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The Justice Department has dropped charges against an American accused of trying to sell weapons to Libyan rebels, following a protracted dispute about government documents that could have threatened to embarrass the Obama administration. By asking a federal court in Arizona to toss out the case against defense contractor Marc Turi, the Justice Department avoided a potentially […]
For more than a decade, Suleiman Anwar Bengharsa has served as a Muslim cleric in Maryland, working as a prison chaplain and as an imam at mosques in Annapolis and outside Baltimore. He gave a two-week course in 2011 on Islamic teachings on marriage at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, where President Obama made a much-publicized visit this […]
A Fresno man believes he was the victim of a terrorist attack, right here on the roadways in California. Now, he wants the guy who he says attacked him off the streets so he doesn’t hurt anyone else. Scott Alcala was driving to San Jose to play golf with his father, when he says he […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s management of its confidential sources violated guidelines and exposed the agency to potential “fraud, waste, and abuse,” according to a report released by the Justice Department on Thursday. In total, from fiscal year 2011 to 2015, the DEA shelled out over $9 million to at least 800 deactivated sources, the report found. Doing so went […]
New York Knicks center Joakim Noah says he skipped a team dinner at the U.S. Military Academy that featured cadets and a speech by a former colonel because he is against war. Noah added he had “mixed feelings” about spending time at the academy, where the Knicks are holding training camp this week, because he is opposed to […]
Don’t poke the bear. The Russians predictably will go the course in Syria. The U.S. is getting close to shutting the current diplomatic process as battles in Aleppo rage onward. “U.S. officials say they are considering tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault, including military options, although they have described the range of possible responses […]
Yesterday afternoon, a 14-year-old male (name has not been released due to age) shot and killed his 47 year old father, Jeffrey DeWitt Osborne, before injuring three at the Townsville Elementary School in Anderson County, SC. The teenager called his grandparents crying and sobbing on the phone. When the grandparents arrived at his house to check on him, they […]
FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers Tuesday his agency will learn from any missteps it might have made leading up to last week’s Manhattan bombing, amid reports that the alleged bomber had been known to agents for at least two years. Comey, who was testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, also said that […]
Update 2:55 PM EST: Police have one person in custody after a shooting at the Townsville Elementary School in Anderson County, SC. Three people have been injured, two students and a female teacher. All three have been taken to area hospitals. Anderson County deputies said a suspect was taken into custody after a shooting at Townville Elementary School, […]
Seven Afghan students training at U.S. military facilities disappeared just this month, the Pentagon confirmed, sparking security fears amid terror attacks in New York, New Jersey and Minnesota. Four students were considered absent without leave, or AWOL, from International Military Student programs over the Labor Day weekend, and three more during the September 17-18 weekend […]
A Southern California man convicted of trying to become a fighter for the Islamic State terrorist group was sentenced Monday to 30 years prison. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter gave the sentence Monday to 25-year-old Nader Elhuzayel of Anaheim. Carter noted that Elhuzayel has shown no regret for his actions and that his repeated […]
Arcan Cetin, a 20-year-old man has been identified as the active shooter responsible for killing five people at a Macy’s in Burlington, Washington mall. Based on the surveillance footage, the active shooter was initially identified as a possible Hispanic male, however, he was born in Turkey and immigrated with his family when he was a child. He has been […]
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