11 h. ago Gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Texas Walmart is offered plea deal to avoid death penalty

The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart near the U.S.-Mexico border in 2019 would avoid the death penalty under a plea offer announced Tuesday, abruptly ending years of efforts by prosecutors to see that he face execution by lethal injection. El Paso County District Attorney James […]

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36 h. ago A Colorado woman with over 50 dogs is due in court after some of them attacked and killed her mother

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman is due in court this week after authorities said some of her over 50 dogs attacked and killed her 76-year-old mother. Jessica Hoff, 47, was arrested Friday in connection with the February death of LaVonne Hoff, who had dementia and required 24-hour care, according to the Pueblo County […]

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36 h. ago Colorado woman killed by some of the over 50 dogs owned by her daughter

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman has been arrested after authorities said some of her over 50 dogs attacked and killed her 76-year-old mother. Jessica Hoff, 47, was arrested Friday in connection with the February death of LaVonne Hoff, who had dementia and required 24-hour care, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The […]

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69 h. ago Seven killed after Moscow targets Ukraine with mass drone attack ahead of ceasefire talks

KYIV, Ukraine — At least seven people were killed after Russia launched a barrage of drones across Ukraine overnight on Sunday, according to local Ukrainian officials and emergency services. The attack on the Ukrainian capital came ahead of ceasefire negotiations in Saudi Arabia in which Ukraine and Russia are expected to hold indirect U.S.-mediated talks […]

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1 week ago Pakistan army says India is sponsoring terrorism after 26 hostages killed in train attack

The scope of the attack underscored the struggles Pakistan faces in efforts to reign in militant groups as attacks across the country surged in recent years

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1 week ago Pakistan’s army accuses India of sponsoring terror after 26 hostages killed in train attack

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s military accused neighboring India on Friday of sponsoring insurgents in the restive southwest as more survivors recounted their ordeal from the unprecedented attack by armed separatists this week that killed 26 passengers aboard a hijacked train. The scope of the attack in Balochestan province underscored the struggles that Pakistan faces in efforts […]

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2 w. ago Crew member killed after UN helicopter attacked in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan — A crew member was killed and two others were injured when a United Nations helicopter on an evacuation mission in a remote part of South Sudan was attacked on Friday, the U.N. mission in South Sudan said. The attack took place in the Nasir area of South Sudan’s Upper Nile state, […]

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3 w. ago Minneapolis man charged with trying to join Islamic State group

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man who allegedly expressed admiration for the truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people has been accused of trying to join the Islamic State group, federal prosecutors announced Friday. Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan, 22, made his first court appearance on a charge of attempting to provide material support to a […]

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3 w. ago Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy

JOLIET, Ill. — A jury found an Illinois landlord guilty of murder and hate crime charges Friday for a brutal 2023 attack on a Palestinian American family that killed a 6-year-old. Joseph Czuba, 73, was charged in the fatal stabbing of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023 […]

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3 w. ago Woman suspected in Colorado Tesla dealership vandalism charged in federal court

DENVER — Federal prosecutors have charged a woman in a string of vandalism against a Colorado Tesla dealership, including throwing Molotov cocktails at vehicles and spray painting “Nazi cars” on the building along with a message that appeared directed at company co-founder Elon Musk. Lucy Grace Nelson was scheduled to appear in court Thursday afternoon […]

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3 w. ago Woman suspected in vandalism of Colorado Tesla dealership with Molotov cocktails and graffiti

DENVER — A woman is suspected in a string of vandalism against a Colorado Tesla dealership that included Molotov cocktails thrown at vehicles, the words “Nazi cars” spray painted on the building and a message that appeared to be directed against Tesla founder Elon Musk, according to court documents. Lucy Grace Nelson was arrested Monday […]

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4 w. ago Gangs launch another deadly attack on Haiti’s capital as dozens flee

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Gangs launched a new attack on Haiti’s capital early Tuesday, killing an unknown number of civilians in what used to be a peaceful neighbourhood. The attack on Delmas 30 began before dawn, with gunfire echoing through the streets as people fled their homes in panic, some cradling babies or carrying elderly people […]

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4 w. ago ‘I thought he was going to kill me’: Video captures unprovoked attack on VPD officer

Three and a half years after he was viciously assaulted while responding to a call in downtown Vancouver, the patrol officer became emotional reciting his own words.

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