US sanctions Palestinian group involved in West Bank violence
The United States has sanctioned a militant Palestinian group that has professed involvement in a series of shootings in the city of Nablus over the last two years.
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YouTube toughens policy on gun videos and youth; critics say proof will be in enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — YouTube is changing its policies about firearm videos in an effort to keep potentially dangerous content from reaching underage users.
Kennedy Calls for Secret Service Detail on Anniversary of Father’s Killing
On the 56th anniversary of his father’s assassination, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, again pleaded on Wednesday to be granted Secret Service protection, arguing in an interview on Fox News that he was at an elevated risk of being targeted because of his family history.
Washington man sentenced for 20 ‘swatting’ calls of false threats in US, Canada
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses, has been sentenced to three years in prison, U.S. authorities said.
Illinois man gets life in prison for killing of Iowa grocery store worker
MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — An Illinois man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing an Iowa grocery store worker in what police called a “random act of violence.”
Ron Edmonds, 77, Whose Camera Captured the Shooting of Reagan, Dies
Ron Edmonds, a photographer for The Associated Press who won a Pulitzer Prize for a dramatic series of pictures of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan and the takedown of the gunman outside a Washington hotel in 1981, died on Fridayin Falls Church, Va. He was 77.
Two Ottawa mothers express fear for their children’s safety amid rising antisemitism
Two Ottawa mothers recently sat their young children down for a difficult conversation about antisemitism — much earlier than they had planned.
Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday’s immigration announcement
McALLEN, TEXAS (AP) — At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S.