Year: 2023

The call of home: Why some Ukrainian refugees are risking a return now

Resilience Europe The call of home: Why some Ukrainian refugees are risking a return now | View caption Hide caption Though millions of Ukrainians remain refugees abroad, an increasing number are returning home despite the war. But while being in their homeland brings some relief, it also poses new stress. Ms. Lvovych, whom the Monitor…

Ethics report says Santos lied to Election Commission, embezzled funds

First Look Ethics report says Santos lied to Election Commission, embezzled funds The House Ethics panel found Nov. 16 that it found “substantial evidence” of conscious lawbreaking by Republican Rep. George Santos of New York.  | View caption Hide caption | The House Ethics committee in a scathing report Nov. 16 said it has amassed “overwhelming evidence”…

Georgia judge denies bid to revoke Trump co-defendant Harrison Floyd’s bond over social media posts

A judge on Tuesday ordered the bond conditions of Harrison Floyd, one of former President Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, to be modified because of social media posts that prosecutors from the Fulton County district attorney’s office said were “intentional and flagrant violations” of the conditions of his release. Superior Court…

This ‘generation of mafioso are not killing people these days, right?’ judge asks in granting bail

“The younger generation of the mafioso” isn’t killing people, a judge said this week in granting bail to two alleged members of New York’s Gambino crime family. Diego “Danny” Tantillo and Angelo “Fifi” Gradilone will get to spend Thanksgiving at home under house arrest and strict monitoring, according to a court order. They are two…