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Jasper community reflects on Byrd dragging death 25 years later
Today marks the 25th anniversary of the racially-motivated murder of James Byrd Jr. Three white men were convicted of dragging the 49-year-old black man to his death on June 7, 1998. Two of the killers were executed and the third is serving life in prison. We went there Wednesday and asked Jasper County leaders about…
Read MoreDeputy governor of northern Afghan province killed in car bomb attack
The deputy governor of Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province was killed by a car bomb on Tuesday, the provincial spokesperson said. “Nissar Ahmad Ahmadi, with his driver, has been killed and six civilians were injured,” said Mahzudeen Ahmadi, the head of the information office of Badakshan, a province in the far north of the country that…
Read MoreNo Survivors Found After Plane That Flew Over Dc And Led To Fighter Jet Scramble Crashes In Virginia
A wayward and unresponsive business plane that flew over the nation’s capital Sunday afternoon caused the military to scramble a fighter jet before the plane crashed in Virginia, officials said. The fighter jet caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region. Hours later, police said rescuers had reached the site of…
Read MoreIsrael demands Egypt help in full probe of deadly attack at border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called the killing of three soldiers by a member of the Egyptian security services a terrorist attack and demanded a full joint investigation with Cairo. Egypt says it is working with Israel to investigate the incident which occurred on Saturday. “Israel relayed a clear message to the Egyptian…
Read MoreLas Cruces man pipe bomb arrest unrelated to 2015 unresolved church bombings
An arrest outside of a church in Las Cruces raised questions about an unsolved case involving two bombings at a church almost eight years ago. Deputies arrested 40-year-old Nathan Wallace. A deputy said Wallace had materials that were used to make a pipe bomb. Wallace was found near East Mesa Baptist Church is located at…
Read MoreTwo Men Convicted of Assault on Law Enforcement, Obstruction, and Other Charges Stemming From the Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
A Montana man and a Pennsylvania man were found guilty of all charges against them related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the 2020…
Read MoreTwo men charged with federal hate crime for assaulting LDS missionary in Payson
More than three years after a missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was assaulted in Payson, two men have been charged with federal hate crime offenses. Nathan Thomas, 22, and Sebastian West, 22, both residents of Payson, were charged in connection to the incident on April 26. In February 2020, FOX…
Read MoreNYC woman indicted on hate crime charges accused of string of anti-Asian attacks, district attorney’s office says
A New York City woman was indicted on seven felony hate crime charges in connection with a string of anti-Asian attacks on the city’s Upper West Side, the Manhattan district attorney’s office said Wednesday. Camila Rodriguez, 29, was charged in two New York State Supreme Court indictments with assault in the second degree as a…
Read MorePakistani Police Say Gunmen Kill 1 Soldier And Wound Another In Attack On Polio Workers
Gunmen killed one soldier and wounded another Wednesday when they opened fire on security forces escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door inoculation campaign in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near the Afghan border, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in North Waziristan, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…
Read MoreUS attorney in New Hampshire adds new prosecutors on hate crimes, domestic terrorism
The U.S. attorney in New Hampshire is taking steps to prevent civil rights violations. U.S. Attorney Jane Young said her team has received complaints from people who are concerned over instances of hate, and numbers from the state show that reports of hate crimes are on the rise in New Hampshire. “Everybody has a First…
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