US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table. Deals with Mohammed and two alleged accomplices announced Wednesday had appeared to have moved their long-running cases toward resolution -- but sparked anger among some relatives of those killed on September 11, 2001, as well as criticism from leading Republican politicians.

US scraps plea deal with 9/11 mastermind

CBS Minnesota

Washington — The alleged architect of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that killed nearly 3,000 people has reached a plea deal, according to the Department of Defense, along with two of his alleged accomplices. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, the man accused of masterminding the terrorist attack, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, were captured in 2003, but their cases have faced years of legal delays over whether the evidence extracted during their interrogations was admissible in court.The Pentagon did not release details of the plea deal. According to the New York Times, the deal includes guilty...

9/11 defendants including Khalid Shaikh Mohammad reach plea deal

A devastated mom was handed a jail sentence after she burnt her daughter's rapist alive following his release from prison. Spanish woman María del Carmen García's daughter Verónica was just 13 years old when she was raped at knifepoint by her neighbor Antonio Cosme in 1998. The rapist was sentenced to nine years in prison for the crime but in June 2005 he was on day release when he approached María at a bus stop near her home outside of Alicante.

Mom burnt 13-year-old daughter's rapist alive after he taunted her while out of prison

Washington, DC

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Disclaimer: This article mentions murder and gun violence. Reader discretion is advised. In October 2002, two snipers terrorized America’s capital region as they murdered people across the Washington D.C. area over a span of three weeks. Several movies and documentaries over the years have depicted the Beltway sniper attacks. It has been more than two decades since the tragedy and one of the DC sniper killers continues to sit behind bars.

DC Sniper Killers: Where Are Lee Boyd Malvo & John Allen Muhammad Now?

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Orange County, CA

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Corcoran, CA

NewSantaAna

CORCORAN – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are investigating the July 28, 2024, death of an incarcerated person at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility as a homicide.

Pimp arrested in Orange County killed by an inmate at a state prison

Young Thug’s trial is in disarray due to two secret meetings between prosecutors and the case’s former judge. Young Thug’s RICO trial experienced a new twist when defense attorneys learned of a second secret meeting between Judge Ural Glanville and the prosecution. The case’s former judge and prosecutors disparaged attorney Jonathan Melnick, who represented key witness Kenneth Copeland, in the meeting.

Young Thug Trial: Defense Uncovers “More Rot” In Controversial Case

WashingtonExaminer

AFTER 20 YEARS, A DEAL SPARES LIVES OF 9/11 PLOTTERS: The word first came in a letter from military prosecutors to families of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, obtained by the New York Times. A Pentagon statement followed confirming “pretrial agreements” had been entered before a Military Commission judge for Khalid […]

Deal to allow 9/11 plotters to escape death penalty sparks outrage from families of victims

Axios

After Simone Biles cemented her status as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time at the Paris Olympics, she took an apparent dig at former President Trump on Friday. Why it matters: It's one of the few overtly political moments at the Paris Games but underscores Biles' sense of triumph after she drew flak from Trump's now-running mate JD Vance for leaving the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health.

"I love my black job": Simone Biles takes apparent dig at Trump

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Three accused terrorists -- including the alleged mastermind behind 9/11 -- just cut a deal with federal prosecutors to avoid a potential death penalty ... tying up a years-long saga.

Alleged 9/11 Mastermind & Accomplices Cut Deal with Prosecutors to Avoid Death Penalty

For nearly a month, about 300 staffers at the country's largest labor union haven't worked or been paid. Their employer, the National Education Association, took the rare step of locking them out of work last month amid contract negotiations. Why it matters: Barring employees from work, i.e., a lockout, is...

The largest labor union in the U.S. locked out its staff

New York Post

The grieving families of the heroic first responders killed in the Sept. 11 attacks slammed a plea deal struck Wednesday that allows three alleged terrorists — including accused mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad — to avoid the death penalty.

”I feel like I was kicked in the balls,” said retired NYPD officer Jim Smith, whose wife, Moira Smith, was the only female police officer killed in the terror attacks.

“The prosecution and families have waited for 23 years to have our day in court to put on the record what these animals did to our loved ones,” Smith told The Post.







“They took that opportunity away from us,”...

Families of 9/11 victims rip plea deal allowing mastermind KSM to avoid death penalty

A plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two accomplices was abruptly revoked on Friday, just two days after it was reached. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the change in a memo relieving Guantánamo Bay war court overseer Susan K Escallier of duty over the capital case.

9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed’s plea deal revoked by Defense Secretary, death penalty back on table

POLITICO

The plea agreement comes more than 16 years after their prosecution began.

Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty

Georgia State

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Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Polk County, FL

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

The Independent

Sitting on a video link from the Welsh prison where he had spent most of his adult life, Leighton Williams said what he witnessed in a courtroom 274km (170 miles) away “didn’t seem real”.He was being freed, a judge in London told him, after ruling that the controversial indeterminate sentence he was handed for a drunken fight aged 19 was a mistake.He should have been given a five-year determinate sentence and would probably have been freed after serving half that time. He would have been out by the time he was 22.But now aged 36 and having served more than...

‘I missed out on growing up’: Father robbed of 16 years before indefinite jail term quashed

Orange County, FL

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On July 14th, an unsettling incident occurred in Orange County that has captured the community’s attention and sympathy. Two dogs were abandoned in a most distressing manner, pushed out of a moving vehicle. The situation took a turn for the worse when one of the dogs was hit by the car, resulting in serious injuries.

Two dogs were dumped and pushed out of a car in Florida, and one of them screamed

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Accused 9/11 orchestrator's plea revoked

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin withdrew a plea agreement that would have taken the death penalty off the table for the man accused of orchestrating the 9/11...

Accused 9/11 orchestrator's plea revoked

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