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Two 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…
Read MoreLibya Court Sentences 23 to Death for Islamic State Campaign
A Libyan court sentenced 23 people to death and another 14 to life in prison on Monday for their role in a deadly Islamic State militant campaign that included beheading a group of Egyptian Christians and seizing the city of Sirte in 2015. The Attorney General’s office said in a statement that one other person…
Read MoreRussia Says Drones Damage Moscow Buildings In Pre-Dawn Attack, Blames Ukraine
Russian air defenses stopped eight drones converging on Moscow, officials said Tuesday, in an attack that authorities blamed on Ukraine, while Russia pursued its relentless bombardment of Kyiv with a third assault on the city in 24 hours. The Russian defense ministry said five drones were shot down and the systems of three others were…
Read MoreAt Least 17 Civilians Killed By Extremist Rebels In Eastern Congo
At least 17 people were killed by extremist rebels in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province, local authorities said. Civilians were killed by fighters with the Allied Democratic Forces — believed to be linked with the Islamic State group — in the Bambuba-kisiki area in Beni territory, said Sabiti Njiamoja, a deputy to the local governor,…
Read MoreOn same day, two adults charged with threats against schools in Durham, Fuquay-Varina
A 27-year-old woman faces criminal charges for making a threat against a Wake County middle School. Danielle Symone Ward, 27, of Raleigh, allegedly made what authorities called a “false report concerning mass violence on educational property” last Friday against Herbert Akins Middle School in Fuquay-Varina. The Wake County Sheriff’s Office identified and charged Ward on…
Read MorePolice In Florida Say They Fatally Shot Armed Woman Who ‘aMbushed’ Them In Park
Police in a Florida park fatally shot an armed woman who “ambushed” them as they were searching for a drug investigation suspect, officials said. The shooting happened at Tom Brown Park in Tallahassee about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Police responded to the park after receiving a report that the person they were looking for, a man,…
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