Car crashes into UMD hospital

A man drove his car into  University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center Thursday night before pulling out a knife.  The incident happened around 7:45pm on Thursday, according to an official.  Officers at the hospital were able to quickly detain the man. No shots were fired, but a taser was used in the incident, according…

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Kenosha student arrested after trying to enter school with a gun

The Kenosha Police Department arrested a 13-year-old Thursday who allegedly tried to enter Roosevelt Elementary School carrying a firearm. At approximately 9 a.m., the Kenosha Unified School District student reportedly attempted to enter the school, at 3322 Roosevelt Road, carrying suspicious bags. When school staff met and questioned him in the secured entryway, the teen…

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Iran says German-Iranian died before execution could be carried out

Iran’s judiciary has said Iranian-German dissident Jamshid Sharmahd died before his execution was reported by state media late last month. On Tuesday, judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir told reporters that “his sentence was ready to be implemented, but he died before the sentence was carried out”. He gave no further details. He also said that Sharmahd,…

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Federal Jury Convicts Sumter Man of Gun Trafficking

A federal jury in Columbia has convicted Kelsey Antonio McCallum, 27, of Sumter, of illegally trafficking firearms. Evidence presented at trial revealed that McCallum and his sister, Daeja Hodge, conspired to purchase firearms and resale those firearms for profit. At least 13 times from 2020-2022, McCallum made false statements to acquire firearms at dealers in…

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One killed, dozens injured in truck ramming at Israeli bus stop

One person was killed and dozens were injured on Sunday when a truck struck a bus stop at a major intersection near Tel Aviv in central Israel in what police said they suspected was a terrorist attack. Israeli police said about 40 people were injured to varying degrees, including some seriously, and were taken to…

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WHO chief poised to declare international health emergency as mpox spreads in Africa

The chief of the World Health Organisation is considering convening an expert committee for advice on whether Africa’s growing mpox outbreak in Africa should be declared an international emergency. A virulent and more deadly strain of the virus previously called monkeypox has been detected in both Kenya and Uganda in recent days, after cases have…

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