Félicien Kabuga, accused of bankrolling the Rwandan genocide, died in a hospital in The Hague while in custody, a U.N. court said. Kabuga, whose exact birthday is not known but was over 90, had dementia and had been stranded in legal limbo since 2023 when judges ruled that he was not fit to stand trial. He was one of the last fugitives charged in connection with the 1994 genocide, accused of encouraging and bankrolling the mass killing of Rwanda’s Tutsi minority. After years of evading international efforts to track him down, Kabuga was arrested near Paris in May 2020.
A UN court says Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga dies in custody in The Hague at age 91.
A 20-year-old man wanted in connection to the shooting of Missouri football star Ahmad Hardy at an outdoor concert in Mississippi has been arrested. Rashodrick Harris of Wayne County, Mississippi, was taken into custody in Paducah, Kentucky, and was awaiting extradition. That's according to a spokesman for the Laurel Police Department. Hardy was shot in the upper leg on Sunday. At least one other person was injured. Hardy underwent surgery in Mississippi and has returned to Columbia, Missouri. Three people of interest who were taken into custody Sunday have been released with no charges.
The Justice Department will seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum. Prosecutors disclosed the decision in a court filing Friday. Elias Rodriguez faces federal hate crime and murder charges in the killings of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they left an event at the museum last May. The charges against Rodriguez include a hate crime resulting in death. The indictment also includes notice of special findings, which allows prosecutors to pursue the death penalty.
Africa CDC confirms new Ebola outbreak in Congo’s Ituri province, with 246 suspected cases and 65 deaths recorded.
Authorities say a massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine has demolished an apartment block in Kyiv, killing nine and wounding dozens. It was a third straight day that Moscow has unleashed such a large-scale barrage. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched over 1,560 drones at Ukraine since Wednesday. The bombardment has affected multiple cities and strained Ukraine’s air defenses. Damage to energy infrastructure has left many without power. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha calls for international pressure on Moscow and noted the attack came as U.S. President Donald Trump met in Beijing with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Sybiha said the two leaders had sufficient leverage to compel Russia to stop the war.
Richard Glossip leaves Oklahoma jail for first time in nearly 30 years after posting bond ahead of murder retrial.
The IRS Criminal Investigations' case found the drug trafficking happened between April 2016 and May 2023.
A Tennessee man who goes by the moniker Chud the Builder and is known for posting racist videos is charged with attempted murder. Dalton Eatherly posted audio to social media on Wednesday admitting to shooting a man who he says hit him. He says the shooting was self-defense. Eatherly also notes that he shot himself in the arm. Eatherly, who is white, posts videos to social media where he tries to provoke Black passersby by using racial slurs and racist dog whistles. He has claimed it is free speech, but the fact that he also openly carries a pistol could make it a crime under Tennessee law.
Used cooking oil is worth $4.35 a gallon. VOCARS said it's turned into biofuel for cars and animal feed.