Ben Kesslen
Ben Kesslen is a reporter for The Messenger. Their work has appeared in the New York Times, NBC News, MIT Technology Review, and the New York Post. They graduated from Tufts University with a degree in American studies.
- By Ben Kesslen|Biden White House Tells Israel to Wrap Up Large-Scale Gaza War by End of Year: Report
The Biden administration wants elite Israeli troops to focus on killing Hamas leaders, freeing hostages and dismantling Hamas’s tunnel network in Gaza going forward
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Georgia Teacher Threatened Cut off Student’s Head After She Objected to Israeli Flag in His Classroom: Police
Benjamin Reese, a 7th-grade social studies teacher, was charged with making a terroristic threat and cruelty to children
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Four Hamas Members Detained in Europe on Suspicion of Planning Terror Attack on Jewish Institutions
Three of the men were detained in Berlin, Germany, and a fourth was apprehended in the Netherlands
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Four Arrested in Denmark and Netherlands on Suspicion of Plotting Terror Attack, Police Increase Security at Jewish Institutions
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called the situation ‘extremely serious’ and said, ‘it shows the situation we are in in Denmark, unfortunately’
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Three Boys From Same Family Were Sexually Abused by Chicago Gym Teacher for Years, Lawsuit Alleges
The family is suing the Chicago Board of Education in civil court because they say the school system ‘didn’t do enough to warn the parents that this individual was a threat’
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Missing Illinois Teen Accidentally Drove Into a Pond and Died While Heading to Work Holiday Party, Police Say
Brissa Romero, of Carpentersville, IL, about 40 miles northwest of Chicago, went missing while heading to a holiday party in Vernon Hill on Dec. 4
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Teen Girl Killed in Road-Rage Shooting on Texas Highway, Suspect at Large
Louise Wilson cut someone off to avoid a crash. The driver shot her dead
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Alabama Death Row Inmate’s Spiritual Advisor Warned That Attending New Nitrogen Gas Execution Could Kill Him, Too
Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith is set to be the first person executed with nitrogen hypoxia in the U.S. in January
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Pennsylvania ‘NarcoBoss’ Sentenced to Life in Prison for Oregon Fentanyl Deaths
Henry Konah Koffie, 38, had been convicted of multiple felonies, including two counts of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in the death of an adult, in March
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Tech CEO Forced Assistant to Sign ‘Sex Slave’ Contract, and Tormented Her With Sadomasochistic Bondage, Lawsuit Alleges
Former Tradeshift CEO Christian Lanng denied the accusations made against him
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Canadian Chef Hit With 14 Murder Charges After Allegedly Selling Hundreds of Poison ‘Suicide Kits’
UK police are investigating 88 deaths of people who died after allegedly ordering packages from Kenneth La
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Gunman Who Killed 3 Professors at UNLV Was Facing Eviction: Report
Anthony Polito, 67, died at the scene after killing three professors and injuring a fourth
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Video Shows Panic During UNLV Evacuation as Third Victim Identified in Campus Shooting
In the video, the student can be heard sobbing before an officer says, ‘Take a deep breath, everything is going to be alright’
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Oh, Christmas Tree? London Holiday Festivity Lighting Has Epic Fail
Following a countdown, the tree briefly lit up in full, but then one-half went dark.
By Ben Kesslen| - By Ben Kesslen|Researcher Discovers Possible Trove of New Stories by Louisa May Alcott
Researcher Max Chapnick believes he found seven stories, five poems and one nonfiction piece written by Alcott under a pseudonym
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