Moroccan police have arrested 111 people as they tried to enter Spain’s north African territory of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides after social media posts called for another mass crossing.
A United States aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, has begun to depart the western Pacific Ocean, leaving its port in Da Nang, Vietnam, for an anticipated deployment to the Middle East.
Firefighters battled a wildfire tearing through Belgium's largest nature reserve on Saturday, with the blaze described as the country's worst in recent history.
Residents were ordered to evacuate two nearby villages as the flames consumed a third of the High Fens, with local officials warning the fire - which had been burning since Friday - could reach homes.
A woman holds a "legalize cannabis now" sign outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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Marijuana has had a history of highs and lows in the U.S. over the past century — legally, politically and culturally — teetering between vilification and acceptance. Since 1996, 40 states and the District of Columbia have legalized either medical or recreational adult-use marijuana. Yet cannabis, the leafy plant from which marijuana is derived, is still a federally illegal Schedule I drug as defined by the 1970 Controlled Substances Act.
Italian businessman and con artist Charles Ponzi writing his life story. (AP Photo)
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Todd Burkhalter the CEO of Georgia-based financial advisory group Drive Planning LLC was sentenced on August 14th to 20 years in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Tiffany Johnson on charges related to his orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in Georgia history through which he scammed more than 2,000 investors out of approximately $380 million. Judge Johnson rejected the U.S. Attorney’s plea-bargained recommendation of a 17 ½ year prison sentence. The 20-year sentence was the maximum sentence that Judge Johnson could have imposed and with parole effectively abolished for federal criminal offenses pursuant to the Sentencing and Reform Act since 1987, Burkhalter will be required to serve the bulk of his sentence with only a limited number of “good conduct” credits to reduce the actual time to be served. Burkhalter was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following the completion of his prison sentence as well as pay $233.7 million in restitution.
“Mutrion,” a short film set in the Venice lagoon by 26-year-old Italian director Marco Cavazzin, has scooped the best director award at the Locarno Film Festival’s Pardi di Domani (Leopards of Tomorrow) section.
The Antwerp World Diamond Center gifted the president a gaudy, Super Bowl-style ring. Weeks later, the country was granted an exemption from his latest trade tantrum
Putting a ring on it is a surefire sign of commitment — or at least a sign that someone’s looking for it.
British stars George MacKay and Rosy McEwen can admit: Mission was one of the least conventional shooting experiences they’ve ever had. It also happened to be one of the most liberating.