Tag: Crime and Incidents

Federal Court Asked to Unseal Undercover Police Video Allegedly Showing Officer Inciting Capitol Protesters on Jan. 6

A Jan. 6 defendant asked U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras to unseal a video allegedly showing an undercover Metropolitan Police Department officer shouting “drain the swamp!” and “our house!” and encouraging protesters to climb barricades and enter the U.S. Capitol. William Pope of Topeka, Kansas, filed a motion on Feb. 21 that would also unseal…


DC Attorney General Testifies at District Council on Public Safety

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb testifies at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 22 on the judiciary and public safety in DC Council Committee meeting. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


LIVE NOW: DC Attorney General Testifies at District Council on Public Safety

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb testifies at 9:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 22 on the judiciary and public safety in DC Council Committee meeting. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Five Injured, Rushed to Hospital After Shooting in Colorado Springs

Five people were rushed to hospital with injuries due to a shooting on the east side of Colorado Springs late on Tuesday, according to local reports. The shooting followed a confrontation behind an Alta Convenience store, near the intersection of Palmer Park Boulevard and Potter Drive, according to reports. The incident took place just after…


Five Firefighters Injured in Massive Four-Alarm Fire in Brooklyn

Five firefighters were injured in a four-alarm fire Tuesday morning at a lumber yard in Brooklyn, New York City. The fire started at a lumber storage warehouse at 304 Hewes Street, in Williamsburg, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, according to the New York City Fire Department (FDNY). The FDNY said a call came in about the fire…


2 Dead, 3 Injured in Explosion at Miami-Area Industrial Complex

An explosion and huge fire at an industrial complex in Medley, Florida, left two people dead and injured three more on Tuesday morning, police said. The explosion shot a massive fireball and a plume of black smoke into the air, video from a nearby surveillance camera showed. Two people lost their lives in the incident, Miami-Dade police…


Alex Murdaugh’s Surviving Son Takes Stand at Murder Trial

Alex Murdaugh’s defense called his surviving son to the stand Tuesday to poke holes in evidence prosecutors have presented in the disgraced South Carolina attorney’s double murder trial. Buster Murdaugh answered questions in a matter-of-fact tone, ranging from how he found out about the killings to how his brother would steal his ID and use…


EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Chemicals After Ohio Train Derailment

Norfolk Southern Railway has been ordered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct “all cleanup actions” associated with the Feb. 3 derailment of a train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. “Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess that they created and the trauma that they inflicted on this community and…


‘It Is a Miracle’ No Lives Were Lost in Ohio Derailment: Rep. Bill Johnson

Divine intervention is what prevented any loss of life from the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, according to Rep. Bill Johnson (R-Ohio). “I mean, it is a miracle,” Johnson told NTD News, The Epoch Times’ sister outlet, on Monday, Feb. 20. “It is absolutely by the grace of…


LIVE 12:45 PM ET: Civil Rights Attorney to Sue FBI, NYPD Over Malcolm X Assassination

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump will announce at 12:45 p.m. ET on Feb. 21 that he will file a notice of claim with intent to sue government agencies for the alleged assassination and fraudulent concealment of evidence regarding Malcolm X’s murder. Malcolm X’s daughters and co-counsel Ray Hamlin will join him at the news conference….