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Toronto police open hate crime investigation after Jewish girls’ school hit with gunfire in 2nd incident this year
Police in Toronto, Canada, are opening a hate crime investigation after shots were fired overnight into the window of a Jewish girls’ elementary school – the second time this year the school was targeted by gunfire, officials said. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. Saturday at the Bais Chaya Mushka Girls Elementary School on Yom…
Read MoreWHO 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…
Read MoreA man was charged with setting a fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office
Authorities have arrested a man in connection with a fire that broke out at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office in Burlington, Vt., on Friday, damaging the building but leaving occupants unharmed. Shant Soghomonian, 35, previously of Northridge, Calif., was arrested on Sunday morning, the U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Vermont said in a news…
Read MoreUS changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 years
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe will more accurately count residents who identify as Hispanic and of Middle Eastern and North African heritage. The revisions to the minimum categories on race and ethnicity, announced Thursday…
Read MoreFrance raises terror alert after Moscow theater attack
France is increasing armed patrols after an “Islamic State” (IS) affiliate claimed an attack that killed over 130 in Moscow. IS had carried out multiple attacks in France, including on the Bataclan theater in 2015. France’s alert system has three levels. The “attack emergency” level is activated in the wake of an attack in France…
Read MoreStabbing Near Jerusalem After Deadly Violence Erupts In The Occupied West Bank
Violent clashes overnight have left multiple Palestinians dead in the West Bank, and Israeli police say a Palestinian stabbed and wounded two people at a checkpoint near Jerusalem before being shot Wednesday. Violence has surged in the occupied West Bank since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack triggered the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. At least 427 Palestinians…
Read MoreBomb explodes outside ministry in Athens, no injuries
An explosive device went off outside Greece’s labour ministry in central Athens early on Saturday but caused no injuries, Greek police said. A Greek newspaper received a phone call by an unknown caller that a bomb had been planted at the ministry and had informed the police who cordoned off the area before the explosion…
Read MoreQuebec man who blamed wildfires on government pleads guilty to setting 14 fires
A Quebec man who posted conspiracy theories online that forest fires were being deliberately set by the government has pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires himself that forced hundreds of people from their homes. Brian Paré, 38, pleaded guilty Monday to 13 counts of arson and one count of arson with disregard for…
Read MoreSuspected gang member arrested following undercover fentanyl purchase.
MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) – A suspected gang member was arrested following an undercover narcotic purchase by the Southeast Major Crimes Task Force. On Jan. 10, agents purchased 2.71 grams of fentanyl outside of a Marietta business from 34-year-old Darius Robinson of Columbus, Ohio, according to Washington County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mark Warden Robinson reportedly…
Read More4 gang members arrested in connection to Christmas shooting that injured 6-year-old
Four people with gang ties have been arrested in connection to a Christmas Day shooting that left a 6-year-old child injured, the Mountain View Police Department announced on Thursday. On Dec. 25, a robbery occurred at the 7-Eleven located at 1905 Latham Street. A necklace was stolen. Later that day, police said, a shooting occurred…
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