Archive for December 2023
FBI searches home after reported cross-burning as part of “criminal civil rights investigation”
The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched a house in South Carolina as a part of an “ongoing criminal civil rights investigation involving allegations of racial discrimination” on Wednesday. The search comes shortly after two residents of Horry County, Alexis Paige Hartnett and Worden Evander Butler, were charged with harassment for allegedly setting up a cross…
Read MoreGaza Death Toll Surpasses 20,000 And Israel Expands Ground Offensive Despite Pressure To Scale Back
More than 20,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza during Israel’s war against Hamas, health officials said Friday, the latest indication of the staggering cost of the conflict as Israel expands its ground offensive and orders tens of thousands more people to leave their homes. The deaths, amounting to nearly 1% of the territory’s prewar population,…
Read MoreDetroit man charged with terrorism, threatening senior living facility
A Detroit man has been charged with terrorism after he allegedly made threatening phone calls to a Canton Township senior living facility this month, police announced Tuesday. Rhyon Colbi Maples, 25, was arraigned in the 35th District Court last week on one count of false report or threat of terrorism, according to the news release.…
Read MoreGunman opens fire in a Prague university, killing 14 people in Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting
A student opened fire Thursday at a university in Prague, killing at least 14 people, officials said, and injuring more than 20 in the Czech Republic’s worst mass shooting. The bloodshed took place in the philosophy department building of Charles University, where the shooter was a student, Prague Police Chief Martin Vondrasek said. The gunman…
Read MoreHundreds of false bomb threats to Jewish institutions are believed to originate from outside the US, FBI says
Hundreds of false bomb threats that were emailed over the weekend to Jewish facilities across the US are believed to be connected and originating from outside the country, according to the FBI. “At this time, based on similar language and specific email tradecraft used, it appears the perpetrators of these threats are connected. Additionally, these…
Read MoreUs, Venezuela Swap Prisoners: Maduro Ally For 10 Americans, Plus Fugitive Contractor ‘FAt Leonard’
The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who is at the center of a massive Pentagon bribery scandal, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The…
Read MoreIsrael Uncovers Major Hamas Command Center In Gaza City As Cease-Fire Talks Gain Momentum
The Israeli military on Wednesday said it had uncovered a major Hamas command center in the heart of Gaza City, inflicting what it described as a serious blow to the Islamic militant group as pressure grows on Israel to scale back its devastating military offensive in the coastal enclave. The army said it had exposed…
Read MoreColorado Supreme Court justices face a flood of threats after disqualifying Trump from the ballot
In the 24 hours since the Colorado Supreme Court kicked former President Donald Trump off the state’s Republican primary ballot, social media outlets have been flooded with threats against the justices who ruled in the case, according to a report obtained by NBC News. Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts public interest research,…
Read MoreWhite supremacist from W.Va. sentenced for threats during synagogue trial
A West Virginia man who admitted threatening jurors and witnesses in the Pittsburgh Tree of Life trial was sentenced to 78 months in prison Wednesday. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, 45, of Follansbee, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Wheeling, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office there. Lloyd, a self-proclaimed white supremacist, ran a prolific and…
Read MoreSuspected arsonist linked to two fires that damaged multiple Phoenix businesses; antisemitic papers found at one location, police say
Phoenix Police are asking for help in identifying and locating a suspect in two arson fires that damaged multiple businesses that 12News first reported last month. During the investigation, police said, “antisemitic papers were found at one of the locations.” 12News obtained photos of two “papers” that suggested taking responsibility for other fires at businesses…
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