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University of Delaware student facing weapons charges after plotting attack on campus police, feds say
A University of Delaware student who planned to target a campus police building with firearms was arrested last week and charged with federal weapons crimes, authorities said.
Luqmaan Khan, 25, of Wilmington, vowed to “kill all” as he mapped out violent schemes in his journal — ones that involved Glock pistols, stun grenades, an assault ...Read more
Haiti gang king 'Yonyon' gets life in US prison for kidnapping missionaries
WASHINGTON — Germine Joly, the self-described “king” of Haiti’s notoriously violent 400 Mawozo gang, was sentenced on Wednesday to life in federal prison without parole for orchestrating the kidnapping of 17 missionaries — 16 of whom were U.S. citizens, including an eight-month-old baby.
The life sentence, handed down in a District of...Read more
Autism, vaccines center latest battle between Mass. Gov. Healey and Trump administration
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey is slamming Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over statements he made relating to childhood vaccines and their potential links to Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Healey hosted a forum Wednesday at the Department of Public Health headquarters in Boston, where she urged members of the ...Read more
Matthew Perry's 'Dr. P' sentenced to prison for supplying actor with ketamine before death
A former physician who supplied ketamine to “Friends” star Matthew Perry in the weeks leading up to the actor’s death was sentenced Wednesday to serve 30 months — about two and a half years — in federal prison.
Salvador Plasencia, known to Perry as “Dr. P,” according to court filings, appeared before a federal judge Wednesday in ...Read more
Mom, stepdad charged with murder in death of pregnant woman found in Michigan woods
The mother and stepfather of a pregnant 22-year-old woman whose remains were found in a Michigan forest are accused of torturing her to death, prosecutors said.
Cortney Bartholomew, 40, and Bradly Bartholomew, 47, were arrested this week on multiple felony charges, including murder, torture, assault of a pregnant person causing a miscarriage or...Read more
Family of Colombian fisherman killed in US boat strike files complaint alleging murder
The family of a Colombian fisherman killed in one of the Trump administration’s strikes on suspected drug-carrying vessels has filed a formal complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging he was murdered by the U.S. government.
The petition, filed Tuesday by human rights attorney Dan Kovalik, is believed to be the ...Read more
Israel and Lebanon take part in rare talks in bid to ease tensions
Lebanon and Israel sent negotiators to join a rare summit to address tensions surrounding last year’s ceasefire with Hezbollah, following fears that the militant group is attempting to rearm.
The Lebanese presidency named former ambassador to the U.S. Simon Karam as head of the country’s delegation, while Israel dispatched Uri Resnick, a ...Read more
Matthew Perry's 'Dr. P' faces sentencing for supplying actor with ketamine before death
LOS ANGELES — A physician who supplied ketamine to “Friends” star Matthew Perry in the weeks leading up to the actor’s death is scheduled to appear in federal court in Los Angeles on Wednesday for a sentencing hearing.
Salvador Plasencia, known to Perry as “Dr. P,” according to court filings, pleaded guilty to four felony counts of ...Read more
Trump's crosshairs on Somali immigrants stoke fear, anger among those in Twin Cities community
Reports that President Trump’s federal immigration authorities will ramp up enforcement in Minnesota with a focus on Somali immigrants has stirred widespread fear in the Twin Cities’ large community and raised concerns that political rhetoric may soon translate into sweeping action.
Inside Karmel Mall, the commercial and cultural center of ...Read more
Hegseth endangered troops with Signal group chat, DOD report says
An official Department of Defense watchdog reportedly determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked endangering U.S. troops by sharing operational details of an attack on Houthi militants in Yemen in real time on a Signal group chat.
The Pentagon inspector general determined that Hegseth gave very specific updates on the missile strikes...Read more
'I'm a US citizen.' Agents pull woman from car in Keys. Feds said she wouldn't show ID
A woman in medical scrubs who was driving on U.S. 1 in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning was stopped by federal immigration agents and forcibly removed from her car, despite screaming she was an American citizen.
About 9:15 a.m. in Key Largo, in front of the Pink Plaza at mile marker 103.4, federal agents stopped the woman driving a white ...Read more
NYC goes over a week with no reported new homicides
NEW YORK — New York City has gone over a week with no reported new homicides, the Daily News has learned.
The last known homicide in the city was the stabbing death of 80-year-old Lev Vayner inside his apartment on Overlook Terrace near W. 184th St. in Washington Heights on Nov. 24.
The suspect, 45-year-old Alon Riabichev, who Vayner was ...Read more
Schiff launches Senate bid to block Trump from attacking Venezuela
If the United States launches military action against Venezuela, a group of senators is ready to act quickly to try to block the use of American military force there.
“We share the concerns of the American people who have made it abundantly clear that they don’t want more forever wars — especially ones decided in secret that will drive ...Read more
Advocacy group settles with Minnesota´s Hennepin County sheriff to expand rights of transgender inmates
MINNEAPOLIS — A civil rights organization announced Wednesday that a settlement with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has yielded significant changes toward protecting the rights of transgender people in custody, particularly involving whether they are housed in the men’s or the women’s unit.
In 2023, Gender Justice filed a ...Read more
Israel and Lebanon take part in rare talks in bid to ease tensions
Lebanon and Israel sent negotiators to join a rare summit to address tensions surrounding last year’s ceasefire with Hezbollah, following fears that the militant group is attempting to rearm.
The Lebanese presidency named former ambassador to the U.S. Simon Karam as head of the country’s delegation, while Israel dispatched Uri Resnick, a ...Read more
Bipartisan support arises again for Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
In what Sen. Ted Cruz referred to as a “Groundhog Day” Senate committee hearing Wednesday, billionaire Jared Isaacman saw bipartisan support for a second time as President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next NASA administrator.
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held the confirmation hearing nearly eight months...Read more
A Philly man was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for making violent and racist threats to Black women
PHILADELPHIA — As U.S. District Judge Gerald McHugh prepared to sentence Mark Anthony Tucci for hurling racist, violent threats at two Black women he’d never met, the judge paused for a moment and teared up.
Tucci’s vile language and promises to harm the women were not only criminally inexcusable, McHugh said, they were also a ...Read more
'I'm a US citizen.' Federal agents detain woman during traffic stop in Key Largo
MIAMI — Federal agents, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, were once again seen in the Florida Keys on Wednesday as immigration operations continue to intensify in the area.
In Key Largo, in front of Pink Plaza at mile marker 103.4, agents stopped a woman driving a white Toyota Corolla and surrounded the vehicle. Video ...Read more
RFK Jr. wants to delay the hepatitis B vaccine. Here's what parents need to know
Working out of a tribal-owned hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, liver specialist Brian McMahon has spent decades treating the long shadow of hepatitis B. Before a vaccine became available in the 1980s, he saw the virus claim young lives in western Alaskan communities with stunning speed.
One of his patients was 17 years old when he first examined ...Read more
4 Republican states will help Homeland Security obtain driver's license records
Four Republican states have agreed to help the Trump administration gain access to state driver’s license data through a nationwide law enforcement computer network as part of the administration’s hunt for alleged noncitizen voters.
The Trump administration said as recently as October that federal officials wanted to obtain driver’s ...Read more
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