Archive for November 3, 2023
Jordanian arrested in Houston made statements supporting killing individuals of particular faiths, judge’s order says
A Jordanian man arrested last month in Houston on a federal firearm possession charge had spoken of “martyrdom,” a federal judge said in a court order, and was “plotting to attack a Jewish gathering,” a law enforcement source told CNN. Sohaib Abuayyash, 20, who is in the United States on an expired nonimmigrant visa, made…
Read MoreMissouri man who carried pitchfork at Capitol riot pleads guilty to assaulting police
A Raytown man who federal prosecutors say assaulted police and carried a pitchfork on the Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6 riot pleaded guilty Thursday to three felonies. Christopher Brian Roe, 39, pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting, resisting and impeding certain officers. The hearing was held in U.S. District Court for the District…
Read MoreRussia Steps Up Its Aerial Barrage Of Ukraine As Kyiv Officials Brace For Attacks On Infrastructure
Russia unleashed a wave of nighttime drone and missile attacks across 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Ukrainian authorities said Friday as they prepare for another winter of infrastructure bombardment by the Kremlin’s forces. Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted 24 of 38 Shahed drones and one Kh-59 cruise missile launched by Russia. The attacks caused…
Read MoreHezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah to make first speech on Israel-Gaza war
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Shia Islamist group Hezbollah, is expected to address his followers on Friday, his first public comments since the Israel-Hamas war broke out. The speech is likely to indicate the group’s next moves, as its fighters and the Israeli army are engaged in intense attacks on the Lebanon-Israel border.…
Read MoreMan accused of throwing bombs at police during SF car chase appears in court
The man accused of tossing explosive devices out of a car window at police officers during a chase from San Francisco to the East Bay Sunday made his first appearance in court Wednesday. The suspect, 42-year-old Daniel Garcia was stoic in court Wednesday, as he was arraigned on a dozen different charges. “We do not…
Read MorePolice investigating incident at South Carolina nuclear plant after car drives through security fences
Police in South Carolina are investigating an incident involving a vehicle that drove through security fences at a nuclear power station on Thursday. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is now in the early stages of an investigation into an incident that occurred earlier this evening at the Oconee Nuclear Station when the E-911/Communications Center received…
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