Entries by kfrances

Alaskan Boy, 15, Who Survived 62 Hours at Sea Makes Horrifying Revelation after Being Rescued

A 15-year-old Alaskan boy rescued from a capsized boat after three days made a horrifying revelation when he was pulled to safety by a passing fishing vessel. Derek Parker Aghnaanga had been fishing for halibut along with his cousin and brother when their small skiff overturned near St. Lawrence Island and drifted into the Bering […]

US Demands China Release ‘Wrongfully Detained’ American who was Lured to Country, then Arrested on Spying Charges

The State Department called on China to release a US citizen on Thursday who it says was wrongfully detained on espionage charges. Min Zin, an academic who leads a think-tank focused on Myanmar, was detained by Beijing on June 3 after it extended him an invitation to attend an academic conference along the border in […]

Mitch McConnell Found Unconscious In DC Home Last Month, EMS Dispatch Reveals

Former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was found “unconscious” at his residence in Washington, D.C., in June, according to a District Fire and EMS dispatch call recording released Wednesday. An Advanced Life Support ambulance arrived at McConnell’s home shortly before 9 a.m. on June 14 and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for a “cardiac arrest,” according […]

Israeli Citizen Sentenced in Arizona After Admitting Role in Semiconductor Trade-Secret Scheme

Guy Galanti, 48, an Israeli citizen who worked for an Arizona semiconductor technology company, was sentenced on Monday after admitting to a conspiracy to steal trade secrets, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona. Galanti received a sentence of time served and three years of supervised release from U.S. District Judge […]