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A suspected white supremacist has been arrested for allegedly planning to bomb a historic Colorado synagogue.
Richard Holzer, 27, was arrested on Friday just moments after FBI undercover agents bought him what were supposedly two pipe bombs and dynamite to blow up Temple Emanuel in Pueblo. Continue reading “White supremacist arrested for planning to bomb Colorado synagogue”
Two people have been killed and at least a dozen injured in a mass shooting at a university homecoming party in Texas.
Hundreds of students were gathered at The Party Venue in Greenville, near Dallas, to celebrate the start of a new term at Texas A&M Commerce College. Continue reading “Texas mass shooting: Two killed in attack at university homecoming party in Greenville”
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A wildfire in California wine country that may have been caused by a high-voltage transmission line called into question Pacific Gas & Electric’s strategy of selectively cutting off power in windy weather to prevent blazes and could force it to resort to even bigger blackouts affecting millions as early as this weekend.
The repeated shut-offs and the prospect of longer and more widespread ones brought anger down on the utility from the governor and ordinary customers. Continue reading “Bigger, longer blackouts could lie ahead in California”
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong streets descended into chaotic scenes following an unauthorized pro-democracy rally Sunday, as protesters set up roadblocks and torched businesses, and police responded with tear gas and a water cannon.
Protesters tossed firebombs and took their anger out on shops with mainland Chinese ties as they skirmished late into the evening with riot police, who unleashed numerous tear gas rounds on short notice, angering residents and passers-by. Continue reading “Hong Kong descends into chaos again as protesters defy ban”
During the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week, July 14-20, 2019, commercial vehicle enforcement personnel in Canada and the United States took to North America’s roadways to identify drivers engaging in unsafe driving behaviors and issue citations and/or warnings. Officers issued 46,752 citations and 87,624 warnings to drivers for traffic enforcement violations, ranging from speeding to failure to wear a seatbelt. Continue reading “CVSA Releases 2019 Operation Safe Driver Week Results”
(Reuters) – A Texas woman was shot dead by a Fort Worth police officer in her home after she heard noises outside, picked up a handgun and pointed it at a window, the officer’s arrest warrant showed on Tuesday.
Atatiana Jefferson, 28, was playing video games with her 8-year-old nephew around 2:30 am on Saturday when she heard sounds in her backyard, according to the warrant for former Fort Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean’s arrest for alleged murder. Continue reading “Texas woman killed by officer pointed gun after hearing noises”