Archive for June 2024
Russia warns it can respond to US drone flights over Black Sea
Russia’s Defense Minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian Defense Ministry noted a recent “increased intensity” of U.S. drones over the Black Sea, saying…
Read MorePhilippine Troops Kill 10 Communist Rebels In A Clash, In The Latest Blow To Decades-Long Insurgency
Philippine troops killed at least 10 suspected communist guerrillas in a clash in a remote northern area in the latest blow to a decades-old insurgency that has weakened considerably, with only about a thousand guerrillas remaining, military and security officials said Friday. Army troops caught up with about 20 New People’s Army guerrillas who were…
Read MoreOhio teen accused of having school hit list pleads guilty to inducing panic
A teenager accused of making a hit list and planning a mass killing at a high school near Cincinnati pleaded guilty Thursday to reduced charges of inducing panic. Prosecutors dropped a charge against the 14-year-old, leveled in February, of conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. He will be sentenced in July. Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers…
Read MoreFormer Uvalde school district police chief charged with child endangerment after shooting that killed 21
The former school district police chief in Uvalde, Texas, who oversaw the response to the 2022 elementary school shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 children, was arrested on a child endangerment charge, an official at the Uvalde jail said Thursday. Pete Arredondo, 52, was taken in by law enforcement officers and is accused of…
Read MoreThe U.S. readies to evacuate Americans from Lebanon if fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies
The Pentagon is moving U.S. military assets closer to Israel and Lebanon to be ready to evacuate Americans as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies, according to three U.S. defense officials and a former U.S. official familiar with the plans. The USS Wasp, an amphibious assault ship, and Marines from the 24th Expeditionary Unit, which…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi charged with plotting to attack power grid has a new defender — the ACLU
Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union’s National Security Project have joined the defense team for Brandon Clint Russell, the neo-Nazi accused of plotting to attack power substations around Baltimore. Their involvement stems from questions raised in recent weeks by Russell’s attorneys about whether federal authorities used and have failed to disclose the use of…
Read MoreBolivian General Arrested After Apparent Failed Coup Attempt As Government Faces New Crisis
Led by a top general vowing to “restore democracy,” armored vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in what the president called a coup attempt, then quickly retreated — the latest crisis in the South American country facing a political battle and an economic crisis. Within hours, the nation of 12 million people…
Read MoreHighland Park parade shooting suspect refuses to change plea at hearing Wednesday
The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Highland Park in 2022 was expected to change his initial plea of not guilty at a hearing Wednesday. Robert Crimo III is scheduled to face trial in February of 2025 on more than 100 charges, including…
Read MoreDHS identifies over 400 migrants brought to the U.S. by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network
The Department of Homeland Security has identified over 400 immigrants from Central Asia and elsewhere who crossed into the U.S. in the past three years as “subjects of concern” because they were brought by an ISIS-affiliated human smuggling network, three U.S. officials tell NBC News. While over 150 of them have been arrested, the whereabouts…
Read MorePolice release video of suspect in Vancouver synagogue arson
Police in Vancouver have released video showing a man who is believed to have set fire to the front entrance of a synagogue in May. The security video shows a man wearing a dark jacket, light ball cap and a medical face mask approaching the front steps of the Schara Tzedeck synagogue on Vancouver’s Oak…
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