Archive for April 22, 2026
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to resume US-Iran talks
Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the waterway crucial to global energy supplies and complicating already faltering efforts to bring the United States and Iran together for talks to end the war. The attacks were carried out by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, according…
Read MoreShreveport man arrested for allegedly securing gun Shamar Elkins used in mass shooting that left 8 kids dead
A Shreveport man in his 50s has been arrested for allegedly helping the suspect in the Cedar Grove mass shooting obtain a gun. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Louisiana has charged Charles Ford, 56, with felon in possession of a firearm and making false statements to federal agents. These charges…
Read MoreTeenager pleads guilty to arson that caused smoke damage at London synagogue
A teenager pleaded guilty Tuesday to arson in northwest London but said he was unaware that the targeted building was a synagogue and said he bore no ill will toward Jewish people. The attack was among several separate assaults against Britain’s Jewish community in recent weeks. The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be identified because of…
Read MoreAfghan national is on trial over suspected role in 2021 Kabul airport bombing
An Afghan national went on trial Monday in federal court on accusations that he played a key role in the 2021 suicide bombing at a Kabul airport that killed more than 180 people, including 13 U.S. service members, during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mohammad Sharifullah, known as “Jafar,” is charged with one count…
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