South Carolina, U.S. – Brandon Council who had his death sentence commuted by President Biden is now demanding he be released from prison. Converseer reports that Council was sentenced to death after killing two bank employees in 2017. Council says he is the victim of “psychological harm” and is demanding a “compassionate release.” “The petitioner’s…
California, U.S. – California Justice Department officials are investigating the death of Jeremy Sanchez, a 26-year-old man fatally shot by his parole officer during a Christmas Eve visit at his Fresno home, authorities confirmed Friday. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), a “physical altercation” occurred between Sanchez and the parole officer,…
Washington, U.S. – BioNTech (22UAy.DE), the German biotech firm that developed a COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with Pfizer (PFE.N), has resolved royalty disputes with the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the University of Pennsylvania (Penn). The company announced two separate settlement agreements totalling $1.26 billion to address allegations of underpaid royalties related to…
Washington, U.S. – President-elect Donald Trump has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to postpone the implementation of a controversial law that mandates TikTok’s sale or faces a nationwide ban. The law, enacted by Congress in April, gives TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, until January 19, 2025, to divest the platform to an American entity. If…
Washington, U.S. – The United States is experiencing a significant surge in homelessness, with recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicating an 18% increase over the past year. This rise brings the total number of homeless individuals to approximately 771,480 under President Joe Biden’s administration, marking the largest recorded…
New York, U.S. – Body-cam footage released has shown New York correctional officers smirking as they “fatally beat” 43-year-old Robert Brooks in handcuffs. Brooks passed away on December 10 at Wynn Hospital in Utica, NY, following the ugly incident that happened on December 9. The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigations has since…
