Trump commutes sentence of former Gangster Disciples leader Larry Hoover

President Trump on Wednesday commuted the sentence of notorious former Chicago street gang leader Larry Hoover, who was serving multiple life sentences in federal prison. Hoover, 74, the co-founder of the Chicago gang Gangster Disciples, was already serving a 200-year sentence on state charges in Illinois for the 1973 murder of 19-year-old neighborhood drug dealer…

World leaders condemn shooting of Israeli embassy staff in D.C. as Israel blames antisemitic incitement

World leaders reacted Thursday morning to the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Jewish Museum in Washington D.C., as the Israeli government blamed the attack on “antisemitic incitement” by other countries, “especially from Europe.” Washington’s chief of police said the suspect in the attack, identified as a Chicago man, shouted “free, free Palestine,”…

Clues emerge after mayor’s aides murdered in rush-hour shooting on street in Mexico City

The murders of two Mexico City officials, in a rush-hour shooting on a busy avenue, were meticulously planned by experienced gunmen, prosecutors said Wednesday, as more details emerged of the worst attack against public officials in the capital in recent years. At least four people were involved in the killing of the personal secretary and…

Pro-Russian ex-Ukrainian politician Andriy Portnov reportedly killed outside American School in Spain

A pro-Russian former politician from Ukraine was fatally shot Wednesday morning outside his children’s school in the Spanish capital Madrid, according to the Reuters news agency and multiple Spanish outlets. Andriy Portnov was killed outside the American School of Madrid by an unidentified gunman or gunmen, according to the reports. “Several persons shot him in…