- The Washington Supreme Court outlaws the death penalty. [Link]
- Three Kentucky police officers went to a man’s home and attempted to lure him into a fight after the man complained about police on Facebook. [Link]
- An innocent man spent over 20 years in prison after a dirty cop helped put him in jail for a double murder. Before the murders, the cop attempted to extort sex from the innocent man’s mother. [Link]
- The State Department revokes Hillary Clinton’s security clearance at her own request. [Link]
- Trump’s immigration military initiatives have resulted in 500 recruits being discharged. [Link]
- Gareth Porter explains the limited influence of alleged Russian linked social media accounts in the 2016 election. [Link]
- Christoper Steele refuses to comply with a subpoena to testify in front of Congress. [Link]
- National Security Adviser John Bolton says the US needs to take a tougher approach on China. [Link]
- Turkey releases American pastor Andrew Brunson after he was held in a Turkish jail for two years. Turkey claimed Brunson was involved in the 2016 coup attempt. [Link]
- Trump says the US will send a team of investigators to Turkey to investigate the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. Trump says the US will not halt weapon sales to Saudi Arabia. [Link]
- Turkey says the order to assassinate Khashoggi came from the highest levels of the Saudi government. [Link] Turkey claim to have evidence of the murder. Saudi Arabia continues to refuse to allow investigators into the consulate where the alleged murder took place. Trump says the Saudis deny murdering Khashoggi. [Link]
- Moon of Alabama explains how Erdogan and Trump will look to extort Saudi Arabia to resolve the Khashoggi disappearance. [Link]
- Richard Branson freezes business ties with Saudi Arabia over the Khashoggi disappearance. [Link]
- Sen Rand Paul and eight Democratic Senators sign on to a bill preventing funds from being used in a war with Iran. [Link]
- The UN finds 650 Afghani civilians have been killed by US and Afghan government airstrikes in 2018. [Link]
- US Special Envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad met with the Taliban in Qatar. Khalilzad asked the Taliban to call a ceasefire for upcoming elections in Afghanistan. The Taliban said they expect to have more talks with the US envoy. [Link]
- A US student remains detained in Israel for supporting the BDS movement. [Link]
- The checkpoint between Syria and the Israeli occupied Golan Heights has been reopened. [Link]
- ISIS killed at least 10 US-backed Kurdish fighters. ISIS captured 35 more Kurdish fighters. [Link]
- The UN says 1,250 Yemeni children have been killed by Saudi airstrikes. [Link]
- Five Yemeni farmers were killed by a Saudi airstrike. [Link]
- An American was held in an Egyptian prison for four months. He was tortured and sexually abused by Egyptian security forces. [Link]
- A UN employee tests positive for Ebola in the Congo. [Link]
- A militant group in Nigeria release 833 children. Some of the children released were soldiers. The UN estimates that up to 2,200 more children could be released. [Link]
