Crime
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National Guard member shot in DC attempting to break up street fight: police
Guard members told the suspect to drop the weapon, but the suspect began shooting, according to D.C. Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll.
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Oregon officials say school shooter used to be a special needs student at Silver Rail Elementary
Police have identified the slain teacher as 25-year-old Megan Lambert, and the youngest victim as Rhoam Summer, who was just five years old.
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Father who stopped Oregon school shooter hailed as 'absolute hero'
Kaylub Giamanco heard gunshots outside Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, while driving home for his lunch break. He followed the gunman into the school's special education room, where police say he fatally shot the school shooter, who had killed four people.
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Christa Pike's attorneys say client is awake and speaking after failed execution
The development comes after Pike was on a ventilator last week after she survived two rounds of injections of the lethal drug pentobarbital.
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US authorities arrest Washington resident for allegedly conspiring with Canadian school shooter
Van Rootselaar is believed to be the perpetrator behind two shootings in February. The shootings occurred at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence, which resulted in the deaths of eight people and dozens injured.
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Treasury Department dismantles Hamas financing network
The designations are part of a broader, multi-jurisdictional operation led by the Federal Bureau of Investigation to dismantle several Hamas fundraising ventures, including those active inside the United States.
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Former GOP Rep. Rivera sentenced to 10 years for undisclosed Venezuela lobbying
Rivera served from 2011 to 2013 and represented much of the north Miami area. He previously served in the state House of Representatives.
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Sen. Blackburn has a solution to botched lethal injection: 'bring back the electric chair'
"This situation is tragic. Christa Pike should have been executed long ago. Now, this botched process is extending the pain for the family of Colleen Slemmer," Blackburn wrote.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halts execution of woman who survived lethal injection
“Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State’s most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said in a statement.
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Todd Blanche announces charges against 10 foreigners for allegedly voting illegally
The alleged illegal voting included the 2022, 2024, and the 2026 primaries. The foreign nationals charged hail from Brazil, Ghana, and Liberia.
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Federal court halts Tennessee execution of woman convicted of 1995 murder, committed when she was 18
Christa Gail Pike and her boyfriend were convicted of killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, who was a classmate at a job training facility in Knoxville. The case drew national attention in part because of a pentagram that was carved into Slemmer's body.
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Tennessee expected to carry out first female death row execution in 200 years on Wednesday
Pike and her attorneys have asked Lee for clemency, noting her age at the time of the crime and untreated mental illness after a childhood of brutal sexual abuse and neglect, stating she would not be given the same sentence if the crime occurred today.
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Jury finds former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn guilty in murder of his wife
The defendant was charged with a total of nine counts, including murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence, and was found guilty on all counts.