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Okeechobee man gets three years for plotting attacks on high school and Miami church
An Okeechobee man was sentenced to three years for his foiled plot to orchestrate mass casualties at Okeechobee High School and a Miami Church in 2023. According to court documents, 21-year-old Henry Horton IV was sentenced to three years in prison with 12 years of probation on Monday. The judge also ordered that Horton complete…
Read More1 person is killed and 2 injured in stabbing outside Nagano station in central Japan
One person died and two others were injured in a knife attack Wednesday night outside a train station in Nagano in central Japan, and police were looking for a suspect who fled, authorities said. Nagano police and fire department officials said a 49-year-old man was pronounced dead at a hospital. A 37-year-old man was wounded…
Read MoreCapitol riot defendant rearrested on firearm charge one day after Jan. 6 case dismissed
A Jan. 6 defendant has been rearrested on a firearm charge just one day after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss his Capitol riot case following President Donald Trump’s clemency order. Daniel Ball, of Florida, was arrested while still in custody at the D.C. Jail on Tuesday on one count of possession of a firearm by…
Read MoreMan charged in arson at Congressman’s office over TikTok ban
The back door of Congressman Glenn Grothman’s Fond du Lac office is charred because of a Sunday fire started with gasoline. Responding officers were able to put it out quickly, and they found the accused arsonist standing there, watching the flames spread to the siding and door. He calmly explained he started the fire because…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthis free crew of Galaxy Leader after over a year
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday. It said the crew were handed to Oman “in coordination” with the three-day-old ceasefire in Gaza’s war between Israel and Palestinian…
Read MoreAustralian Police make arrest in Sydney synagogue arson case
Authorities in Australia on Wednesday announced the arrest of a 33-year-old man accused of vandalizing and attempting to set fire to a Sydney synagogue earlier this month. The arrest comes as police in the southeastern state of New South Wales crack down on anti-Semitic crimes amid a slew of attacks and vandalism targeting Australia’s Jewish…
Read More7 San Antonio police officers shot by barricaded suspect, authorities say
Seven San Antonio, Texas police officers were shot by a barricaded suspect Wednesday night, the city’s police chief said. The suspect was found dead from a gunshot wound, he added. Chief William McManus told reporters the incident began when officers responded to a call from a family member of the suspect regarding a “suicide in…
Read MoreTeen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
A shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria Wednesday left a female student dead and another student wounded, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed…
Read More2 people arrested with fire truck while impersonating firefighters at LA wildfires: Police
Two people from Oregon were arrested for posing as firefighters in the Pacific Palisades area, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. A Los Angeles Police Department unit was patrolling through the evacuation zones on Saturday, when they discovered a fire truck that “did not appear to be legitimate,” according to the sheriff’s department.…
Read MoreIsrael’s Top General Resigns Over Oct. 7 Failures, Adding To Pressure On Netanyahu
Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in Gaza and adding to pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has delayed any public inquiry that could potentially implicate his leadership. While a fragile new ceasefire in the Gaza Strip held, Israel launched a…
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