Archive for August 2023
Idaho Man Indicted on Federal Charges for Shooting Power Stations at the Hells Canyon and Brownlee Dams
U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today that a federal grand jury in Boise returned an indictment charging Randy Scott Vail, 58, of Meridian, Idaho with two counts of destruction of an energy facility, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1366(a). The indictment alleges that on June 8, 2023, and continuing into June 9, 2023, Vail…
Read MoreUtah Man Sentenced for Hate Crime Attack of Three Men
A Utah man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his bias-motivated attack of three men at a family-owned business. On Feb. 19, 2020, after a five day trial, a jury in Salt Lake City convicted Alan Covington for attacking three men with a metal pole…
Read MoreU.S. closes Haiti embassy amid “rapid gunfire” after Haitians march to demand security
The U.S. Embassy in Haiti said it was closing down on Tuesday due to gunfire nearby, after months of ceaseless violence at the hands of gangs drove thousands of Haitians onto the streets to demand security. “The Embassy is closed today. All personnel are restricted to Embassy compounds until further notice due to gunfire in…
Read MoreNiger coup: Wagner taking advantage of instability – Antony Blinken
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group is “taking advantage” of instability in Niger, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has told the BBC. The country has been ruled by a junta following the ousting of President Mohamed Bazoum nearly two weeks ago. There have been suggestions the coup leaders have asked for help from Wagner, which is…
Read MoreCanada targets senior Iran officials with new sanctions
Canada on Tuesday imposed new Iran-related sanctions targeting seven people who Ottawa accused of being involved in activities threatening international peace and security, according to a statement from the Canadian foreign ministry. The sanctioned individuals include a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other senior Iranian officials involved in entities that supply…
Read MoreMan from Weston-super-Mare [UK] charged with terrorism offences
A man from Somerset has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. Gabrielle Budasz, 23, pleaded guilty to collecting information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism at Westminster Magistrates court on Saturday. Counter Terrorism Policing South East said the charges were linked to extreme…
Read MoreNine killed in multiple bombings in Pakistan
A roadside bomb has struck a vehicle carrying a local politician and his friends in southwestern Pakistan, killing him and six others. In another bombing, two people were killed in the country’s northwest. The attack that killed seven on Monday happened in Kech, a town in Balochistan province, local police officer Haider Ali said. The…
Read More66-year-old man charged with using homemade explosive device to set multiple grass fires
Arson investigators say 66 year-old Frank Andrew Howell intentionally set at least two grass fires. On the morning of Sunday, August 6, a report came in of a ‘lifted’ white Chevy truck with chrome wheels along FM 1516 near a grass fire in Converse. The witness identified the driver as Frank Andrew Howell. The witness…
Read MoreMan arrested after stabbing near British Museum in London
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous body harm after a stabbing near the British Museum in central London on Tuesday morning, Scotland Yard has said. Officers said a man was being treated for a stab wound to his arm and his condition was being assessed after the incident, which occurred at…
Read MoreTeenage Cousin of Uvalde Gunman Arrested Over Threats to a School
A 17-year-old cousin of the gunman responsible for the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was arrested after his mother reported that he was trying to buy a gun and “do the same thing,” the authorities said on Monday. The cousin, identified as Nathan James Cruz, 17, was taken into custody on Monday morning and…
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