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In 2003, a U.S. federal court in Miami indicted three Cuban officials on charges of murder, but Raul Castro was not among them. None of them were tried. Gerardo Hernandez, leader of a Cuban spy ring known as the WASP network, was sentenced to life in prison in connection with the shoot-down but he was freed by the Obama administration as part of a prisoner exchange. … [Read more...] about Nation and world news briefs

CNN's "State of the Union": Bolton; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla. … [Read more...] about Sunday news shows

It wasn’t until after Tuesday’s accident that the Federal Aviation Administration announced that it will soon make the inspections mandatory. It is unclear how many planes will be affected by the FAA order. Airlines including Southwest say they have begun inspections anyway. … [Read more...] about News briefs: Rudy Giuliani to join Trump legal team on Russia probe

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch told a news conference that a deputy chased after a suspicious car pulling out of a wooded area adjacent the highway on Friday. He said the suspect shot himself in the head, and his car rolled to a stop. Harbour later died at Grady Memorial Hospital. … [Read more...] about News briefs: Sheriff: Sniper ‘idolized’ school shooting suspect

Putin was also joined by Alexander Lukashenko, the longtime dictator of Belarus who surely was taking mental notes. With all eyes on the World Cup, Lukashenko is quietly orchestrating another frenzy of "sportwashing": the European Olympics, which he will host in Minsk next summer. The games are slated to commence on June 21, 2019 and will run through the end of that month. … [Read more...] about Russia’s 2018 World Cup hopes may be dead, but Putin is a big winner anyway