Archive for December 11, 2023
Attack on elderly Jewish couple near Beverly Hills synagogue investigated as hate crime
A couple were targeted for their Jewish faith in an assault and attempted robbery as they walked to a synagogue in Beverly Hills, California, on Saturday, according to police and the synagogue’s rabbi. Responding officers arrested Jarris Jay Silagi, 44, and booked him on allegations of assault with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery and elder…
Read MoreMassachusetts attorney general files complaint against neo-Nazi group
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s office filed a civil complaint Thursday against the neo-Nazi group known as NSC-131. The allegations against the group and two of its leaders include trespassing, conspiracy and civil rights violations for demonstrations the group has held against migrants and the LBGTQ+ community. The complaint accuses the group of repeatedly engaging…
Read MoreCuba thwarts terrorist plot by South Florida man who arrived by jetski, state-run media says
Cuba said late on Saturday it had thwarted a terrorist plot hatched in neighboring south Florida, according to a report broadcast on state-run media, after a man allegedly arrived on the island by jetski to commit acts of violence. The resulting investigation, which state-run media said was still underway, alleged the plot was tied to…
Read MoreOxford High School shooter sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole
Two years after the massacre, teenager Ethan Crumbley was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering four Oxford High School students and injuring seven other people in a rampage he carried out with a gun that his parents had bought him as an early Christmas present. In handing down…
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