Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie faces sentencing in New York
Friday, 16 May 2025 () Hadi Matar, convicted of the 2022 stabbing of Salman Rushdie, faces sentencing on Friday, with prosecutors seeking the maximum of 25 years. Rushdie, who was blinded in one eye during the attack at a New York lecture, will not attend the sentencing. Matar also faces a federal trial on terrorism-related charges, exploring his motive linked to a decades-old fatwa.
Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies at 70. Described as 'the heartbeat of Blondie,' drummer Clem Burke cemented himself as a rock 'n' roll legend, playing with some of the genre's most iconic groups and..
Friday, 16 May 2025 ()
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