following meetings between senior diplomats and representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS). Assistant Secretary of State Barbara Leaf said the discussion with Sharaa was “very productive”, and […]
US man sentenced to 130 years for murdering two girls in Indiana
Richard Allen, a US man convicted last month of killing two teenagers in the state of Indiana, has been sentenced to 130 years behind bars for their deaths. The bodies of teenagers Liberty German, who was 14, and Abigail Williams, 13, were found near their hometown of Delphi in 2017. The case that went cold […]
US bans drones in parts of New Jersey and New York
US aviation authorities have banned the use of drones in 22 infrastructure sites in New Jersey and another 29 in New York state for 30 days after a spike in drone sightings in the eastern US. The measures allow the government to use “deadly force” against unmanned aircraft if they pose an “imminent security threat”. […]
Boy, 8, saves classmate with Heimlich manoeuvre
Thomas Conley was sitting next to Isaiah Rodriguez at lunch when he noticed something was wrong.source