Tag: Crime and Incidents

Woman Adopted From China Says She Was Held in Home Dungeon, Beaten, Enslaved by Adoptive Parents for 14 Years

Held in a makeshift-basement dungeon, whipped, chained, enslaved—this may sound like something that couldn’t happen in America, let alone in a small, picturesque New England town. But that was the nightmarish childhood endured by a woman, now 19, brought here from China when she was just a baby, according to a lawsuit recently filed in…


Charges Dropped Against Reporter Arrested at Ohio News Conference on Train Derailment

Criminal charges have been dropped against a reporter who was arrested while covering an Ohio news conference about the derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals. On Feb. 15, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert would no longer face charges stemming from his arrest on Feb. 8, five days after…


Washington DC Council Members Who Froze Police Hiring Now Call For More Officers: City Administrator

Washington’s city administrator says it is ironic that the city council reduced the police department budget and froze the hiring of police officers for two years, but continues to request more law enforcement presence on the capital city’s streets. “The very same council members who voted to freeze hiring, also call the chief every week…


NYPD, Queens DA Arrest 23 of NYC’s ‘Most Dangerous’ Gang Members in Joint Operation

Approximately 23 of the “most dangerous” individuals in New York City have been arrested by NYPD following a two-year investigation that was sparked by the death of a mother-of-two killed by a stray bullet. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the arrests of the two subsets of the “Crips” street gang in a…


Japan Believes Chinese Spy Balloons Violated Its Airspace, Demands Answers

Japan’s defense ministry believes that Chinese spy balloons violated the nation’s airspace at least three times in recent years. Numerous balloon-like objects have been reported throughout the world following the United States’ shooting down a Chinese spy balloon on Feb. 4. Japan is among them, and “strongly suspects” Chinese surveillance balloons entered Japanese territory at…


Ohio Train May Have Burned for 20 Miles Before Derailment, Video Shows

Security camera footage has emerged showing that the Ohio train that derailed in East Palestine may have been on fire for 20 miles before it finally went off the tracks and burst into flames. The footage, which was first obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, was taken by a security camera at an equipment plant in…


Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Countering Fentanyl Trafficking

The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations holds a hearing at 10:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 15 on  “Countering Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking,”  with testimony from Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd Robinson; Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram; and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Dr. Rahul Gupta. The…


4 More Arrested for Alleged Role in 2021 Assassination of Haitian President

Four more people were arrested on Tuesday and charged in connection with the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, the Justice Department announced. Colombian national Arcangel Pretel Ortiz, 50, of Miami; Venezuelan American Antonio Intriago, 59, of Miami; and Walter Veintemilla, 54, of Weston, Florida, face charges that include conspiracy to kill or kidnap a…


DC Police Warn About People Being Robbed of Their Canada Goose Jackets

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in Washington is advising residents to take caution following a string of robberies targeting people who don Canada Goose jackets. Winter coats from the popular brand are valued from $550 to as high as $1,850. Police said people are being robbed of the coats in the city, with at least five robberies…


Woman Accused in Dismemberment Slaying Attacks Her Attorney

GREEN BAY, Wis.—A woman accused in a grisly killing and dismemberment case in Wisconsin attacked her attorney Tuesday during a court hearing, moments after a judge agreed to delay her trial. Taylor Schabusiness, 25, was seated in a Brown County circuit court when her attorney, Quinn Jolly, asked the judge for an additional two weeks…