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3 days ago | bp.news | Kaitlin Easton |Lei RV

A two-year-old boy was subjected to “casual brutality” and “pain and misery” before he died, a court has heard. Toddler Ethan Ives-Griffiths died in August 2021 after sustaining a head injury at his home in North Wales. His grandparents Kerry, 46, and Michael Ives, 47, have been charged with murder, causing or allowing his death, and child cruelty. They are currently on trial.

3 days ago | bp.news | Kaitlin Easton

A January 6 rioter once dubbed ‘MAGA granny’ has refused to accept U.S. President Donald Trump’s presidential pardon. Pamela Hemphill, 72, fought to reject the pardon, saying it was an insult to the rule of law, after Trump issued it on his first day back in office. Thousands of rioters took part in the violent assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, after Trump lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden.

3 days ago | bp.news | Kaitlin Easton

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has gone viral for fumbling a response about the South Korean presidential election. Leavitt was speaking to reporters during a press briefing Tuesday when she was asked for the U.S. response to Lee Jae-myung winning the South Korean election. “Does the White House have a reaction to the election in South Korea,” Jeff Mason of Reuters asked.

3 days ago | bp.news | Kaitlin Easton

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a full travel ban for 12 countries, with strict limits on a further seven. The measures will take effect on Monday and reinstate the restrictions Trump had in place during his first presidential term. He cited the recent terror attack in Boulder, Colorado as a catalyst for the new measures. HighlightsTrump announced a sweeping travel ban on 12 countries and heightened restrictions on 7 more, effective Monday.

4 days ago | bp.news | Kaitlin Easton

A teacher who was murdered at a California school almost 50 years ago was killed by a 16-year-old boy who carried a knife inscribed with “Teacher Dear,” officials say. On June 16, 1978, the day after summer break began, Diane Peterson was stabbed once in the chest at Branham High School while cleaning out her office. The cold case has now been solved after a family member of the killer spoke to investigators, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said.