Archive for January 14, 2025
Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners
President Joe Biden notified Congress of his intent to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, the White House announced, as part of a deal facilitated by the Catholic Church to free political prisoners on the island. Senior U.S. administration officials, who previewed the announcement on the condition of anonymity,…
Read MoreTeen convicted of threatening violence at Montgomery County high school
A Maryland teen who authorities say wrote 129 pages about a school shooting was convicted Wednesday of threatening mass violence. Alex Ye, 19, of Rockville, was found guilty on one count of threat of mass violence after a two-day bench trial in December. Prosecutors described Ye’s long document as a chilling plan to kill students…
Read MoreFederal attorneys look to block FBI testimony on MS-13 connection in Annapolis mass shooting case
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/12/30/us-attorney-block-fbi-testimony-charles-smith/ Despite a court order, federal attorneys are hoping to prevent FBI agents from testifying in the mass shooting case against Charles Robert Smith, an Annapolis man accused of killing three Hispanic people and shooting three others in an alleged hate crime last year. As Smith’s case nears its trial date in February, his legal…
Read MoreMass shooting highlights possible gang issue for Baltimore region
https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/mass-shooting-highlights-possible-gang-issue-for-baltimore-region Baltimore County Police are still working to find out who is responsible for Tuesday’s mass shooting. One man died and 8 others were shot, inside a vehicle, while it was driving down Loch Raven Blvd. Sources close to the investigation say the man who died, 26-year-old Charles Graham Jr, was a member of the…
Read MoreHamas Has Accepted A Draft Agreement For A Gaza Ceasefire And The Release Of Hostages, Officials Say
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediator Qatar said the negotiations were at the “closest point” yet to sealing a deal. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the proposed agreement, and an…
Read MoreNATO Announces A New Mission To Protect Undersea Cables In The Baltic Sea Region
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte announced Tuesday that the alliance is launching a new mission to protect undersea cables in the Baltic Sea region. Rutte said at a meeting in Helsinki with the leaders of NATO countries located on the Baltic Sea that the effort would be dubbed Baltic Sentry. “It will involve a range of…
Read MoreTeacher Is Arrested After Threat Closes Schools in Montclair, N.J.
Public schools in Montclair, N.J., were closed on Monday after a teacher at an elementary school threatened its principal on social media, the police said. Several hours later, the school district announced that the potential threat had been “neutralized.” The teacher, Amir Doctry, was arrested in Philadelphia on Monday morning and charged with making terroristic…
Read MoreCENTCOM and Partner Forces Conduct Operations in Iraq and Syria to Defeat ISIS
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and partner forces conducted operations in Iraq and Syria, December 30, 2024, to January 6, 2025, in support of the ongoing Defeat ISIS (D-ISIS) campaign according to an announcement over on X. From December 30 to January 6, CENTCOM and Iraqi forces conducted multiple strikes in the Hamrin mountains of Iraq,…
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