Tag: Crime & Public Safety

Governor: I-95 Traffic to Resume This Weekend With Interim Fix; Permanent Repair to Follow

June 21, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday, more than a week after a section of the interstate collapsed in Philadelphia. “Traffic will be flowing here on I-95 this weekend,” Shapiro said, lauding the around-the-clock work of crews on the stretch of…

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3 Men Convicted in NY Trial of Harassing, Intimidating Chinese Dissidents in US on Behalf of CCP

June 21, 2023
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Three men were convicted in Brooklyn federal court on June 20 for stalking a family in New Jersey and pressuring them to return to China on behalf of China’s communist regime. The case is related to the regime’s “Operation Fox Hunt,” an effort to coerce expatriates and dissidents to return to China for trial. Retired New…

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4 Pedestrians Injured in Apparent Hit-and-Run Collision Outside Chicago White Sox Stadium

June 21, 2023
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CHICAGO—An apparent hit-and-run collision Tuesday evening injured four pedestrians, two critically, outside Guaranteed Rate Field, where the Chicago White Sox were preparing to play the Texas Rangers, and a related traffic incident injured four others, authorities said. The pedestrians were injured just after 6:20 p.m., Chicago police and fire officials said. It wasn’t immediately clear…

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7-Year-Old Fatally Shoots 5-Year-Old Child in Eastern Kentucky

June 21, 2023
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MCKEE, Ky.—A 7-year-old child fatally shot a 5-year-old child inside a home in eastern Kentucky, police said. An initial investigation found that the shooting reported Monday evening at the home in McKee was accidental, Kentucky State Police said in a statement. Life-saving measures were attempted, but the child was pronounced dead at the scene by…

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LIVE NOW: House Homeland Subcommittee Hearing on Latin America Nation-State Threats to US Homeland

June 21, 2023
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The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence holds a hearing on “Countering Threats Posed by Nation-State Actors in Latin America to U.S. Homeland Security” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 21. …

House Homeland Subcommittee Hearing on Latin America Nation-State Threats to US Homeland

June 21, 2023
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The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence holds a hearing on “Countering Threats Posed by Nation-State Actors in Latin America to U.S. Homeland Security” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 21. …

Legalization of Marijuana in US States Linked to Rise in Fatal Car Accidents

June 21, 2023
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Several U.S. states which legalized marijuana use have seen a spike in car accidents and traffic-related deaths, according to a recent study. Researchers have linked an increase of 22 percent in fatal road crashes in certain states to the legalization of cannabis, according to a new study by the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public…

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2nd Person Arrested in Milwaukee Juneteenth Shooting That Wounded 6, Including Alleged Shooters

June 21, 2023
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MADISON, Wis.—Police in Milwaukee arrested a second person in a shooting in which six people, including the two alleged shooters, were wounded right after a Juneteenth celebration wrapped up. The two defendants, males ages 17 and 19, were arrested after Monday’s shooting outside the Greater Philadelphia Church of God in Christ, police said in a…

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Expert Finds California Serial Stabbing Suspect Mentally Unfit, Jury to Decide Competency

June 21, 2023
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WOODLAND, Calif.—A California jury will determine the mental competency of a former university student charged in the stabbing deaths of two people and attempted murder of a third, all violent attacks that rocked the usually placid college town of Davis. A medical expert ordered by the court to review the mental state of Carlos Dominguez,…

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Former CNN Producer John Griffin Sentenced to 19 Years in Prison for Child Sex Charges

June 21, 2023
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A federal judge has sentenced former CNN television producer John Griffin to 19 years in prison for his involvement in luring a 9-year-old girl into illegal sexual acts in Vermont. Griffin, a resident of Stamford, Connecticut, had previously pleaded not guilty in 2021 but changed his plea to guilty in December of last year. The…

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