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Club Q mass shooter accepts plea deal; Receives 5 life sentences without parole plus 2,208 years
The person accused of committing the mass shooting at the Colorado Springs LGBTQ+ mass shooting accepted a plea deal, waiving his right to a jury trial. Anderson Aldrich, 23, pleaded guilty to five counts of murder in the first degree and 46 counts of attempted murder in the first degree. Anderson also pleaded no contest…
Read MoreLebanon’s Militant Hezbollah Group Says It Shot Down An Israeli Drone Near The Southern Border
Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said its fighters shot down on Monday an Israeli drone that was flying near the border and over southern Lebanon. The group gave no further details about the type of the drone that it claimed was downed near the village of Zibqine just north of the border with Israel. There was…
Read MoreEx-firefighter suspected of igniting devastating fire near Yosemite, could face life term
Prosecutors charged a onetime firefighter Tuesday with aggravated arson and other felonies that carry a potential life sentence for allegedly igniting the devastating Oak fire that destroyed 127 homes near Yosemite National Park. Edward F. Wackerman, 71, was arrested Friday on suspicion of igniting the massive fire that also burned 66 outbuildings, forced a massive…
Read MoreProsecutors: Suspect shouted ‘white power’ while attacking Portland strip club-steakhouse staff
A Portland man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting staff working at the Acropolis steakhouse-strip club. Prosecutors state the man shouted “white power,” racial slurs, and anti-Semitic slurs as he punched staff and smashed windows. According to court documents, Justin Anthony Gates, 32, was asked to leave Acropolis, located on SE McLoughlin Blvd, on May…
Read MorePolice: Woman arrested after shooting at Pennsylvania county district attorney’s office
A female suspect has been taken into custody in a shooting in the district attorney’s office in a rural central Pennsylvania county, state police said Wednesday. Troopers were called at about 3 p.m. Wednesday to the Cameron County district attorney’s office in Emporium, state police said. Police said the victim is believed to have sustained…
Read MoreUS trains with African nations in large-scale exercise amid fight against regional terrorism
The U.S. Army is wrapping up its capstone series of exercises this week in Africa, where troops have fanned out for drills involving numerous partner nations grappling with expanding insurgencies at home. African Lion 23, which concludes Friday, has involved 17 countries and more than 8,000 troops, who have been training across northern and western…
Read MoreU.S. Army Soldier Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges for Attempting to Help ISIS Conduct Deadly Ambush on U.S. Troops
An Ohio man today pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and attempting to murder U.S. military service members based on his efforts to help the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to attack and kill U.S. soldiers in the Middle East. Cole Bridges, aka Cole Gonzales,…
Read MoreFourth man arrested following death threats against Volusia County sheriff
Another man has been arrested for threatening the Volusia County sheriff, according to deputies. Tony Stromber is the fourth suspect to be taken into custody for threats against Sheriff Mike Chitwood. Stromberg is accused of threatening to kill Chitwood and his family members. According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, Stromberg made the threats through…
Read MoreRecruit fatally shoots 2 SDF instructors, hurts 1 at Japan gun range
A Ground Self-Defense Force recruit shot three instructors, two of whom were killed and another seriously injured, on Wednesday during a live-fire training exercise at the force’s firing range in central Japan, the GSDF said. The new recruit, an 18-year-old male, was arrested at the site following the incident that occurred at around 9:10 a.m.…
Read MoreSheriff releases racist threats in case of Florida woman shot through door
A Florida woman charged with shooting and killing her Black neighbor told detectives that she called the victim’s children by racist slurs in the months leading up to the slaying, according to an arrest report released Thursday. Susan Louise Lorincz, 58, admitted to detectives that she called the children “the n-word.” One child told deputies…
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