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Reward being offered for information in Adair County Sheriff’s house arson
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Adair County Sheriff’s Office are offering a $10,000 reward for information that helps identify the suspect who they say set fire to the Adair County Sheriff’s house. According to officials, a fire was reported at the residence of sheriff Jason Ritchie on May 19. Special…
Read MoreOregon teen charged for making threatening phone calls that forced multiple Ohio schools into lockdown
An Oregon man is facing up to 10 years in prison after he allegedly made dozens of threatening calls to schools across Ohio, prompting multiple lockdowns earlier this year, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio. Following an investigation, it was announced Wednesday that 18-year-old Nathan Hayes, of Sweet Home,…
Read MoreIsrael and Hezbollah clash along a strategic Lebanese river after overnight strikes
Israel’s military clashed with the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group Tuesday along a strategic river in southern Lebanon as Israeli troops pushed farther north, days ahead of talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli delegations. A U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict appeared more nominal by the day, complicating efforts at a broader peace in the…
Read MoreExtensive damage after arson attack at Co Wexford garda station
An investigation is under way into an arson attack on a garda station in Co Wexford in the early hours of this morning. Gardaí said the incident of criminal damage by fire occurred at Blackwater Garda Station, which is located about 20km east of Enniscorthy, at around 2.50am. Extensive damage has been caused to the…
Read MoreHigh-Level British Spy Warns of Expanding Russia Threat
As Russia fails to gain ground in the war in Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin appears to be pursuing a wider conflict in Europe, increasingly targeting critical infrastructure and supply chains, one of Britain’s highest-ranking intelligence officials said in prepared remarks. “Russia is scaling up its daily hybrid activity against the U.K. and Europe,” said…
Read MoreRidgeland man faces attempted homicide charge after making alleged threats towards school
A Ridgeland man faces attempted homicide charge, among others, after making alleged threats towards Prairie Farm School. According to a criminal complaint, 36-year-old Dustin Rudd is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, attempting to take hostages, possession of a firearm on grounds of a school and making terrorist threats. The criminal complaint states that on…
Read MoreDozens of countries at UN condemn Moscow’s ‘threats’ to embassies in Ukraine
Russia called on Washington to evacuate its Kyiv embassy on Monday, threatening “systematic strikes” on the Ukrainian capital amid similar warnings to other diplomatic missions. “We also condemn recent threats by Russia to diplomatic institutions and embassies in Kyiv. This is something which we cannot accept,” said the joint statement delivered by Ukrainian UN representative…
Read MoreDetroit Zoo threat part of swath of reports around U.S.
The Detroit Zoo says it was the target of an unspecified threat on Tuesday, prompting it to work with law enforcement. They later determined the threat was not credible. However, the zoo said similar calls had been made to other zoos around the country in recent weeks. There have been no related incidents or harm…
Read MoreRubio says US ready to mediate peace as Moscow steps up threats to strike Kyiv
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington remains ready to mediate in the war between Russia and Ukraine, after Moscow threatened new strikes on Kyiv. Russia’s warning, including a call for foreign diplomats to flee the Ukrainian capital, marks a fresh escalation in the more than four-year war, with Moscow vowing…
Read MoreAlleged gunman outside White House had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show
The suspect in Saturday’s shooting outside the White House was arrested last year after trying to gain access to the White House, and he may have had mental health issues, according to law enforcement sources and court documents. Sources identified the 21-year-old alleged gunman as Nasire Best of Dundalk, Maryland, and documents obtained by CBS…
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