Thomas family says he s never been convicted of a crime is not a member of any hate group and has no known history of anti-Semitism in a statement issued by an attorney the family expressed its concern and prayers for the injured Meanwhile Thomas remains in jail he s pleaded not guilty to 5 counts of attempted murder I m reading. The al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for carrying out Saturday s truck bomb attack in Mogadishu Somalia which killed at least 90 people and wounded some $125.00 others official spokesman said the group s target was a Turkish convoy and security forces Turkey has been training members of the Somali army. You re listening to v.o.a. News. Hong Kong protests show no sign of slowing as the city heads into 2020 Reuters Libbie Hogan Hogan has more. The protesters say they want and until all 5 demands have been met. These include an independent inquiry into the police handling of the protests and amnesty for arrested protesters since June police
Which can be served on weekends and 3 years of probation Jackson said in closing that she was certain the criminal justice system is not going to see Gates again Brian Lucas n.p.r. News Washington the Senate is voting on a bipartisan sanctions package for war crimes in Syria N.P.R. s Deborah Amos reports in addition to Syria Russia and Iran are also targeted the legislation is named after a Syrian police to factor who smuggled more than $50000.00 pictures of torture victims out of Syria on a thumb drive in his sock this Caesar Act provides for sweeping sanctions Congress aim the punishment against any government or private entity that aid Syria s military or contributes to reconstruction in the war torn country President Trump has signaled he will sign the Caesar act that imposes new sanctions until there s accountability for war crimes the legislation could give the u.s. Leverage for a political solution to the war Deborah Amos n.p.r. News on Wall Street stocks reach new highs again
For federal research on gun safety under reported deal the spending bill side for House voted soon as tomorrow would provide 25000000 for gun violence research divided evenly between the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Here s N.P.R. s Martin costy federal spending on gun violence research has been limited by Republican and Ari opposition to anything that looks like advocacy for gun control especially by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeffrey Swanson is a visiting scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for gun policy and research I think it sends a message it s the 1st time in 25 years that the c.d.c. Has been able to devote this amount of money specifically to gun violence without having to you know hide it under the radar the c.d.c. Already collects data on firearm deaths and other agencies do gun violence studies but Swanson says this money could expand research into new topics such as the effectiveness of red flag laws w
And didn t confirm their new addresses trial judge Paul Malloy found the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated state law he says the law gives potential movers only 30 days to confirm their addresses or be deactivated the conservative group the Wisconsin Institute for law and liberty or will file the lawsuit will attorney Rick Nelson Burke says even if people are kicked from the rolls Wisconsin same day registration means nobody will be denied the right to vote what this does is it makes our voter rolls as accurate as possible and I don t think everyone should support that others in the state including Democratic governor Tony Eve are say the move is an attempt to stifle the democratic process the decision is expected to be appealed for n.p.r. News I m my own silver in Milwaukee a low pressure system over the western u.s. Is expected to bring widespread wintry weather from the central plains into the northeast this weekend into Monday it s n.p.r. News. Pulitzer Prize winning histori
Here was sentenced to 2 years in a rehabilitation facility he had been facing up to 10 years in prison so this 2 year sentence will be seen by many people as lenient. There is also not going to a regular prison because he s 75 years old the judge sent him to what s known as a social reform center and that s another reason why many Sudanese will feel he got off lightly The B.B.C. s Will bras Bashir is also wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and genocide committed in Dar 4 and a victory for conservatives a judge s ruling in Wisconsin it may mean the registration of more than 200000 voters will be tossed out as my own silver from member station w.w. I am in Milwaukee reports the judge says elections officials in the state cannot wait to deactivate the voters if they moved and didn t confirm their new addresses trial judge Paul Malloy found the Wisconsin Elections Commission violated state law he says the law gives potential movers only 30 days to confirm their addr