Archive for July 8, 2024
Judge says Nashville school shooter’s writings can’t be released as victims’ families have copyright
The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public, a judge ruled. Chancery Court Judge I’Ashea Myles found that The Covenant School children and parents hold the copyright to any writings or other works created by…
Read MorePennsylvania State Capitol evacuated after bomb threat Saturday
The Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg was evacuated over the weekend due to a bomb threat, a state spokesperson confirmed Saturday. According to Eric Veronikis with the PA Department of General Services, police evacuated the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex and Judicial Center on July 6 after a bomb threat was emailed to all members of the…
Read MoreSecret Service director: Current polarization ‘plays into’ threat environment
Secret Service Director Kim Cheatle said Sunday that current political divisions play into the domestic threat environment as her agency prepares to protect both parties’ nominating conventions this summer. When asked by “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos about how “extreme political polarization” feeds “into the threat environment,” Cheatle said threats are constantly evolving but conceded…
Read MoreCanada police charge Syrian returnee with terrorism offenses
Canadian police said on Saturday they had charged a returnee from Syria with terrorism-related offenses after an investigation into allegations that she had gone to join the Islamic State group. Kimberly Polman, 51, was charged with two counts of leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group and participation in the activity…
Read MoreRussian Missiles Hit A Children’s Hospital In The Ukrainian Capital And Kill At Least 20 Elsewhere
Russian missiles killed at least seven people and struck a children’s hospital in the Ukarinian capital, Kyiv, Monday, while another attack in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih killed at least 10. The Russian barrage targeted five Ukrainian cities with more than 40 missiles of different types, hitting apartment buildings and public infrastructure, Ukrainian…
Read MoreGaza Destruction Likely Helped Push Hamas To Soften Cease-Fire Demands, Several Officials Say
Several officials in the Middle East and the U.S. believe the level of devastation in the Gaza Strip caused by a nine-month Israeli offensive likely has helped push Hamas to soften its demands for a cease-fire agreement. Hamas over the weekend appeared to drop its longstanding demand that Israel promise to end the war as…
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