Archive for January 2026
Spokane man accused of threats to LDS church members may be released from custody
A man accused of making deadly threats toward The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) church members in Spokane may be released from custody for reasons involving his mental health treatment. In a more than 20-minute-long out-of-custody arraignment, 23-year-old suspect Armando Torres-Hernande did not appear due to an involuntary commitment at a local…
Read MoreTacoma man accused of stabbing multiple roommates, setting fire in sober living home
A Tacoma man is facing charges of attempted murder and arson after he stabbed three people and intentionally set fires inside a clean-and-sober home, triggering a fast-moving blaze that trapped residents and left one victim critically injured. Andrew Cole Keen has been handed three charges of 2nd-degree attempted murder and one charge of 1st-degree arson…
Read MoreICE says 10 arrested in Annapolis area include some with gang ties, assault charges
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 10 people in the Annapolis area on Jan. 13, the agency said in a statement to the Capital Gazette.The statement, sent via email over the weekend, followed Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman’s comment last week that at least seven people had been detained in ICE enforcement operations on Jan. 13.ICE did…
Read MoreTogo says it has extradited Burkina Faso’s former junta leader
Togolese authorities said Tuesday they have extradited Burkina Faso’s former leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba following a request by the military government there. The former junta leader has lived in Togo since his ouster in 2022. He is wanted in his country on suspicion of criminal embezzlement of public funds, incitement to commit crimes and other…
Read MoreLife sentence for man who killed Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe
The man who killed Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe has been sentenced to life in prison, three and a half years after he shot him dead at a rally in the city of Nara in 2022. Tetsuya Yamagami had pleaded guilty to murder charges at the trial’s opening last year, but how he should…
Read MoreColombia says former FARC rebels have not kept promises to surrender cash and gold
The former rebel group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is violating a 2016 peace deal with the Colombian government by failing to relinquish gold, land and other assets to fund reparations for the group’s victims, officials said Tuesday. The Inspector General’s Office said in a report Tuesday that FARC has handed over only…
Read MoreIndiana judge and his wife injured in shooting at their home: Officials
An Indiana judge and his wife were injured in a shooting at their home over the weekend, with a search underway for the suspected gunman, officials said. Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, were shot in their home on Sunday, according to Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush. Both are…
Read MoreU.S. allies abandon huge ISIS camp amid fighting with Syrian government
Longtime U.S. allies say they have abandoned large prisons holding thousands of Islamic State group fighters and their families in northeastern Syria. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said Tuesday it had redeployed from the al-Hol camp to nearby cities, blaming “international indifference” for the withdrawal. The move comes amid intensifying fighting between the SDF…
Read MoreTeen to plead guilty to Raleigh mass shooting; hearing in case scheduled Wednesday
Austin Thompson, the Raleigh teen accused of shooting six people, killing five of them in October 2022, will plead guilty to all charges, his lawyers announced on Tuesday. The intent to plead guilty was filed one day before Thompson was scheduled for a hearing ahead of a trial planned for February. That hearing is still…
Read MoreGunman kills one, wounds six others in Czech town hall before killing self
A shooting at a Czech town hall left one person dead and at least six others, including three police officers, wounded on Monday, authorities said, adding that the gunman had also killed himself. Police said they had secured the building in Chribska, 110 km (70 miles) north of Prague. “Currently, nothing suggests any terrorist or…
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