Tag: Crime and Incidents

Virginia Man Charged in Baseball Bat Attacks on 3 Women, Including Congressional Staffers

May 16, 2023
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FAIRFAX, Va.—A man with untreated schizophrenia, according to his father, was arraigned Tuesday on charges involving baseball-bat attacks on three women, including two staffers for U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly. Xuan-Kha Tran Pham, 49, of Fairfax heard the charges by video hookup from the Fairfax County jail. A judge ordered him held without bond pending a…

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Michigan Boy Uses a Slingshot to Save His Sister From Being Abducted From Backyard, Police Say

May 16, 2023
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ALPENA, Mich.—A Michigan girl was able to escape an attempted kidnapping when her brother used a slingshot to strike the would-be attacker, authorities said this week. Mlive.com reports that the Michigan State Police arrested the accused assailant in the city of Alpena on Wednesday. The 17-year-old’s name has not been released though he has been…

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Bear in a Tree Holds Michigan City in Suspense for Hours on Mother’s Day

May 16, 2023
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.—A city in northern Michigan has a new Mother’s Day memory: A 350-pound bear was in a tree for hours, watched by dozens of people, before it fell asleep and dropped onto mattresses below. “It’s like the best block party ever,” Annette Andersen said. The drama in Traverse City began when wildlife experts…

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Philadelphia Inquirer Hit by Cyberattack Causing Newspaper’s Largest Disruption in Decades

May 16, 2023
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PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Inquirer says a weekend cyberattack caused the biggest disruption to its operations in 27 years and prevented it from publishing its Sunday print edition. The attack was detected Saturday morning when employees found that the paper’s content-management system wasn’t working, the Inquirer reported on its website. The paper “discovered anomalous activity on select…

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Mississippi Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of State Crime Bill Establishing Unelected Judges

May 15, 2023
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A Mississippi judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of legislation supporters say was written to combat crime while opponents call the bill a racist power grab in the state capital. On Monday, Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas ruled that the process by which judges would be appointed written in the legislation doesn’t…

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At Least 3 Killed, Others Wounded in New Mexico Shooting, Police Say

May 15, 2023
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FARMINGTON, N.M.—At least three people were killed and several others, including two police officers, were wounded Monday in a northwestern New Mexico community before law enforcement shot and killed the suspect, authorities said. The shootings occurred at around 11 a.m. in Farmington, a city of about 50,000 people that serves as a modern-day trading post…

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3 People Killed by New Mexico Gunman Who Shot and Wounded 2 Officers, Police Say

May 15, 2023
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FARMINGTON, N.M.—Three people were killed and two police officers were among at least seven people injured Monday when an 18-year-old opened fire in a northwestern New Mexico community before law enforcement fatally shot the suspect, authorities said. The shootings occurred around 11 a.m. in Farmington, a city of about 50,000 people near the Utah state…

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Andrew Cuomo Criticizes Biden’s Border Decisions: ‘Terribly Managed’

May 15, 2023
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has critiqued President Joe Biden’s management of the U.S.–Mexico border, holding that the U.S. government lifted pandemic-related restrictions without a clear plan. In an interview on WABC 770 AM’s “Cats Roundtable” on May 14, Cuomo argued that the situation on the southern border will likely “get worse before it…

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Fire Breaks out at Marathon Refinery in Texas; 1 Worker Dead

May 15, 2023
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TEXAS CITY, Texas—A fire at a Marathon Petroleum refinery near Houston on Monday caused visible flames and left at least one worker dead, the company said. Marathon said the cause of the morning fire was under investigation. Aerial footage from Houston television stations showed crews trying to put out flames at the Galveston Bay refinery,…

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Sheriff: 2 Dead, 4 Injured in Shooting at Georgia Motorcycle Club Event

May 15, 2023
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AUGUSTA, Ga.—Two people were killed and four were injured when more than 150 shots were fired in a gunfight between rival motorcycle clubs in a Georgia city, a sheriff said Monday. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office charged 12 people with murder and aggravated assault in the shootout in Augusta on Saturday night, including the four…

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