Archive for May 2023
Police In Florida Say They Fatally Shot Armed Woman Who ‘aMbushed’ Them In Park
Police in a Florida park fatally shot an armed woman who “ambushed” them as they were searching for a drug investigation suspect, officials said. The shooting happened at Tom Brown Park in Tallahassee about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Police responded to the park after receiving a report that the person they were looking for, a man,…
Read MoreWhite House releases national strategy to fight antisemitism
The White House rolled out its national strategy Thursday for combating antisemitism as the country grapples with record levels of violence, vandalism and hate speech directed at Jewish communities. President Biden, second gentleman Doug Emhoff and other officials detailed the strategy during a virtual event from the White House. It is the first time the…
Read MoreOath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years in prison on Jan. 6 charges
Stewart Rhodes, the founder of the far-right group known as the Oath Keepers, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other crimes related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, receiving the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date. Judge Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court…
Read MoreBelgium, Iran Conduct Prisoner Swap In Oman, Freeing Aid Worker And Diplomat Convicted In Bomb Plot
Belgium and Iran conducted a prisoner exchange Friday in Oman, with officials saying Tehran released a Belgian aid worker in exchange for an Iranian diplomat convicted of attempting to bomb a meeting of exiles in France. The initial announcement by Oman’s Foreign Ministry did not identify the prisoners being swapped. Later Friday, Belgian Prime Minister…
Read MoreSuspect arrested after shooting and stabbing attack in Japan leaves four dead
The suspect in a shooting and stabbing incident that left four people dead in central Japan is now in police custody, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK, citing local police early Friday. Police in Nakano City received a call on Thursday with reports that a “man stabbed a woman,” a city police official told CNN.…
Read MoreDHS warns of attacks against government buildings, minority groups ahead of 2024 election
The Department of Homeland Security is warning about the potential for violence in the lead-up to the 2024 election cycle that could target the nation’s critical infrastructure, faith-based institutions, government facilities and minority communities, according to a bulletin posted Wednesday. “In the coming months, DHS expects the threat environment to remain heightened and that individuals…
Read MoreNew Jersey Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Receiving Military-Type Training From Hizballah, Marriage Fraud, And Making False Statements
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ALEXEI SAAB, a/k/a “Ali Hassan Saab,” a/k/a “Alex Saab,” a/k/a “Rachid,” was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for receiving military-type training from Hizballah, marriage fraud, and making false statements. A jury convicted SAAB of those offenses in May…
Read MoreAK-47 recovered from Fla. man caught trespassing at Fairfax Co. school, headed to CIA
Fairfax County police recovered an AK-47 after a Florida man was found trespassing at the Dolly Madison Preschool in McLean on Tuesday. Authorities said 32-year-old Eric Sandow told officers he was making his way to the CIA. Sandow was detained and a search warrant was executed on his vehicle, police said. Two firearms were reportedly…
Read MoreProsecutors: Man drove car into planned Illinois abortion clinic in attempted arson
A 73-year-old man is facing federal charges after he rammed a car into a planned abortion clinic in an eastern Illinois city and also was trying to set the building on fire, authorities announced Tuesday. Police arrived at the clinic site in Danville about 4:30 a.m. Saturday to find Philip J. Buyno of Prophetstown, Illinois,…
Read MoreJan. 6 rioter who put his feet on desk in Pelosi office sentenced to 4.5 years in prison
The Arkansas man who was photographed on Jan. 6, 2021, with his feet on a desk in then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office was sentenced Wednesday to four and a half years in prison. Federal prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Richard “Bigo” Barnett to more than seven years for his actions before, during and after…
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