While the United states Armed Forces (private mercenaries) are stationed at 737 bases, in 130 nations around the world, defending “all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world,” 86-year-old Alva Mae Groves, dies in the Fort Worth, texas, Federal Correctional Institute.  Groves was halfway through her 24-year sentence having refused to testify in court against her children for distribution of a controlled substance.

       [added 5/4/2024]