Rachel Morgan News Editor 
The National Skills Fund (NSF) awarded R148 million to Wonderboom-based Flyfofa Aviation Training in 2024 to train residents from impoverished Gauteng schools, but later discovered the school inflated student flight hours to pocket an estimated R3,879,159.89, according to the NSF. Why did the NSF issue noncompliance letters to Flyfofa? The NSF issued noncompliance letters after … Read more
Federal agents and Los Angeles police arrested 30-year-old cashier Jesse Cervantes-Gomez during a raid on a Skid Row party supply store as part of a SNAP fraud investigation. According to authorities, Cervantes-Gomez is accused of exchanging SNAP benefits for cash and paying kickbacks to welfare recipients for bogus purchases in a “kickbacks for welfare scam.” … Read more
Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner is facing mounting calls to drop out of the Maine race after two women accused him of sexual assault. Following allegations of rape in 2021 and non-consensual removal of protection between 2013 and 2015, high-profile supporters including Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have rescinded their endorsements. The Collapse of the … Read more
Legal teams for singer David Burke, known as D4vd, and the prosecution announced Tuesday they are ready for a multi-day preliminary hearing on July 21. A judge will determine if Burke will stand trial for the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered body was found in the trunk of his Tesla at a … Read more
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches in Kolkata on Tuesday to investigate the purchase of an Embraer Legacy 600 aircraft and an Agusta 109 SP helicopter by Carewell Aviation India Pvt Ltd, which allegedly received Rs 160 crore from the TMC party’s accounts, according to sources. The aviation company, incorporated in September 2021 after TMC’s … Read more
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) has recommended that prosecutors initiate criminal proceedings against four Latvian nationals suspected of collecting intelligence for Russian services. The investigation centers on the “Baltic Antifascists” group, which authorities allege serves as a conduit for passing sensitive information—including observations of pro-Ukraine supporters—to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Main Directorate … Read more
President Prabowo Subianto and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to visit Yogyakarta’s Prambanan Temple on Wednesday to sign a cooperation agreement for its conservation, according to State Secretary Minister Prasetyo Hadi. The visit, part of Modi’s state visit to Indonesia, includes a joint effort with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to restore … Read more
The BC Wildfire Service is investigating a 2.23-hectare wildfire on Mount Prevost, northwest of Duncan, which officials suspect was caused by human activity, potentially involving the use of firearms. First discovered on July 6, the blaze, designated V60767, was classified as “being held” by Tuesday afternoon, meaning it is not expected to spread beyond its … Read more
Aranui has been sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for the manslaughter of 46-year-old businessman Andy Winitana. The High Court at Napier issued the sentence following a fatal assault in Ahuriri where a single punch caused a catastrophic brain injury. The defendant, who is Mongrel Mob-aligned, pleaded guilty to the charge. Why … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Indonesian Parliament on Tuesday, becoming the first Indian Prime Minister to do so, and proposed a “Ganga-Mahakam Vision” to deepen bilateral ties. During his state visit, Modi and President Prabowo Subianto oversaw the signing of multiple agreements across sectors including defense, space, and critical minerals, signaling an expansion of … Read more