Archive for November 2025
Woman set on fire on Chicago transit train after man pours fluid on her and ignites it
A woman is in critical condition after she was set on fire while riding the “L” train system in Chicago, police said, and the suspect is still at large. The woman, 26, was riding a Chicago Transit Authority train on Monday night when she got into an argument with an approximately 45-year-old man, police said…
Read MoreSuspected gang members exchange fire with US Marines in Haiti
A group of suspected Haitian gang members fired this week on American forces protecting the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, a spokesman said Saturday, in an incident that highlighted the tense security situation in the Caribbean nation. Capt. Steven J. Keenan, a spokesman for the U.S. Marines, wrote in an email that the shooting, which came…
Read MoreVirginia Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Federal Hate Crime and Firearms Violation
Douglas Wayne Cornett of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, was sentenced to life in prison in federal court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to two federal hate crime charges, each involving an attempt to kill, and to discharging a firearm during a federal crime of violence. “No one in this country should be hunted down and shot…
Read MorePlane passenger forces emergency landing after saying wife had luggage bomb
A plane flying from Dallas to Chicago had to make an emergency landing at Lambert St. Louis International Airport after a passenger claimed that there was a bomb in his wife’s luggage. United Airlines Flight 380 landed in St. Louis on Sunday morning around 8:40 a.m. local time due to a potential concern, according to…
Read MoreSon of restaurant founder accused of threatening calls to location damaged by explosive device: court records
Evan Glusman, son of Piero’s Italian Cuisine founder Freddie Glusman, is accused of making threatening calls to the restaurant, according to court records filed on Thursday. Court records said Glusman called Piero’s and made threatening phone calls. He is scheduled for a revocation hearing, which determines whether a person has violated the conditions of their…
Read MoreNew Jersey Man Charged with Cyberstalking in Connection with Violent Network ‘764’
Marek Cherkaoui, 21, of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, was arrested today on cyberstalking offenses in connection with a Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) network known as 764. He made his initial appearance today in the District of New Jersey and was ordered detained. According to court documents, Cherkaoui has a lengthy history of making online…
Read MoreGunmen abduct 25 girls from a Nigerian high school and kill one staff member
Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, abducting 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staffer, authorities said of the latest abduction of students in the region. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the abductions from the boarding school in Kebbi state and their motivation is unclear. Nigeria is facing…
Read MoreDelhi’s alleged car bomb attacker named by investigators
Indian investigators have named the man who they claim was driving the car that blew up last Monday near the landmark Red Fort monument in capital Delhi. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), India’s counter-terrorism agency, named Umar Un Nabi as the “alleged suicide bomber” in the incident that killed 10 and injured 32 others. A…
Read MoreBangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death
Bangladesh’s former prime minister has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests which led to her ousting. Sheikh Hasina was found guilty of allowing lethal force to be used against protesters, 1,400 of whom died during the unrest last year. Ahead of the verdict, the capital, Dhaka, where…
Read MoreMan charged in 2022 Stricker Street fire that killed 3 Baltimore firefighters
A man has been charged with arson in connection with a 2022 fire on Stricker Street that killed three Baltimore firefighters, WBAL-TV 11 News Investigates has learned. James Edwin Barnett, 57, of Baltimore, was arrested Friday and charged with three counts each of second-degree arson, second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, according to online…
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