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‘Orchestrated attack’ on Portland elections office shatters dozens of windows: Police
The attack happened just before 2 a.m. Monday and suspects fled as police arrived at the office, which was not occupied at the time, police said. “It indicates, or demonstrates, what I would consider to be an orchestrated attack on this building,” Portland Police Chief Bob Day told reporters at a press conference. “It’s about…
Read MoreFire chief shot and killed after stopping to help driver who hit deer with their car
A fire chief in Alabama has been shot and killed after he stopped to help a driver who had hit a deer with their vehicle, police said. The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on Sunday when Chambers County deputies in Alabama were dispatched to County Road 267 near U.S. 431 in the Stroud —…
Read MoreFBI investigating Border Patrol agent-involved shooting in Vermont
The FBI is investigating a Border Patrol agent-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Vermont State Police. A Border Patrol agent who was assigned to the agency’s Swanton Sector, which monitors the Vermont-New Hampshire-New York border, was fatally shot in the line of duty, a Customs and Border Protection spokesperson told ABC News in…
Read MoreColombia’s President Will Declare An Emergency Over Deadly ELN Attacks In The Northeast
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he will declare a state of emergency over the guerrilla attacks in the northeast that have killed dozens of people and forced thousands to flee their homes. In a message on X, Petro said that he will “declare a state of internal commotion,” a measure that enables the…
Read MoreTaliban Say 2 Americans Held In Afghanistan Were Freed In A Prisoner Exchange
A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s Taliban freed two Americans in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials said Tuesday. The deal came as Joe Biden, who oversaw the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, handed power over to returning President…
Read MoreTrump Grants Sweeping Pardon Of Jan. 6 Defendants, Including Rioters Who Violently Attacked Police
President Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including people convicted of assaulting police officers, using his clemency powers on his first day back in office to undo the massive prosecution…
Read MoreMan accused of starting fire at Wisconsin congressman’s office motivated by TikTok ban, police say
A man accused of setting a fire at a strip mall in Wisconsin where a congressman’s office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on TikTok. The office of Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman, who voted last April for a bill that mandated TikTok’s China-based parent company sell its U.S. operation by…
Read MoreArgentina announces Río Negro arrest of ‘terrorist linked to Islamic State’
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich says authorities have detained a 24-year-old man allegedly linked to the Islamic state terrorist group in General Roca, Río Negro Province. Bullrich, who claimed that the accused intended to “recruit” Argentine youngsters to participate in terrorism, said at a press conference that David Nazareno Ávila had been detained by Coast Guard…
Read MoreUK teenager pleads guilty to murder of Southport girls and ricin, terrorism charges
A British teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to charges of murdering three young girls in a knife attack in northern England in July, a crime that horrified the nation and was followed by days of nationwide rioting. Axel Rudakubana, 18, changed his pleas from not guilty to guilty on what was due to be the…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthis Signal They’ll Now Limit Their Attacks In The Red Sea Corridor To Israeli Ships
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signaled they now will limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to only Israeli-affiliated ships, just as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip entered its second day Monday. The Houthis’ announcement, made in an email sent to shippers and others on Sunday, likely won’t be enough to encourage global firms…
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