At least ten people, including three children, were killed in a missile attack on a popular pizza restaurant in Kramatorsk, Ukraine on Tuesday evening. The attack has been widely condemned by Ukrainian authorities, and has sparked international outrage. Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble of the destroyed building, and the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested a man they believe was involved in directing the missile strike.
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Rudy Giuliani, former personal attorney for former President Donald Trump, has been interviewed by federal investigators as part of a special counsel investigation into the efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Giuliani has denied any wrongdoing and has said he was acting in his capacity as a private attorney for Trump. Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is reportedly nearing decisions surrounding any charges in the investigation, though it is unclear what, if any, charges Giuliani may face.
David Crawford, a former Maryland police chief, was sentenced to eight life sentences plus 75 years in prison for setting 12 fires targeting people he felt had wronged him. The prosecutor’s office said that the sentence is “a fitting punishment for his heinous crimes” and sends a strong message that those who commit acts of violence will be held accountable. Crawford’s attorney has said that they plan to appeal the sentence.
Kevin Spacey is on trial in London facing 12 charges of sexual assault, indecent assault and causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, which relate to four men who are now in their 30s and 40s. Jury selection is underway and the trial is expected to last four weeks, with several witnesses, including the alleged victims, being called to testify. The outcome of the trial could have a lasting impact on Spacey's career and reputation.
Five deputies from the Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Jackson, Mississippi have been fired or resigned following an incident involving two Black men, Jenkins and Parker, who allege that they were beaten, assaulted with a sex toy, and shocked with Tasers. The US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the incident, and Jenkins and Parker are seeking justice for the alleged assault and shooting.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein expressed skepticism towards Donald Trump's efforts to move his New York State "hush money" criminal case to federal jurisdiction, citing that the act for which the former president has been indicted does not relate to anything under the color of his office. Trump's lawyers argued that the payments were made while Trump was president, however Hellerstein has yet to issue a ruling on the matter.
Former President Donald Trump was recently recorded discussing a sensitive military document that he had not declassified while in office, which is consistent with a partial transcript included in his indictment by federal prosecutors this month. The recording was obtained by NBC News and first reported by CNN, and the document discussed is not part of the 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information charged in the indictment. Trump is heard describing the document as "highly confidential, secret" and has since claimed he was not in possession of it when he was talking.
Muskogee Police Department is investigating an apparent murder-suicide involving three relatives of NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson. The deceased were identified as Jack Janway, 69; his wife Terry Janway, 68; and their grandson Dalton Janway, 11. Police believe Terry Janway killed her husband and grandson before taking her own life. They are asking anyone with information to contact them.