On Tuesday, a Tunisian naval guard opened fire at the Ghriba synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba, killing four people and wounding nine others. The attack is the first on foreign visitors to Tunisia since 2015, and has sparked fear among the population. The Tunisian government has condemned the attack and is currently investigating the incident, urging people to remain vigilant and to report any suspicious activity.
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The Biden administration has finalized a sweeping restriction on asylum that will disqualify migrants from U.S. protection if they fail to request refugee status in a third country before arriving in the United States. The regulation is intended to discourage illegal immigration and protect the safety of migrants, while also reducing the backlog of asylum cases in the U.S. immigration system. Hundreds of U.S. asylum officers have been trained to enforce the restriction and it is expected to be published on Wednesday, just before Title 42 is set to expire.
At the 154th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, a Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen named Buddy Holly won the prestigious Best in Show award, marking the first time a PBGV has won the award. Co-owned and handled by Janice Hayes, Buddy Holly beat out six other finalists, including a Pekingese aiming to bring home the third trophy in 11 years for its breed. Buddy Holly's win is a major accomplishment for the PBGV breed, and a testament to the hard work and dedication of Hayes and her team.
Rapper Tory Lanez has been denied a motion for a new trial by a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday, and is now facing sentencing for the three felonies he was convicted of in December for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion in the feet and wounding her. The maximum sentence for the charges is 22 years and 8 months in state prison, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has said that it will not seek the maximum sentence. The sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 23, 2021.
California has agreed to pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of Edward Bronstein, who died in police custody in 2020. This is the largest settlement of its kind in the state and the second largest nationally since the George Floyd case. The settlement will be used to fund a trust for Bronstein’s children, and is seen as a sign of progress in the fight for justice and accountability.
Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who wrote a children's book about grief, has been arrested and charged with the murder of her husband. She is accused of serving him a Moscow Mule containing a lethal dose of fentanyl, and is currently being held in the Summit County Jail without bail. The case has shocked the small community of Kamas, where Richins and her husband had lived for several years.
Controversial TV anchor Tucker Carlson has announced his return to the public eye with a new show on Twitter, claiming the Elon Musk-owned social media platform is one of the few that supports free speech. The move follows Fox's agreement to pay nearly $800 million to Dominion Voting Systems and Don Lemon's firing from CNN, with whom Carlson had a long-running feud. It remains to be seen how Carlson's show will fare on Twitter, but it is sure to be closely watched by those who have followed his career.