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Month: August 2023

Utah man pleads guilty to federal charges for torturing guinea pigs, posting videos online

By Spencer Burt Click here for updates on this story     FARMINGTON, Utah (KSTU) — A Utah man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for uploading videos of himself torturing animals to YouTube. The U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Utah District announced Monday that 20-year-old Samuel J. Webster pleaded guilty to “animal crushing” and “distribution of animal crush

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Man sought in alleged misuse of over $30M intended for Christian ministry in China

DUBLIN, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities are seeking a man accused of misusing more than $30 million donated by religious groups and individuals for ministry in China. Forty-five-year-old Jason Gerald Shenk is charged in Georgia with wire fraud, money laundering and other charges in connection with funds raised primarily from religious communities in Ohio and

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Jamie Reid, the anarchist artist who designed iconic Sex Pistols covers, dies at 76

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Reid, the British artist and political activist whose iconic designs for the Sex Pistols became synonymous with the punk aesthetic and anarchist movement, has died, his gallerist John Marchant announced Wednesday. Reid was 76. Reid’s “ransom note” graphics and political boldness helped cement the Pistols’ celebrity and gave

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German man accused of spying for Russia

By Radina Gigova and Chris Stern, CNN (CNN) — A German national who worked for a government agency that equips the German armed forces, has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia, the German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement Wednesday. The man was employed the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information

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International Whaling Commission issues its first-ever extinction alert over endangered vaquita porpoise

By Amaya McDonald and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The International Whaling Commission released its first-ever extinction alert Monday to warn of the potential danger facing the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Known to be the smallest of porpoises and all species within the order Cetacea in terms of size, the vaquita can grow up to

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