Tag: Public Safety

LIVE NOW: Senate Subcommittee Hearing on the Impact of the Immigrants on Southern Border Communities

April 26, 2023
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The Senate Homeland Security Government Operation and Border Management Subcommittee holds a hearing on the effects of increased migration on communities along the southern border at 2:30 p.m. ET on April 26. Yuma Mayor Douglas Nicholls, Sierra Vista Mayor Clea McCaa, Deputy County Administrator & Chief Medical Officer of Pima County Francisco Garcia, and McAlester Police Department Chief Kevin…

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Appeals Court Panel Rejects Federal Bump Stock Ban

April 26, 2023
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A federal appeals court has rejected an interpretation of law offered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that bump stock devices should be considered machinegun parts and should, therefore, be banned. Bump stocks are devices that replace the standard stock of a semiautomatic rifle, resting against the user’s shoulder and incorporating…

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Woman Accused of Assaulting TSA Officers at Phoenix Airport

April 26, 2023
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PHOENIX—A woman has been arrested for allegedly assaulting three Transportation Security Administration officers at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, according to authorities. TSA officials said Makiah Coleman, 19, allegedly attacked the officers as she was going through airport security just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers called it an “unprovoked and brazen physical…

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Florida Senator Proposes Legislation to Take $80 Billion From IRS to Fund Armed Officers at Schools

April 26, 2023
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Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has introduced legislation to put full-time armed law enforcement at every K-12 school nationwide in an effort to prevent mass school shootings. The bill, known as the School Guardian Act, proposes a total of $80 billion in funding for the hirings—money previously made available to the IRS by the Democrats’ Inflation…

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Fate of Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Rests With Parole Board

April 26, 2023
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OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma death row inmate whose scheduled execution in May is opposed by the state’s top prosecutor as well as celebrities such as Kim Kardashian was set to ask the state’s parole board Wednesday to spare his life. Richard Glossip has long maintained his innocence in the 1997 killing of his former boss, motel…

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State Rep: Tennessee Lawmakers Need Access to Shooter’s Manifesto Before Special Session

April 26, 2023
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The chairman of the Tennessee House Republican Caucus, Rep. Jeremy Faison, joins a growing list of officials calling for the writings and manifesto of school shooter Audrey Hale to be released. Hale killed six people, three of which were 9-year-old children, at a Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, on March 27. “Tennesseans are calling for…

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Texas Bill Proposes $25,000 for School Employees Authorized to Act as Armed Guards

April 26, 2023
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A new Texas bill proposes a stipend of up to $25,000 for public school employees, who are authorized to act as armed guards on school grounds. The proposed legislation follows a recent trend of training armed school staff after recent mass shootings at educational facilities across the country. Texas lawmakers advanced House Bill 13 on…

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US Charges North Korean Banker Over Crypto Laundering Conspiracies

April 26, 2023
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The United States has indicted a North Korean banker for his alleged role in cryptocurrency laundering conspiracies designed to buy goods and generate revenue for the North Korean regime. Sim Hyon Sop, a representative of the North Korean Foreign Trade Bank (FTB), was accused of conspiring with over-the-counter crypto traders to launder funds stolen from…

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Minnesota, Alabama State Representatives Expected to Vote on New Gun Control Laws

April 26, 2023
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State legislatures from the North and the South are considering gun control legislation this week. The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to pass HF 2890, an Omnibus Bill that includes universal background checks and Minnesota’s version of the extreme risk protection order, or red flag law. On the other side of the country, the…

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Florida’s Killer Clown Case Finally Ends With Plea Deal

April 26, 2023
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A clown came to Marlene Warren’s door on a May morning in 1990, handed her carnations and balloons and then shot her dead in front of her son. On Tuesday, her husband’s second wife finally pleaded guilty to being the killer, closing a case that is strange even by Florida standards. Sheila Keen-Warren,…

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