A former military Green Beret was sentenced Friday to more than 15 years in prison on espionage crime” target=”_blank”>charges<, 46, of Gainesville, Va., conspired with Russian intelligence agents from December 1996 through January 2011, federal prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty in November to violating the federal Espionage Act. Prosecutors sought …
Read More »Illinois police officer’s commitment to community outshines national scrutiny: 'I've become a father figure'
Since 1981, Brian Smith has taught various personal safety and martial arts courses on the south side of chicago” target=”_blank”>Chicago< Heights Ju Jitsu Academy. People of all ages have trained under Smith, but he said perhaps the greatest impression he’s left is on teenage boys. “I’ve become a father figure …
Read More »When is Memorial Day weekend 2021?
occasions 2021 kicks off May 29 and Americans are already making plans. This year, Memorial Day – which honors the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the U.S. military – is officially observed on Monday, May 31. In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act …
Read More »Barry Morphew used missing wife Suzanne's election ballot to vote: report
The husband of us-regions mom Suzanne Morphew crime” target=”_blank”>allegedly<, according to a report and court papers. Barry Morphew, 53, is accused of submitting Suzanne’s completed ballot despite that fact that she had been missing since May 10, 2020 – and there had been an ongoing investigation surrounding her missing-persons” target=”_blank”>disappearance< …
Read More »What is critical race theory?
What exactly is critical race theory? The answer to that question appears to have eluded many, as controversies over racial diversity trainings and education” target=”_blank”>curricula< in recent months. Often compared by critics to actual racism, CRT is a school of thought that generally focuses on how power structures and institutions …
Read More »California tree-trimmer accused of serial killing, slashing throats of several victims
California authorities have charged a man in a violent spree that left three people dead and two more injured after he allegedly slashed their throats. Ryan Scott Blinston, 37, faces charges of murder, attempted murder and arson. His alleged crimes carry special sentencing due to the alleged use of a …
Read More »Qinxuan Pan, suspect in Yale student Kevin Jiang's murder, is arrested
Qinxuan Pan, the fugitive sought in the crime” target=”_blank”>killing< had been issued for Pan on murder and larceny charges in connection with the killing of Kevin Jiang in New Haven on Feb. 6. Pan is accused of firing multiple rounds at Jiang, a 26-year-old graduate student at Yale’s School …
Read More »Man sucker-punched by stranger in NYC subway station
A 42-year-old man was sucker-punched in an unprovoked attack inside a new-york-city” target=”_blank”>Brooklyn< The victim suffered cuts to his right cheek and above his eye. He was taken to Cobble Hill Hospital in stable condition, police said. His attacker was still at large as of early Friday, according to police. …
Read More »NYC manhunt: Police search for suspects who attacked at least 4 people in 12-minute crime spree
new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City< are looking for the group of men who are believed to have attacked at least four different people – slashing three of them – during a 12-minute crime” target=”_blank”>violence< Police said all victims were taken to area hospitals for treatment and are expected to survive. Investigators …
Read More »Capitol riot arrest: Marine officer charged for alleged involvement
The justice-department” target=”_blank”>Justice Department< with crime” target=”_blank”>crimes< on Jan. 6. Maj. Christopher Warnagiris, 40, was arrested Thursday in Virginia and charged with federal offenses including assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, obstruction of law enforcement and obstruction of justice. He made his first court appearance later that day. He said …
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