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John Bolton’s Secret Service protection discontinued by Trump administration
In its first 24 hours in office, the Trump administration removed U.S. Secret Service protection from former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, who became a critic of the president after Bolton’s ouster from the first Trump administration in 2019. Multiple sources told CBS News the decision was made in the past 24 hours. Bolton,…
Read MoreFormer CIA Analyst Pleads Guilty to Transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information
A former CIA analyst pleaded guilty today to retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on a social media platform in October 2024. According to court documents, Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, was an employee of the CIA since…
Read More‘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…
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