Columbus, OH

USA TODAY

Gershkovich, a 32-year-old American, was sentenced to 16 years after 478 in a Russian prison. His case has been condemned around the world as a sham.

Russian court sentences Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison

Fox News

Ksenia Karelina, who was detained in February, has made her first court appearance since last week's prisoner swap deal between the West and Russia.

American ballerina left out of Russia prisoner swap pleads guilty to treason: report

The New Republic

The Egyptian government may have given $10 million to Donald Trump in 2017, violating U.S. law—but the investigation into the payment was squashed by Attorney General William Barr. The Washington Post reports, citing unnamed sources, that an investigation began in 2017 that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi was seeking to give Trump $10 million to boost his 2016 election campaign. Federal investigators discovered in 2019 that, only five days before Trump was sworn into office, nearly $10 million in cash was withdrawn on behalf of an organization linked to Egyptian intelligence. In the U.S., receiving funds from overseas is...

How Bill Barr Killed Secret Probe on Whether Egypt Paid Trump Millions

TheDailyBeast

The FBI foiled a Pakistani national’s plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump and more American officials last month, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday.Asif Merchant, 46, was arrested July 12 for targeting officials who are “hurting Pakistan and the world, [the] Muslim world.” Merchant was preparing to leave the country after he thought his hired hitmen, who were actually undercover FBI agents, were ready to carry out his orders in late August or early September.Merchant was hoping to recruit roughly 25 people to help him with his plans, with some forming a protest to cause mayhem as a...

FBI Stopped Plot to Kill Donald Trump With Reported Ties to Iran

23 states have either renewed or amended their declarations of intervention in the ongoing International Court of Justice (ICJ) case brought by Ukraine against Russia concerning allegations of genocide in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, according to a Tuesday ICJ press release. Six states have maintained their original declarations without...

Ukraine legal battle against Russia gains momentum as 23 states intervene in genocide allegations case

Bethel Park, PA

Would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks' parents contacted law enforcement Saturday hours before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump.

Trump shooter's parents called police hours before assassination attempt

Butler, PA

New York Post

The gunman suspected in the attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday was shot and killed by Secret Service, sources told The Post.

The shooter, identified only as a white male, was in an elevated sniper position located hundreds of yards away from Trump’s podium in Butler, Pa. as he spoke to a campaign crowd, sources said.













Rifle used in Trump assassination attempt belonged to shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks’ father: report



Bullets rang out in the middle of his remarks, Trump putting his hand to his right ear before being tackled to the ground by Secret Service agents.

Seconds later, Trump rose...

Gunman behind attempted assassination on Trump had head blown off by Secret Service, sources say; rally-goer killed

FBI agents told reporters on Monday that Thomas Crooks was interested in "science" and "experiments," therefore, his family didn't find his many packages suspicious.

Trump assassination attempt: FBI says gunman's family not alarmed by chemical purchases prior to shooting

Pennsylvania State

Jupiter, FL

The Independent

A Florida man has been accused of urging that Donald Trump’s would-be assassin deserves a “congressional Medal of Honor” despite lamenting that he wasn’t a “better shot” in a series of disturbing Facebook threats.Michael Wiseman, 68, from Jupiter, Florida, was arrested by officers from local police on July 19 following a string of social media threats just days after the attempt on Trump’s life.Trump took the stand at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13 when Thomas Crooks fired eight rounds towards the former president striking him in the ear and ausing blood to gush down his face.His life...

Florida man called for Trump gunman to be given congressional Medal of Honor: ‘Why is Trump allowed to live?’

Denver, CO

Members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been given the “green light” to attack and open fire on cops in Denver, a federal memo obtained by The Post reveals.

The gang is already tied to hundreds of crimes, including the shootings of two NYPD cops who were trying to arrest one of its members in June.

“Credible human sources from Colorado provided information on TdA [Tren de Aragua] giving a ‘green light’ to fire on or attack law enforcement,” said the memo, from the Homeland Security Investigations office in Chicago. 



“As you may know, we have a TdA presence...

Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua gives ‘green light’ to members to shoot US cops, Homeland Security memo warns

Beaver County, PA

Business Insider

Jason Woods of the Beaver County SWAT team told ABC that his squad only communicated with Secret Service agents on the ground after the shooting.

A SWAT sniper at the Trump shooting said his team wasn't briefed and 'had no communication' with the Secret Service before the attack

 FBI Director Christopher Wray has raised doubts as to whether or not Donald Trump was struck by a bullet during the assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally earlier this month.Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday about the ongoing investigation into the attempt on the former president’s life and the response of law enforcement agencies that day.When questioned by committee chairman Jim Jordan as to whether the FBI had accounted for all of the bullets at the scene, Wray said that eight spent rounds were recovered from the rooftop of the building from which the gunman opened...

FBI director casts doubts on Trump being struck by bullet during assassination attempt

NewsOne

Black Americans should know that it is perfectly human for us to not grieve or feel angry over Trump's failed assassination, Stacey Patton writes.
The post ‘Is He Dead?’ Why Black People Are Not Grieving The Failed Assassination Of Donald Trump appeared first on NewsOne.

‘Is He Dead?’ Why Black People Are Not Grieving The Failed Assassination Of Donald Trump

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Nine Democrats in the U.S. House sought to strip former President Donald Trump of his Secret Service detail just months before an assassination attempt was made against him on Saturday.
                After Trump survived the shooting, one of their staffers reportedly said in a Facebook post the shooter needed shooting lessons so he wouldn’t “miss the next time.” The post has since been deleted and the staffer has been fired.
            ...

9 House Democrats tried to block Secret Service protection for Trump if he goes to prison

Motive for Thomas Matthew Crooks' Trump rally shooting remains a mystery, according to FBI Director Christopher Wray, which didn't inspire confidence among lawmakers.

FBI's conclusion into attempted Trump assassination after 200 interviews called 'bull----' by lawmaker

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Pittsburgh, PA

ABC News

In a private meeting with Donald Trump last week, FBI agents gave him new, previously undisclosed details about the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate him, sources say.

FBI, in private meeting with Trump, revealed new details about rally shooter: Sources

The author, Professor Emeritus of International Law at Purdue University, argues that Israel faces a complex and potentially catastrophic security scenario involving Iran and North Korea... Credo quia absurdum,. “I believe because it is absurd.”. Tertullian. For conspicuous reasons, the likelihood of direct war between Israel and Iran is increasingly...

‘Absurd Connections’ — Israel, North Korea, and Nuclear War

William L. Calley Jr., the only US Army soldier to be convicted in the 1968 My Lai massacre, which saw more than 300 unarmed Vietnamese civilians killed by US soldiers in one of the most notorious war crimes in American history, has died. He was 80.

William Calley, officer convicted for his role in My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, dead at 80

Florida State

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

NewsBreak

Russia prosecutors ask for 15-year sentence in treason trial of US-Russian dual citizen

The Sverdlovsk Regional Court announced on Thursday that the treason trial of Ksenia Khavana, a dual citizen of the US and Russia, had reached its final...

Russia prosecutors ask for 15-year sentence in treason trial of US-Russian dual citizen

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