Author: Wire Services
-
FBI makes arrest in connection to mystery Jan. 6 pipe bombs
The FBI arrested a suspect in connection with the pipe bombs that were planted in Washington, D.C., on the eve of Jan. 6, 2021. The agency detained the suspect on Thursday morning, nearly five years after surveillance footage captured an individual planting the devices near the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters, according to NBC…
-
FBI sees dramatic rise in “Nihilistic Violent Extremism” arrests this year
By Ross O’Keefe, Washington Examiner The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that there’s been a near-500% rise in “Nihilistic Violent Extremism” arrests this year. Most of the cases involve “764,” a group of nihilistic predators who target children online. “Important story – this FBI has seen an almost 500% increase in arrests associated with ‘Nihilistic Violent…
-
Trump: One of the two National Guard members has died
Wire services WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the shooter who had worked with the CIA in his native country a “savage monster.” As part of his Thanksgiving call to…
-
A list of Trump’s first executive orders
WASHINGTON • These are the executive orders and executive actions already prepared for President Donald Trump’s signature: Undoing Biden’s executive orders The first order President Trump signed rescinded 78 executive orders, actions and memorandums by President Biden. Pardons in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack Trump signed pardons on Monday night for most of those…
-
briefs
Two Palestinians killed in West Bank clash RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a man claimed by an armed group as a member, during a confrontation that erupted early Monday when troops entered a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian health officials said. The two men were killed…
-
Briefs: Fashion maverick Vivienne Westwood dies, China’s COVID problem
Vivienne Westwood, influential punk fashion maverick, dies at 81 LONDON • Vivienne Westwood, an influential fashion maverick who played a key role in the punk movement, died Thursday at 81. Westwood’s eponymous fashion house announced her death on social media platforms, saying she died peacefully. A cause of death was not disclosed in the statement.…
-
briefs
S. Korea launches jets, fires at N. Korea drones SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and flew surveillance assets across the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday, after North Korean drones violated its airspace for the first time in five years in a fresh escalation…
-
briefs
Tensions run high in north Kosovo as Serbs block roads PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Tensions were high in northern Kosovo on Sunday, with Serbs blocking roads as shots and explosions rang out and the Serbian president warned that Serbian troops are ready to defend their “homeland” if peace doesn’t prevail. The roads in Serbia’s former…
-
Briefs
Peru’s ousted president appears in court Thursday LIMA, Peru • Peru’s ousted President Pedro Castillo rose to power 17 months ago as a populist outsider. But he squandered what little popularity he had when he stunned the nation by dissolving Congress in an act of political suicide that recalled some of the darkest days of…
-
Briefs
10 L.A. students appear to OD on cannabis edibles LOS ANGELES • Ten Los Angeles students appear to have overdosed on cannabis edibles Thursday at their middle school in the San Fernando Valley, officials said. The students, between 13 and 14 years old, were in mild to moderate distress at Van Nuys Middle School around…