WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked the plea agreements for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and two other defendants, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi. This decision reintroduces the possibility of the death penalty for these individuals, reversing a deal that would have sentenced them to life imprisonment in exchange for guilty pleas.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Revokes Plea Deals for 9/11 Defendants, Reinstating Death Penalty Possibility

New York State

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke for the first time Tuesday on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the men accused in al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks, saying that the depth of American losses and sacrifice on 9/11 demand that the military commission trial goes ahead. “This wasn't a...

Pentagon head defends decision to revoke plea deal for 9/11 defendants

New York Post

Lawyers for three alleged 9/11 terrorists fumed Wednesday at Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to revoke plea deals that would’ve spared their clients the death penalty, calling the move “corrupt.” 

“We have had an unprecedented act by a government official to pull back what was a valid agreement,” Walter Ruiz, a lawyer for Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, said during a hearing in Guantanamo Bay, according to CNN. 

“For us, it raises very serious questions about continuing to engage in a system that seems so obviously corrupt and rigged,” he added. 



Austin, 70, scrapped plea deals last week that were extended to Hawsawi,...

Lawyers for accused 9/11 terrorists say move to revoke plea deal was ‘corrupt’

Pennsylvania State

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke for the first time Tuesday on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the men accused in al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks, saying that the depth of American losses and sacrifice on 9/11 demand that the military commission trial goes ahead.

Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants

Colorado State

Pueblo County, CO

Colorado's second-highest court on Thursday concluded an attorney did not violate his client's constitutional right to make key decisions about his defense when the lawyer unilaterally told the jury his client committed some of the charged crimes. The U.S. Supreme Court has provided guidance in recent years about when criminal...

Appeals court takes no issue with defense lawyer who admitted client's guilt at trial

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

Chad Doerman accepted a plea deal in a surprise court appearance Friday, a year after he "lined up" and shot his 3, 4 and 7-year-old sons to death ... while the boys' mother and sister witnessed the horrific massacre. Chad Doerman, who was accused of killing his three young sons,...

Father Who Killed Three Sons Execution Style In Front of Mom Sentenced After Plea Deal

Wide Open Country

A United States fugitive lasted 20 years as a police officer without raising suspicion. Per CBS, Antonio 'El Diablo' Riano was wanted for a fatal shooting. At a bar in Ohio, Riano shot Benjamin Becarra in the face after a heated argument. WXIX went on to further report on the horrific circumstances of the shooting.

‘America’s Most Wanted’ Fugitive Worked For 20 Years As A Police Officer While Wanted For Murder

Los Angeles, CA

NCIS: Los Angeles actor Gabriel Olds was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting at least three women across the country, police announced this week. Olds, 52, was arrested Monday by the Los Angeles Police Department on seven felony sexual assault charges, and is now being held on a $3.5 million bond, according to public records. Police said the women told officers that Olds lured them in using his status as an actor and alum of Yale University, a prestigious Ivy League school, before becoming violent.

‘NCIS: Los Angeles’ actor accused of raping women he’d lured in with his Hollywood, Ivy League status on dating apps

Followers of Donald Trump are calling for a boycott of Dunkin’ Donuts after the chief executive of Rumble claimed that the coffee chain refused to advertise on the conservative video platform because its “right-wing culture”. Rumble has joined Elon Musk’s X in a lawsuit against a number...

MAGA fans call for boycott of Dunkin Donuts: ‘The Bud Lite treatment’

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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

North Carolina State

Fort Bragg, NC

Military Times

Christopher Hammond was ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution and forfeiture for selling stolen equipment meant for his unit.

Army warrant officer sentenced for selling $2 million in stolen gear

Savannah, GA

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

Minnesota State

JD Vance sparked a firestorm this week when he accused fellow veteran and Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, of abandoning his unit before it deployed to Iraq. “When the United States Marine Corps … asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country, I did it,”...

What JD Vance did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him

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

Nashville, TN

Law & Crime

A man who was arrested for allegedly throwing chairs from the balcony of a hotel in the early hours of the morning in Nashville was apparently irate and ranting about Donald Trump and according to police, as he was being booked declared: "Trump needs to die because he was a liar."
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Podcaster Joe Rogan has promptly walked back what many listeners took to be an endorsement of independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. He made the comments on Thursday's episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, explaining that he believed Kennedy's political inexperience made him less likely to lie to voters.

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New York City, NY

Fox News

A migrant accused of assaulting two New York City police officers earlier this year accepted a plea deal in court Monday that will see him serve a year in jail.

Illegal immigrant in vicious Times Square attack on NYPD cops will spend year in jail with plea deal

Utah State

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah has now ended its decade-long execution hiatus after an inmate was put to death for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother. Taberon Dave Honie died by lethal injection early on Thursday morning at the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City. In his final words, the 48-year-old...

Utah carries out first execution since 2010 as inmate put to death for murder of ex-girlfriend’s mother

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

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Attorney for alleged 9/11 plotter says Pentagon was ‘corrupt’ to revoke plea deal

Defense attorneys for a group of alleged 9/11 plotters slammed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision last week to revoke an agreed-upon plea deal that would spare...

Attorney for alleged 9/11 plotter says Pentagon was ‘corrupt’ to revoke plea deal

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