The Hill

Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned Sunday that an Israeli invasion of Lebanon against Hezbollah could spark opposition from Iran, potentially putting U.S. troops in the region at risk. The comments underline Biden administration pressure on the Israeli government not to move against Hezbollah, as tensions rise in…

Joint Chiefs chair warns Iran would come to Hezbollah’s aid

Reuters

(Reuters) - More than 100 victims and relatives of victims of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants in Israel sued Iran, Syria and North Korea on Monday, accusing the countries of providing Hamas support and demanding at least $4 billion in damages.

Victims of Hamas attack sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in U.S. court

Fox News

It's clear that Iran's supreme leader, whose loyalty to Russian anti-West aggression is unmistakable, is accelerating efforts to achieve nuclear weapons as quickly as possible.

Iran's ayatollah wants the nuclear bomb before Nov. 5

The very mention of Cyprus adds a new dimension to the Israel-Hamas conflict. It risks drawing a European Union nation into a war that has already spread across the Middle East and puts the spotlight on Cyprus’s ties with Israel.

Why Hezbollah is threatening this tiny European country

NBC News

Transgender and nonbinary middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz ran the second fastest time ever of any American in the women’s 1500-meter race at the U.S. Olympic Trials Sunday, qualifying for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Hiltz, who uses they/them pronouns, charged ahead of Elle St. Pierre and Emily Mackay...

Transgender runner Nikki Hiltz is headed to the Paris Olympics

Georgia State

Cooperstown, NY

All five people aboard a small single-engine plane, including a family from Georgia with two children, died in a crash as the family was flying home from a baseball tournament in Cooperstown, New York, authorities said Monday. The single-engine Piper Malibu Mirage departed from Oneonta Municipal Airport in central New...

Family flying from New York baseball tournament, including 2 kids, killed in small plane crash

Norfolk County, MA

A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors said they were at an impasse in the murder trial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend in 2022. The decision came on the fifth day of deliberations and after a nine-week trial in a courthouse...

Prosecutors say they plan to retry Karen Read after mistrial declared in murder case

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Hurricane Beryl has become an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm as it inches closer to the Windward Islands, bringing life-threatening winds and storm surge to the Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. Beryl expanded its strength for two days, reaching Category 4 strength on a scale of 5 on...

Beryl becomes 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 hurricane expected to bring life-threatening conditions to Caribbean

Utica, NY

Crowds in Utica, N.Y., protested a press conference held by the city's mayor and police chief following a fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy. Body camera and cell phone captured officers approaching Nyah Mway, who reportedly had an air gun in his hand. WKTV's Jolene Ferris reports.

Crowds protest Utica officials after teenager fatally shot by police

SEOUL, South Korea — A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection in South Korea’s capital, killing nine people, will be investigated on allegations of accidental homicide, police said Tuesday. The car hit several people Monday night in central Seoul, after reportedly going in the...

Car strikes pedestrians in South Korean capital, killing 9

Arizona State

The company behind former President Donald Trump's new sneaker line filed a lawsuit Monday alleging the sale and promotion of counterfeit shoes by a series of people and business entities. The suit, filed in federal court in Arizona, claims trademark and copyright violations. The defendants are not named — the...

Trump sneaker knockoffs spark lawsuit over copyright infringement

New Hampshire State

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by two points in a New Hampshire, a stark contrast to 2020 when Biden won the state, says NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki. Democrats are facing a challenging decision on the path forward, complicated further by Vice President Harris’ weak favorability numbers.

Kornacki: New poll shows Biden’s debate performance reinforced concerns about his age

Uvalde, TX

Families who lost loved ones in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, said the Thursday arrest of former school district police chief Pete Arredondo is not a “happy moment” and are calling for more indictments. Arredondo, 52, was arrested on an indictment charging him with 10...

Families of Uvalde massacre victims say charges against former school police chief 'not enough'

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Female suicide bombers targeted a wedding, a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attacks in northern Nigeria that killed at least 18 people, local authorities said Sunday. The first suicide bomber detonated an explosive device during a marriage celebration in the northeastern town of Gwoza at...

Suspected female suicide bombers kill at least 18 in Nigeria, authorities say

Alexandria, VA

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Cheryl E Preston

The SBC has removed another church from it's fellowship. First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, is the latest casualty in the Southern Baptist Convention's war on churches that accept women pastors. The Independent reports that on Tuesday, delegates attending the SBC annual meeting voted 6,759 to 563 to oust the congregation.

A Historic Virginia church was expeled from SBC for asserting that women can be senior pastors

NEWARK, N.J. — Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of a star from Bravo's "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," was convicted today of planning an assault on his ex-wife’s current husband in exchange for a lavish wedding reception, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. The 59-year-old Franklin Lakes resident was found guilty after a two-and-a-half-week trial before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court.

Real Housewives Star's Ex Convicted of Violent Assault

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Iran to hold runoff election between reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili

Iran will hold a runoff presidential election on Friday, July 5, after an initial vote saw reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian and hard-liner Saeed Jalili each fall...

Iran to hold runoff election between reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili

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