Archive for August 2025
3 cars set on fire overnight in Clayton being investigated as hate crime
Police and the FBI are investigating after multiple vehicles were found on fire overnight in a Clayton neighborhood. “There’s no place for hate anywhere in America,” ADL Heartland regional director Jordan Kadosh said. “It’s unacceptable in the extreme.” Officers were called just after 3 a.m. Tuesday to the 7500 block of Westmoreland Avenue, located off…
Read MoreAffidavit offers new insight into arrest of man accused of bringing AR-15, knives to PBIA
The man accused of bringing a loaded AR-15 rifle and multiple knives into a restricted area of Palm Beach International Airport (PBIA) did not show up for his first appearance Wednesday morning. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office (PBSO), Michael Rodrigues was arrested the previous morning on counts of being a felon in…
Read MoreInvestigators Seek Additional Information After Wicomico Man Charged With Impersonating A Police Officer
Maryland State Police seek public assistance while continuing an investigation into an alleged police impersonator who was served a criminal summons in February. The accused is identified as Jayden Ballard, 19, of Salisbury. Ballard was served a criminal summons on February 12, 2025. He was charged with impersonating a police officer and unlawful taking of…
Read MoreLebanon tells army to prepare plan to disarm Hezbollah by end of the year
Lebanon’s government has tasked the army with devising a plan to ensure that only state institutions possess weapons by the end of the year, a move that aims to disarm the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The announcement by Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam came after a nearly six-hour cabinet meeting. He said the government asked…
Read MoreSuspected gunmen go on trial in Moscow over concert hall terror attack
Nineteen people, among them the four suspected gunmen, went on trial in Moscow on Monday over a concert hall attack that claimed 149 lives, one of the worst terrorist attacks in modern Russia. Four armed men from the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan allegedly stormed the Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow on…
Read MoreWoman arrested in MS after explosive device found in package
A woman was arrested after Mississippi authorities say they found a homemade explosive device in a suspicious package. Deputies with the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Christina Laureen Willis, 27, of Batesville. Willis is being charged with attempted murder, and with planting or placing a bomb or explosive, or weapon of mass destruction. On…
Read MorePentagon confirms withdrawal from Syria bases used for anti-ISIS missions
U.S. forces in Syria have departed three military bases that for years supported efforts to defeat Islamic State militants, a new Pentagon report has confirmed. American personnel and their anti-ISIS coalition partners in May left Mission Support Site Green Village, H2 and Mission Support Site Euphrates, sometimes referred to as the Conoco gas field, the…
Read MoreArson confirmed at children’s playground; Portland police probe bias motive
A fire at the playground of an early learning center for the Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization was arson, according to Portland Police. PPB spokesman Mike Benner says the play structure at the school was intentionally set on fire early Sunday morning, a little before 2 a.m. at the playground at SE 139th…
Read MoreTreasury Sanctions Global Network Supporting Iran’s Military UAV Program
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating five entities and one individual based in Iran, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China for their procurement of technology in support of OFAC-designated Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). HESA is a state-owned subsidiary of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed…
Read MoreCrime down in every category in 2024, FBI report says
Crime decreased in every category in 2024, including murder, violent crime and motor vehicle thefts, according to data released by the FBI on Tuesday. It reflects a trend experts have been tracking as reported numbers of violent crimes continue to drop from a spike immediately following the COVID-19 pandemic. While the report included good news,…
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