British man sentenced to 45 years in prison over murder plot with Northwestern professor

British man sentenced to 45 years in prison over murder plot with Northwestern professor

A British man who admitted to helping a former Northwestern professor fatally stab the professor’s boyfriend was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison under a plea bargain. Andrew Warren, 61, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after agreeing to testify against co-defendant Wyndham Lathem as part of his 2019 deal, the Chicago Tribune reported. Cook … Read more

Freezing temperatures in northwestern Syria kill 2 infants

Syria reports new Israeli missile barrage near Damascus

BEIRUT (AP) – The frigid winter weather in Syria’s war-torn northwest has killed two babies in segregated IDP camps, a doctor and a war observer said Tuesday. Record-breaking temperatures and severe snow storms have engulfed much of the Middle East in recent weeks, from Gaza to Turkey. The cold and snow have hit many impoverished … Read more