CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – The U.S. Department of Justice has announced civil investigations into two jails in South Carolina following reports of inmate deaths due to mistreatment and unsafe living conditions. The civil rights division of the Justice Department launched probes at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in Charleston and the Alvin S. Glenn … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – The Federal Court in Putrajaya has upheld the death sentence for a former security guard convicted of murdering two co-workers seven years ago. The convicted man, Mohd Ferdaus Suwardi, slashed his victims with a machete while they were asleep at a chicken processing plant in Klang, Selangor in 2017. Delivering the court’s … Read more
AUBURN, Maine – As the year comes to a close, lingering questions remain about the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history, which occurred in Lewiston in October. Concerns about the mental state of the shooter, Robert R. Card II, had been raised by the US Army Reserve to a Maine sheriff in September, warning that … Read more