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April 26, 2024

Hacktivist group claims it infiltrated Belarus security agency

A Belarusian hacktivist group claims it has breached the country's main KGB security agency and accessed the personnel files of over 8,000 employees.

April 26, 2024

Planned solar panel manufacturing plant to employ over 900 in eastern NC

Vietnam-based Boviet Solar is set to use Greenville, North Carolina, as the site of its first solar panel manufacturing plant in North America

April 26, 2024

Paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine before his death avoids prison

Jeremy Cooper, a former paramedic who administered a dose of ketamine to Elijah McClain, has been sentenced to probation after his homicide conviction in the 23-year-old Black man's death.

April 26, 2024

Tennessee Gov. Lee signs bill allowing concealed carry for public schoolteachers

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law a bill allowing teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on school grounds.

April 26, 2024

Students at prestigious Paris university occupy campus building in pro-Palestinian protest

As part of a pro-Palestinian protest, students at the Paris Institute of Political Studies blocked access to a campus building on Friday; administrators decided to move all classes online.

April 26, 2024

Marine vet to remain jailed on charges he tried to make ricin

A judge ordered Friday that Marine Corps veteran Russell Vane of Vienna, Virginia remain jailed pending trial on charges that he attempted to make ricin.

April 26, 2024

Tornado tears through suburban Omaha

A tornado touched down in suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, seriously damaging homes and shredding trees.

April 26, 2024

Orbán challenger leads protest calling for child protection after sexual abuse scandal in Hungary

Peter Magyar, a new voice of opposition to Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán, led a protest of thousands of people on Friday demanding greater protection for children.

April 26, 2024

A British tourist is in a hospital after a shark attack; Tobago closes several beaches

Trinidad & Tobago closed a marine park and 7 beaches on Friday after a shark attacked a British tourist at Turtle Beach along Great Courland Bay; the man was hospitalized after the attack.

April 26, 2024

Guatemalan prosecutors raid offices of Save the Children charity

Guatemalan prosecutors have raided the offices of humanitarian organization Save the Children, citing a complaint alleging the charity violated the rights of migrant children.