Man charged with attempted murder after toddler ends up in crocodile enclosure at U.K. zoo

Police in eastern England said Thursday a man had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a 3-year-old boy “ended up in the crocodile enclosure” at a zoo.  Cambridgeshire Constabulary said the toddler had sustained “serious injuries” and was in a “critical but stable” condition at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in nearby Cambridge. It did not…

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Judge rules DOJ used grand jury subpoeans to coerce Minnesota officials on ICE enforcement during Metro Surge

A federal judge has quashed six grand jury subpoenas the Trump administration served against Minnesota state and local government offices — including Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey — ruling the subpoenas were retaliatory and unlawful. U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz found that the Justice Department issued the subpoenas to coerce Minnesota officials…

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U.S.-Iran deal signing sets stage for nuclear negotiations, but Vance did not travel Thursday night for talks

Iran’s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has released a statement saying he didn’t like Iran-U.S. peace deal, but allowed the president of Iran to sign it, “safeguarding the rights of the Iranian nation.” Khamenei took a shot at President Trump, writing, it was “the American president who, out of desperation, used all kinds of leverage to…

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Pilot reports passenger bit a fellow flyer on plane approaching Philadelphia: “He’s trying to fight everybody”

An unruly passenger apparently bit a fellow flyer on an American Airlines flight as it approached Philadelphia on Sunday, according to the pilot of the plane.  The passenger also seemed to become generally combative, with the pilot reporting that the individual on board was “trying to fight everybody” in air traffic control audio reviewed by…

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