Archive for November 16, 2023
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges
A jury on Thursday convicted the man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s San Francisco home seeking to hold her hostage and attacked her husband with a hammer of federal charges of attempted kidnapping and assault. The jury deliberated for about eight hours before finding David DePape guilty of attempted kidnapping of…
Read MoreCar rams into Israeli Embassy barricade in Tokyo, injures officer
A car crashed into a barricade set up near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, injuring a riot police officer who was on guard amid heightened security due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, police said. The police arrested 53-year-old Shinobu Sekiguchi, a member of a right-wing group, at the scene for allegedly obstructing the officer’s…
Read MoreNathaniel Veltman guilty of 1st–degree and attempted murder in 2021 attack on Muslim family in London, Ont.
After less than six hours of deliberations, the jury in the Nathaniel Veltman murder trial in Windsor, Ont., has reached a verdict of guilty of four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder related to the truck attack on a Muslim family in London in 2021. The 12-member jury in the more…
Read MoreGerman police raid suspected pro-Hezbollah Islamist groups
German authorities conducted nationwide searches of 54 locations across seven federal states connected to the Islamic Center of Hamburg (IZH) on Thursday morning, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said the IZH was suspected of “acting against constitutional order” and of “supporting [the] terror organization Hezbollah.” No arrests were made during the…
Read MoreSuspect accused of plowing car into Pueblo Mall food court, claiming to have explosives ID’d
The Pueblo Mall will reopen late Wednesday morning, one day after a driver plowed his car into a crowded food court and then claimed there were bombs inside. Police gave the “all clear” late Tuesday night after the metro bomb squad determined there was no threat. No explosives were found in the vehicle or in…
Read MorePolice and pro-Palestinian demonstrators clash at DNC headquarters
Police said they evacuated the area around the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, D.C., after making arrests at a chaotic pro-Palestinian rally Wednesday night. U.S. Capitol Police said on X that a “large group of illegal protesters…have cleared out, but USCP officers will stay on scene out of an abundance of caution.”…
Read MoreTop MS-13 leader to stand trial in New York on terrorism charges
A top leader of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang will stand trial in New York on terrorism charges, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. El Salvador citizen Elmer Canales, known as “Crook de Hollywood,” was arrested by Mexican authorities last week and sent to Texas, where a federal court on Wednesday ordered him…
Read MoreA ‘rogue’s gallery’ of threats made against US since Hamas attack on Israel, FBI Director Christopher Wray says
Since Hamas’ surprise terror attack against Israel on Oct. 7, law enforcement has seen a “rogue’s gallery” of calls for attacks against the U.S. from Hezbollah to Al Qaeda, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday. “Given those calls for action, our most immediate concern is that individuals or small groups will draw inspiration from the…
Read MoreCanada investigates alleged ‘threats’ against Air India after Sikh boycott call
Canadian officials and the Royal Canadian Mounted police are investigating alleged “threats” against Air India after a separatist leader warned Sikhs against flying with the airline on 19 November. The US-based activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun posted a video last week in which he called for a boycott of India’s flagship carrier.Middle-aged Sikh man with long…
Read MoreRussian woman goes on trial in a cafe bombing that killed a prominent military blogger
A woman went on trial Wednesday in the bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe that killed a prominent Russian military blogger after he was given a bust of himself that later exploded. Darya Trepova, 26, is charged with carrying out a terrorist attack, illegal trafficking of explosive devices and forging documents in the April 2…
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