Tag: crime

Trump Sends National Guard to DC, Citing Need to “Reestablish Law, Order and Public Safety”

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will be deploying the National Guard to Washington D.C. in an effort to fight back on crime, despite Mayor Muriel Bowser rejecting his claim of a crime spike.  “This is Liberation Day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” said Trump in a press […]

Columbia Pro-Palestine Student Mohsen Mahdawi Released on Bail

Columbia Pro-Palestine Student Mohsen Mahdawi Released on Bail

Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford ordered the release of Mohsen Mahdawi from prison today. Mahdawi has been released on bail despite the government’s request for Judge Crawford to pause his release, which was pending appeal. Mohsen Mahdawi, a long-time pro-Palestinian activist, was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said […]

Russel Brand Charged With Sexual Assault

Russel Brand Charged With Sexual Assault

Russel Brand was found guilty and charged with rape and sexual assault following an 18-month investigation after four women spoke out about being assaulted by him. The accusations, spanning several years, prompted law enforcement to launch a comprehensive inquiry into Brand’s past behavior and conduct. Russell Edward Brand, 50, is an English comedian and actor. […]

Man Found Dead With Decomposed Woman’s Body in Queens Home

Man Found Dead With Decomposed Woman’s Body in Queens Home

A man was found dead alongside a severely decomposing woman’s body inside of a home in Queens, NYPD sources say. Authorities responded to a 911 call around 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon and discovered the two bodies in the 80th Street Queens home. According to the police, the man was a 57-year-old, and he appeared to […]

Manhattan’s US Attorney Resigns Over Mayor Controversy

Manhattan’s US Attorney Resigns Over Mayor Controversy

Manhattan’s U.S. attorney resigned on Thursday, along with five other Justice Department officials, after refusing to comply with an order to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.  Adams was indicted on September 25, 2024, with one count of conspiracy to receive campaign contributions from foreign nationals and commit wire fraud […]

11 Dead in School Shooting in Sweden

11 Dead in School Shooting in Sweden

On Tuesday, a shooter opened fire at an adult school in the city of Orebro. Police initially responded to a call claiming five people were dead, but the toll quickly increased.  Risbergska is a school for people over 20 who have never finished their formal education or didn’t receive sufficient grades for higher education. There […]

Prosecutors Uncover Additional Criminal Conduct by Mayor Eric Adams

Prosecutors Uncover Additional Criminal Conduct by Mayor Eric Adams

On Monday, January 6, 2025, Federal Prosecutors revealed that New York Mayor Eric Adams was involved with additional criminal activity beyond the bribery charges he faced in September 2024. Adams has been accused of accepting money from the Turkish government, which allegedly prompted him to report back to them on the status of a Turkish […]

Luigi Mangione Returns to New York to Face Federal Charges

Luigi Mangione Returns to New York to Face Federal Charges

On Thursday, December 19, Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, was transported to New York to face federal charges. A mob of armed NYPD officers in military tactical gear, FBI, and New York Mayor Eric Adams paraded Mangione in a perp walk from the helicopter that transported him from Pennsylvania. Images […]

Jay Z Named in Diddy Lawsuit

Jay Z Named in Diddy Lawsuit

The prosecuting attorney in the case against P-Diddy just dropped a bombshell name in the ongoing lawsuit. An accuser known only as “Jane Doe” came forward, claiming Comb raped her when she was just thirteen. This week, she named a second artist, Shawn “Jay Z” Carter.  The woman said the attack happened at a New […]

UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed in Targeted Attack

UnitedHealthcare CEO Killed in Targeted Attack

Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot while leaving his hotel in midtown Manhattan early Wednesday morning. He was on his way to a company conference. Responders rushed Thompson to Mount Sinai West Hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead. The gunman is still at large, and New York City Crime Stoppers […]

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