Yahoo News

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced Monday that it had recovered $2.3 million in cryptocurrency from criminal hackers who compromised a major U.S. pipeline in mid-May that resulted in fuel outages and hoarding across the East Coast for six days.

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a seizure warrant on Monday, allowing the DOJ to take action to confiscate a large chunk of the $4.4 million paid by Colonial Pipeline to the DarkSide ransomware operators, who demanded payment in exchange for unlocking their victims’ stolen digital files. Continue reading “Justice Department recovers majority of Colonial Pipeline ransom: ‘We turned the tables on DarkSide’”

United States Department of Justice

Today, the Department of Justice announced two new steps to help address the continuing epidemic of gun violence affecting communities across the country. First, the department issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that makes clear that when individuals use accessories to convert pistols into short-barreled rifles, they must comply with the heightened regulations on those dangerous and easily concealable weapons. Second, the department published model legislation to help states craft their own “extreme risk protection order” laws, sometimes called “red flag” laws. By sending the proposed rule to the Federal Register and publishing the model legislation today, the department has met the deadlines that the Attorney General announced alongside President Biden in April.   Continue reading “Justice Department Issues Proposed Rule and Model Legislation to Reduce Gun Violence”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Monday that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons are ineligible to apply to become permanent residents.

Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the court that federal immigration law prohibits people who entered the country illegally and now have Temporary Protected Status from seeking “green cards” to remain in the country permanently. Continue reading “Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status”

Yahoo News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge Friday overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms.

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled that the state’s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states and by the U.S. Supreme Court.

“Under no level of heightened scrutiny can the law survive,” Benitez said. He issued a permanent injunction against enforcement of the law but stayed it for 30 days to give state Attorney General Rob Bonta time to appeal. Continue reading “U.S. judge overturns California’s ban on assault weapons”

Yahoo News

HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with a 2019 drug raid that killed both homeowners.

Steven Bryant admitted in his guilty plea Tuesday that he lied and obstructed the resulting investigation in the raid, the Houston Chronicle reported. Continue reading “Ex-officer pleads guilty in connection with fatal drug raid”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Meat shortage averted? 

JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, announced: “they are on schedule to resume production at all of their facilities on Thursday.”

Employees began returning to JBS’ shuttered meat plants on Wednesday, a day after the company’s beef operations were halted across the country following a ransomware attack over the weekend.  Continue reading “JBS Reopens All Meat Plants Thursday As Crisis Averted”

Daily Beast – by Jamie Ross

Two foster kids—aged 12 and 14—allegedly broke into a Florida home late Tuesday, found a huge stash of firearms, then used the guns in a 30-minute shootout with a team of sheriff’s deputies. According to WKMG, the incident happened at a home in Volusia County where the owner had left behind an AK-47, a pump shotgun, a handgun, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Continue reading “Two Florida Foster Kids, Aged 12 and 14, Break Into Home and Start Shootout With Deputies”

Yahoo News

A Texas man was arrested Friday after law enforcement intercepted a message indicating that he was planning to proceed with a mass shooting at a Walmart, police said.

“Coleman Thomas Blevins, age 28, of Kerrville, was arrested by the KCSO Special Operations Division in the 1000 block of Junction Highway on Friday, May 28th, on a warrant for a Terroristic Threat to Create Public Fear of Serious Bodily Injury. Supporting the arrest were the DPS-CID, FBI, Kerrville PD Patrol Division, and US Secret Service,” the Kerr County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook statement Sunday night. Continue reading “Texas man arrested for allegedly planning mass shooting at Walmart: Police”

Fox News

A manhunt was underway in the Miami area early Sunday after three gunmen opened fire on a crowd of people at a banquet hall, killing at least two and wounding about 25, according to reports.

At least one wounded person was in critical condition, the Miami Herald reported. Continue reading “Florida shooting at Miami-area banquet hall leaves at least 2 dead, about 25 wounded: reports”

Yahoo News

Multiple cans of gasoline, 12 firearms and approximately 22,000 rounds of various types of ammunition were found by law enforcement at the home of the gunman who fatally shot nine of his fellow employees at a light-rail yard in San Jose, California, local authorities announced Friday. Officials said that the suspect, Samuel Cassidy, 57, “was prepared to use his firearms to take as many lives as he possibly could.”

“It is clear that this was a planned event,” a statement from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office read. Continue reading “22,000 rounds of ammunition found in San Jose shooter’s home”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON — After years of failed attempts to pass a firearms background check bill, two senators think they have a path to agreement — at least on one key component of a deal.

Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, have been quietly negotiating a way to bolster background check rules by making a small but consequential tweak to current law, which they say would close an unintended loophole in the system that has led to preventable mass shootings. Continue reading “A quiet bipartisan effort on gun background checks may have a path to a deal”

LA Times

Nine people were killed, including the gunman, in a shooting Wednesday morning at a San Jose rail yard, authorities said.

The suspect set his own house on fire, then drove to a Valley Transportation Authority union meeting and began shooting, law enforcement sources said.

The gunman was identified by sources as Samuel Cassidy, 57, a maintenance worker at the VTA. Continue reading “Nine dead after gunman opens fire at San Jose rail yard”

Yahoo News

A birthday party invitation that went viral on TikTok brought hundreds of people to a raucous celebration on a Southern California beach Saturday night, prompting police to declare an unlawful assembly and arrest nearly 150 people after they refused orders to disperse.

The massive gathering began with a now-deleted video posted on the popular social media app from a user named adrian.lopez517, who invited anyone to his birthday party by Huntington Beach’s fire pits Saturday night, The Orange County Register reported Sunday. The hashtag “AdriansKickBack” received more than 180 million views on TikTok. Continue reading “Viral video drew hundreds to California party; 149 arrested”

CBS New York

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Two people were killed and a dozen others were wounded in a mass shooting at a New Jersey house party over the weekend.

Gun fire seemed to come from out of nowhere during a birthday party at a home in Fairfield Township on Saturday night, CBS2’s Dick Brennan reported. Continue reading “Suspect Kevin Dawkins, 36, Arrested In Mass Shooting At Fairfield Township, NJ House Party; ‘Not A Random Act Of Violence’ Attorney General Says”

MSN – USA Today

FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, N.J. – A manhunt was underway Sunday for a gunman who opened fire at a crowded house party, killing two people, wounding 12 more and shocking a quiet, rural community 50 miles south of Philadelphia.

State Police, called to the scene just before midnight Saturday, said they arrived to find the bodies of a  30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman. One of the wounded partygoers was hospitalized in critical condition, police said in a statement. Continue reading “Manhunt underway after gunman kills 2, wounds 12 in New Jersey house party shooting rampage”

MSN – CNN

Israeli security forces used stun grenades and rubber bullets against Palestinians outside the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, where thousands of worshipers had been attending Friday prayers, puncturing a half-day of calm brought on by a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

A CNN journalist at the mosque compound said dozens of Israeli officers hit journalists with batons and tried to point rifles at them, calling them “liars” when they showed them their press cards. Continue reading “Israeli forces clash with Palestinians outside Al Aqsa mosque after Gaza ceasefire”

Algemeiner

Multiple arrests have reportedly been made after violent attacks, including with incendiary devices, appeared to target Jews in the Times Square area of New York City on Thursday afternoon.

The incidents follow a wave of similar attacks on Jewish people around the world as Israel battled Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip in recent days. Continue reading “‘Frightening’ Firework Attacks Target New York City’s Heavily Jewish Diamond District”

Fox News

Mounted Border Patrol officers arrested nearly three dozen border crossers decked out in camo near the Arizona–New Mexico state line, an official said Thursday.

“The Douglas Station’s #Horse Patrol Unit arrested a group of 32 migrants after illegally crossing the border,” interim Chief Patrol Agent for the Tucson Sector John Modlin announced on Twitter. “The 32 Mexican Nationals utilized camouflage clothing to blend into the surrounding vegetation.” Continue reading “Border Patrol nabs 32 Mexican nationals dressed in camo in Arizona”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Emmitsburg, PA — One of the most oft-repeated phrases by the police apologist crowd goes like this, “if you don’t want to get shot by police, don’t do anything wrong.” Time and again, the Free Thought Project blows this myth out of the water by reporting extreme cases of completely innocent people being beaten, arrested, and even killed — and they had “done nothing wrong.”

In the following example, an innocent child in Pennsylvania was nearly turned into Swiss cheese by a Frederick County sheriff’s deputy and Pennsylvania trooper who mistook him for a murder suspect and opened fire on him. The cowardly, trigger happy duo fired 8 rounds at the innocent bystander, whose only “crime” was crossing paths with these two cops. Continue reading “Cops Mistake Innocent Child for Criminal, Open Fire, Dumping 8 Rounds at Him”

Zero Hedge – by Thomas Lifson, American Thinker

Take it from the New York Times and Washington Post: nothing to see here, move along. Definitely not a bribe.

Emails recovered from Hunter Biden’s abandoned laptop reveal that while Joe Biden was vice president, a trust for his grandchildren – the children of his late son Beau Biden – received a hundred thousand dollars from a foundation controlled by former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who was a lawyer for 3 corrupt foreign businessmen, later convicted and imprisoned.
 Continue reading “Why Did Former FBI Director Freeh Give $100k To A Trust For VP Biden’s Grandkids In 2016?”