Investigators claim Jacob Blake said he had knife in his vehicle as police name Rusten Sheskey as officer who shot him

Officials in Wisconsin have named the police officer who shot Jacob Blake seven times, and claimed the victim told police he had a knife in his car. from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/31vEpq2 via IFT...

Teenage suspect in Kenosha shooting was in front row of Trump rally

Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, posted TikTok from event and voiced support for president on social media from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/2EAXVIQ via IFT...

'Angel Mom' Mary Ann Mendoza posts anti-semitic QAnon conspiracy ahead of RNC speech

Republican National Convention speaker apologises and deletes message 12 hours after telling supporters to read paranoid, anti-semitic hoaxes from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/32l9M62 via IFT...

Donna Brazile accuses Fox News pundit of ignoring '400 years' of racism in tense exchange about 2020 election

'My family cannot walk out of this house without fearing violence,' former Democratic National Committee chair says from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/32lcBEa via IFT...

Mike Pompeo's RNC address in Israel to be investigated by Democratic-lead House subcommittee

GOP runs the Senate, so no one can do much about it even if panel finds speech was illegal from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/2Yzx9HS via IFT...

'We're losing, dude, and we're going to get really hurt': Trump Jr believes father will be defeated by Biden, report says

President's eldest son reportedly fears being charged by prosecutors investigating Trump Organisation from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/32ncS9C via IFT...

'He'd be an awful choice': Trump faces criticism for nominating acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf to permanent head

'Chad has done an outstanding job and we greatly appreciate his service,' president says when announcing appointment from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/3aWTjsA via IFT...

Coronavirus and a man named Barbecue are testing the rule of law in Haiti

Jimmy 'Barbecue' Cherizier symbolises the degrading of the rule of law in Haiti during coronavirus. Set up to oppose government, in fact, he seems to be doing the opposite, writes Ingrid Arnesen and Anthony Faiola from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/34Azarn via...

Australia coated in rare snow as 'Antarctic blob' settles over nation

Some regions which suffered extreme bushfires last year now blanketed with first snow for 15 years from The Independent - World https://ift.tt/3aPr3Io via IFT...