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Month: December 2023

Man believed to have fired shots at officers before a Virginia house exploded is dead, police say

By MATTHEW BARAKAT and BEN FINLEY Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Authorities have identified the suspect who fired at officers from a duplex in an Arlington, Virginia, neighborhood before the home exploded as James Yoo. Arlington County Police Chief Andy Penn identified Yoo, 56, as the owner of the duplex that exploded. Penn said

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2 plead guilty in fire at Atlanta Wendy’s restaurant during protest after Rayshard Brooks killing

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Two of three people charged with arson in the burning of the Wendy’s restaurant in Atlanta where a police officer fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in June 2020 have pleaded guilty after reaching deals with prosecutors. Chisom Kingston, Natalie White and John Wade were arrested on arson charges

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Texas student disciplined for length of his locs hairstyle returns to class only to be suspended again

By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A Black Texas high school student who has been repeatedly disciplined by his school over the length of his locs hairstyle, returned to regular classes Tuesday after spending 30 days at an alternative school. He was then suspended again for refusing to cut his hair to comply with a dress code policy his family says is discriminatory. On Tuesday morning,

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Harvard, MIT, Penn presidents defend actions in combatting antisemitism on campus

By ANNIE MA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say they are taking steps to combat antisemitism — and Islamophobia — on campus since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. They said Tuesday their schools are increasing security and providing additional counseling

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Courtney Gordon’s relatives say his mental health was declining for months before deadly stabbing rampage in Queens

By CHRISTINA FAN, ELIJAH WESTBROOK Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — As police probe what caused 38-year-old Courtney Gordon to allegedly stab several of his family members to death in Queens, relatives on his mother’s side say signs of his mental health issues were building for months. “He just started

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Paraguay rounds up ex-military leaders in arms smuggling sting carried out with Brazil

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Several former top military officials in Paraguay have been arrested as part of a cross-border law enforcement operation with Brazil to disband an arms smuggling ring that brought firearms from Europe to South America. Paraguay authorities say the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was also involved in the year-long investigation.

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