Archive for June 2024
Washington state man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in U.S., Canada
A Washington state man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses, has been sentenced to three years in prison, U.S. authorities said. Ashton Connor Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday, according to a statement from…
Read MoreSudan’s RSF kills at least 100 in attack on village, activists say
The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces attacked a village in Gezira State on Wednesday, killing at least 100 people, according to local activists. If confirmed, the attack would be the latest in a string of dozens of attacks by RSF soldiers on small villages across the farming state after it took control of the capital…
Read MoreTexas Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Making Threats Against Employees of Sikh Organization
A Texas man has been charged with a federal hate crime and for making interstate threats against the employees of a Sikh nonprofit organization. Bhushan Athale, 48, of Dallas, was charged by complaint with one count of interfering with federally protected activities through the threatened use of a dangerous weapon and one count of transmitting…
Read MoreWhite Supremacist Sentenced for Federal Hate Crimes for Conspiracy Targeting Black and Jewish People and Desecrating Michigan Synagogue with Neo-Nazi Symbols
A Michigan man was sentenced today to 26 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring with other members of a white supremacist group, The Base, to victimize Black and Jewish people, and for defacing Temple Jacob, a Jewish synagogue in Hancock, Michigan, using swastikas and symbols associated with The Base.…
Read MoreIsraeli Strike Kills At Least 33 People At A Gaza School The Military Claims Was Being Used By Hamas
An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from within the school. It was the latest instance of mass casualties among Palestinians trying to find…
Read MoreFrance detains Russian-Ukrainian man in possession of explosives
France’s domestic intelligence agency has detained a 26-year-old Russian-Ukrainian man on suspicion of planning a violent act after he injured himself in an explosion, the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said on Wednesday, June 5. The man was treated by a fire brigade on Monday evening “when he suffered serious burns following an explosion,” said…
Read MoreGunman fires shots at US Embassy in Lebanon, army says
A gunman fired shots at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops, the Lebanese army said. The army said the attacker, a Syrian national, was detained and taken to hospital for treatment and soldiers were searching through the area for other gunmen. The U.S. Embassy…
Read MoreIsraeli Troops Launch Attacks In Central Gaza, Possibly Widening Their Offensive
The Israeli military said it has started “operational activity” in two areas of central Gaza in a possible broadening of its monthslong ground offensive against Hamas. The military said Wednesday its forces were operating “both above and below ground” in eastern parts of Deir al-Balah and Bureij, a built-up Palestinian refugee camp dating back to…
Read MoreA Member Of A German Far-Right Party Stabbed And Wounded In Another Attack On A Politician
A member of a German far-right party was stabbed and wounded in the southwestern city of Mannheim, German news agency dpa reported Wednesday, only days after a knife attack killed one police officer and left five other people injured in the same city. Dpa reported that a candidate with the far-right Alternative for Germany, or…
Read MoreNew website created to collect hate crime, bias data in Maryland
The Maryland Attorney General’s Office created a new website to report hate crimes and bias incidents. Authorities said the online portal is intended to help track hate crimes, identify trends with hate crimes and help officials create recommendations to address such incidents in Maryland. Users can anonymously report incidences of hate and\or bias. “For too…
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