• U.S., Mexico to clamp down on illegal immigration, leaders say

    The United States and Mexico plan to clamp down on illegal immigration at their shared border, leaders from both countries said on Monday, vowing to disrupt irregular crossings that have reached record levels in recent years. In a phone conversation on Sunday, U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres

  • German coup suspect targeted for his pandemic beliefs, lawyer says

    STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) -The lead suspect in the case against nine men accused of plotting a violent coup against the German state was targeted by prosecutors for his role in organising demonstrations against pandemic-era restrictions, his lawyer told a court on Monday. The defendant, Marco van H., was a victim of the assumption that anybody who disagreed with COVID-19 social distancing measures was a dangerous extremist, his lawyer argued. "This is against the people who organised...

  • San Diego is the ‘epicenter’ for illegal immigration, county supervisor says

    Desmond says the recent surge in unlawful crossings has “propelled San Diego to the unfortunate position of leading all nine southern border sectors in April, a trend unseen since the1990s.&#

  • Booming illegal firearms market in North worrisome, says Ribadu

    The National Security Adviser to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Thursday, expressed concern about what he described as the booming illegal firearms market in the North. This was as he decried the high level of poverty in northern Nigeria, saying the North-West was worst hit. Ribadu expressed the concerns while speaking at the convocation Read More

    • CP24

    Woman stabbed in downtown Toronto, suspect fled scene, say police

    Police are searching for a suspect after a woman was stabbed in downtown Toronto on Tuesday night. The incident happened near Yonge and Dundas streets. Toronto police say that they were called to the area around 9:15 p.m. At the scene, officers found a woman in her 20s who had been stabbed. She was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction Anyone with information is asked to contact Toronto police at 416-808-2222 or...

    • WBRZ

    Suspect taken in on murder warrant after Baker standoff was on probation, records say

    BAKER - A standoff in Baker on Tuesday ended with a murder suspect in custody, police said. Baker Police Chief Carl Dunn said U.S. Marshals were executing a Baton Rouge Police warrant for Alvin Mott Jr., 27. After a standoff, Mott was arrested.Court records show that Mott had pleaded guilty to domestic abuse and battery to a pregnant victim one week. An initial report says on Aug. 21, 2023, Mott pulled the victim by her hair, spit on her, pointed a gun to her head and threatened to kill...

    • WNYC

    Women held at Rikers say they were sexually assaulted during routine medical exams

    Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual assault. Jennifer Levine thought she knew what to expect when she arrived at Rikers Island in 2002. She was homeless at the time and had been cycling in and out of jail. Levine anticipated the crowded holding cell filled with other women. She knew officers would order her into the showers, order her to strip, and search her body for contraband like drugs or weapons. She knew she would have to put the clothes she was wearing into a clear plastic...

    • FOX40

    Hammer-wielding suspects try to rob Rocklin Walmart, police say

    (FOX40.COM) -- A robbery at a Rocklin Walmart on Monday morning triggered a large police presence in the area, according to the Rocklin Police Department. Police say that at 10:25 a.m., two suspects wearing masks and wielding hammers entered the store demanding money from the registers. No injuries have been reported and it is unclear []

  • 3 Kenner police officers shot during standoff with suspect, police say

    Three Kenner police officers were shot and wounded Sunday during a standoff with the suspect in two earlier shootings, according to the Kenner Police Department.

    • CNN

    Sanders condemns antisemitism at protests but says ‘Netanyahu has got to be held accountable’

    Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders tells CNN’s Dana Bash that “antisemitism is a disgusting and vile form of bigotry” that should be condemned.

  • Crunch IndyCar meeting held after huge controversy sparked with illegal victory

    The controversy currently enveloping IndyCar following the disqualification of Josef Newgarden in St. Petersburg has led to a crunch meeting.

  • A suspect is in custody after 5 people were shot in the nation's capital, police say

    Police say six people were shot outside a nightclub in the nation’s capital