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Columbine shooting survivor’s 2025 death classified as homicide, partly attributed to wounds from massacre, coroner says
The mass shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, has now claimed another life, according to a report Wednesday from the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. The autopsy released Wednesday in the Colorado county stated that “the manner of death” for Anne Marie Hochhalter — who was found dead in her apartment in Westminster…
Read MorePrince George’s County bomb squad defuses homemade pipe bomb in storage unit
Authorities were working Wednesday night to defuse an explosive device found inside a storage unit on Suitland Road in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, prompting road closures and a large emergency response, officials said. The Prince George’s County Fire Department Bomb Squad responded to the scene at 4410 Suitland Road, where the device was discovered. Officials also…
Read MoreUK – New law needed for Southport-type attacks, says terror watchdog
A new offence to cover lone individuals planning non-terrorist mass killings should be considered in the wake of the Southport attacks, the UK’s terror watchdog has said. The independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall KC, suggested the offence, similar to that of preparing an act of terrorism, should have a maximum sentence of life…
Read MoreUS judiciary warns of threats amid ‘concerning’ calls to impeach judges
Key members of the U.S. federal judiciary warned on Tuesday of a rising number of threats directed at their colleagues and described calls to impeach judges over their rulings “concerning” as some Republican lawmakers push to remove jurists who have blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies. U.S. Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan, who chairs the U.S.…
Read MoreWoman pleads guilty in cross-burning hoax during Colorado Springs mayoral campaign
A woman who was part of a group charged with setting a cross on fire in front of a defaced campaign sign for a candidate who became Colorado Springs’ first Black mayor pleaded guilty on Tuesday in what authorities say was a hoax. Deanna West, one of three people indicted in the 2023 incident, pleaded…
Read More104 hostages rescued after Pakistani train attacked, 450 taken hostage
There have been 104 passengers rescued from a train in Pakistan on Tuesday after it was attacked and hundreds were taken hostage by the militant Balochistan Liberation Army, according to a Pakistani military official. At least 17 people have been injured and 16 terrorists have been killed as a military operation continues, according to the…
Read MoreTexas man arrested after assaulting 2 people on American Airlines flight, says he wanted to ‘speak to Trump’: FBI
A Texas man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a flight attendant and a passenger while on board an American Airlines flight earlier this month, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. At approximately 9:00 p.m. on March 5, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department contacted the FBI regarding a disturbance on American Airlines Flight…
Read MoreLafayette Man Arrested After Fake Explosive Device Found in Saint Streets Neighborhood
A Lafayette man has been arrested following an incident that prompted evacuations and a law enforcement response in the Saint Streets neighborhood on Tuesday that many neighbors described as a scary situation. According to the Lafayette Police Department, investigators arrested 43-year-old Michael Mayeux after executing a search warrant at his home on Ridgewood Drive. Mayeux…
Read MoreCanadian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Destruction of Energy Facilities in North and South Dakota
Cameron Monte Smith, 50, a Canadian citizen, was sentenced today to 150 months in prison per count, to be served consecutively, for two counts of destroying an energy facility — one incident in the District of North Dakota and another in the District of South Dakota.Smith was also ordered to pay $2.1 million in restitution.…
Read MoreFormer Refugee Pleads Guilty and Admits to Supporting ISIS
A former Iraqi refugee and legal permanent resident of Richmond, Texas, has entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. Abdulrahman Mohammed Hafedh Alqaysi, 28, admitted to providing material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). From 2015 to 2020, Alqaysi provided…
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