Archive for December 13, 2024
Hamburg places blanket ban on weapons in buses and trams
The northern port city of Hamburg is set to become the first of Germany’s 16 states to adopt a blanket ban on all weapons from being carried on public transport. The decision comes after the German government passed a law giving states more powers to improve public safety. Andy Grote, the city’s senator for the…
Read MoreIncoming West Virginia House of Delegates member accused of making terroristic threats
An incoming member of the West Virginia House of Delegates was arrested overnight for making terroristic threats, troopers said. Joseph Desoto, who won election to represent District 91 in November, is accused of making several threatening/intimidating threats against government officials, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. “The West Virginia State Police…
Read MoreProbe finds no evidence feds were involved in inciting Jan. 6 attack
An independent watchdog probe uncovered no evidence that federal agents were involved in inciting the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to a report released Thursday, undercutting years of baseless claims spread by far-right political figures who have alleged the FBI played a significant role in the attack. The long-awaited report by Justice…
Read MoreRussia Targets Ukrainian Infrastructure With A Massive Attack By Cruise Missiles And Drones
Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday, firing 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector since Russia’s full-scale invasion almost three years ago. Ukrainian defenses shot down 81 missiles, including 11 cruise…
Read MoreFlorida woman charged for threatening health insurance company: ‘Delay, deny, depose’
A Florida woman was arrested and charged this week after police say she ended a phone call with her health insurance provider with threats that mimicked wording associated with the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter. The incident occurred Tuesday when Briana Boston, a 42-year-old woman from Lakeland, was speaking with a representative from Blue Cross Blue…
Read MoreUK man detained for knife attack on immigration law firm
A British Nazi sympathiser who targeted a prominent immigration lawyer in a knife attack was on Thursday sentenced to indefinite detention in hospital. Cavan Medlock, 32, took a knife, handcuffs, a Nazi flag and a Confederate flag to the London office of law firm Duncan Lewis in September 2020 and demanded to see Toufique Hossain,…
Read MoreLawmakers call on police to investigate drone sightings; White House says most are ‘manned aircraft’
Borough President Vito Fossella and local elected officials plan to issue a call for the New York City Police Department to investigate the sightings of drones over Staten Island on Friday. That call for action follows reports of drone sightings all over the Tri-State area, most recently, in Orange County, New York. Meantime, A U.S.…
Read MoreRussia launches massive attack on Ukraine’s energy sector, minister says
Russia launched a new widespread attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, forcing the country to implement emergency power outages, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. “The enemy continues its terror. Once again, the energy sector across Ukraine is under massive attack,” Ukrainian energy minister German Halushchenko said on his official Facebook page. The extent of the…
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