just now (848+ words) The 57-year-old former two-term president was sentenced last year to 45 years in U.S. prison for helping drug traffickers to safely move hundreds of tons of cocaine north through his country to the U.S. At the start of his trial in February 2024, a U.S. prosecutor said Hern'ndez had even boasted at a meeting with drug dealers that "together they were going to shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos." But Trump criticized Hern'ndez's prosecution, a wide-ranging case that also enveloped his brother during Trump's first term, saying Friday that people he respects told him Hern'ndez was "treated very harshly and unfairly." On Sunday, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere and a Hern'ndez critic while he was still president, called Trump's decision to pardon Hern'ndez "shocking." "He was the leader of one…...

just now (478+ words) The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people no long able to fight, said Congress does not have information that happened. He noted that leaders of the Armed Services Committee in both the House and Senate have opened investigations. "Obviously, if that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that that would be an illegal act," Turner said. Turner said there are concerns in Congress about the attacks on vessels that the Trump administration says are transporting drugs, but the allegations regarding…...

just now (478+ words) The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people no long able to fight, said Congress does not have information that happened. He noted that leaders of the Armed Services Committee in both the House and Senate have opened investigations. "Obviously, if that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that that would be an illegal act," Turner said. Turner said there are concerns in Congress about the attacks on vessels that the Trump administration says are transporting drugs, but the allegations regarding…...

just now (474+ words) The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people no long able to fight, said Congress does not have information that happened. He noted that leaders of the Armed Services Committee in both the House and Senate have opened investigations. "Obviously, if that occurred, that would be very serious and I agree that that would be an illegal act," Turner said. Turner said there are concerns in Congress about the attacks on vessels that the Trump administration says are transporting drugs, but the allegations regarding…...

just now (554+ words) Lawmakers from both parties say they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack. The lawmakers said they did not know whether last week's Washington Post report was true, and some Republicans were skeptical, but they said attacking survivors of an initial missile strike poses serious legal concerns. "This rises to the level of a war crime if it's true," said Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va. Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, when asked about a follow-up strike aimed at people…...

just now (139+ words) Pope Leo delivered a speech in Lebanon on Sunday where he repeated his call for representatives to do their part to help achieve peace in the region. Speaking in a room with several senior government and religious figures, the Pope praised the Lebanese people for their resilience, adding "you always know how to rise again with courage".Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority Continue reading... Pope Leo tells Lebanese leaders 'peace is a desire and a vocation' " video Pope Leo delivered a speech in Lebanon on Sunday where he repeated his call for representatives to do their part to help achieve peace in the region. Speaking in a room with several senior government and religious figures, the Pope praised the Lebanese people for their resilience, adding "you always know how to rise again with courage"....

just now (276+ words) The Indianapolis Colts made the most surprising move of the NFL trade deadline, acquiring star corner Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets. Just three games into his tenure with the Colts, Gardner is dealing with an injury. The 25-year-old corner left Sunday's game against the Houston Texans after just three plays with a calf injury. Gardner was injured while trying to cover Texans tight end Cade Stover. During the play, Gardner started limping on the field. It was unclear when he suffered the injury during the play. He laid on the field after the play and needed help walking off. Gardner initially went into the blue medical tent on the sideline before limping to the Colts' locker room. The Colts originally deemed him questionable to return. But that changed at the start of the second quarter. When the broadcast…...

just now (420+ words) Following months of speculation and rumors, some SEC head football coaching vacancies were finally filled this weekend, or reportedly so. Auburn appears to be circling in on Alex Golesh, Arkansas with Ryan Silverfield, Florida with Jon Sumrall and LSU with Lane Kiffin. They're all partnered for prom, seemingly. On Sunday morning following reports of many of those coaching hires, plus a full Week 14 slate of action, ESPN's Paul Finebaum and Matt Barrie got together to debrief the chaos. For them, one school besides Ole Miss stuck out as a big loser in their eyes " at least in the terms of how the coaching search was handled. That was Florida. The Gators are set to bring coveted Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall back to the SEC after he served under Mark Stoops as a linebackers coach at Kentucky just a few…...

just now (254+ words) Chelsea earned a hard fought 1-1 Premier League draw with Arsenal on Sunday despite being down to ten men for the best part of an hour. Moises Caicedo gave Anthony Taylor no choice but to brandish the red card for a rash tackle on Mikel Merino after VAR called him to the monitor. Despite being down to ten men, Chelsea took a surprise when James" corner landed on the head of Trevoh Chalobah just after half time. Speaking after the game, James, 25, believes his side made a "big statement" following their performance at Stamford Bridge. "Disappointing to come away with only one point. We went down to 10 men pretty early in the game and that made it more difficult," he said. "I think everyone can see where we are and what we are fighting for. I think today was a big…...

1+ min ago (82+ words) " Zaporozhye direction, near the settlement of Prymorske. Drone war, as we wrote earlier. FPV drones of the Russian Armed Forces were sitting and waiting for their target to take off and strike it. But then an FPV drone of the Ukrainian Armed Forces arrived, we call them "hunters," they hunt our drones. In the video, you can notice how the enemy drone remotely exploded hoping to hit our drone. Our drone calmly continued its combat duty and struck the planned target....