Crime
Mexican National Gets 9½ Years for Trafficking 56 Pounds of Meth After Illegal Reentry
Pablo DeJesus Peralta Anguis, deported and back in the U.S. within days, sentenced to 9½ years for possessing 56 pounds of methamphetamine in Kansas City.
Immigration
Immigration
Border Patrol Agents Catch Illegal Immigrant With Fake Documents at Laredo Checkpoint
U.S. Border Patrol agents intercepted an illegal immigrant using fraudulent identification documents at a Laredo, Texas, checkpoint on Interstate 35.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Cuban Felon Who Defied Removal Order for 26 Years in Miami
ICE arrested Elias Cardoza-Torres, 58, a Cuban illegal immigrant with seven convictions who ignored a removal order issued more than 26 years ago.
Immigration
ICE Detains 3 Cuban Illegal Immigrants in Tennessee Human Trafficking Probe
Five men arrested and nine potential trafficking victims identified in Sumner County, Tennessee, with three Cuban illegal immigrants flagged by ICE.
Immigration
Two Guatemalans Plead Guilty in 2021 Smuggling Crash That Killed Over 50
Two Guatemalan nationals admitted roles in a tractor-trailer crash that killed more than 50 illegal aliens packed among 160 in Chiapas, Mexico.
Crime
Crime
Mexican National Gets 9½ Years for Trafficking 56 Pounds of Meth After Illegal Reentry
Pablo DeJesus Peralta Anguis, deported and back in the U.S. within days, sentenced to 9½ years for possessing 56 pounds of methamphetamine in Kansas City.
Crime
Repeat Sex Offender Gets 27 Years for Exploiting Children Online in Washington
Corbett Lloyd Craig, 42, of Goldendale, Wash., sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for enticing two girls online and possessing child sex abuse material.
Crime
San Antonio Extremist Gets 40 Years for Coercing Children Into Self-Harm
Alexis Chavez, 19, an online leader of a nihilistic violent extremist network tied to 764, sentenced to 40 years for child exploitation.
World
World
Israel Approves Entry of 200-Troop Stabilization Force Into Gaza
Israeli cabinet greenlights deployment of up to 200 International Stabilization Force troops into Gaza as Hamas retains control of 40% of the territory.
World
Ukraine Alleges Russia Feeds Iran Satellite Targeting Data on U.S. Bases
Zelenskyy says Russian satellites surveilled four U.S.-linked air bases in the Gulf, with imagery passed to Iran for strike planning.
World
Israel-Lebanon Framework Ties IDF Withdrawal to Hezbollah Disarmament
The trilateral U.S.-Israel-Lebanon framework signed June 26 conditions Israeli withdrawal on verified Hezbollah disarmament, but the group rejects the deal outright.
World
Saudi Arabia Strikes Sanaa Airport to Block Houthi Flight to Khamenei Funeral
Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa International Airport to prevent a Houthi delegation from flying to slain Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei's funeral, triggering retaliatory missile fire.
Faith
Faith
Islamic Extremists Kill 30 Christians in Nigerian Village, Eight Children Among Dead
Gunmen killed 30 Christians, including eight children, in Naridon village in Nigeria's Kaduna state as local leaders plead for international intervention.
Faith
Drone Strike Kills Eight at Ethiopian Monastery During Worship Service
A drone strike hit Arsema Monastery in Ethiopia's Amhara Region during worship, killing two nuns and six priests amid ongoing conflict.
Faith
Maharashtra Orders Statewide Audit of Christian Properties After $31M Fraud Claim
India's Maharashtra state ordered a three-month audit of all church and Christian organization land holdings, alarming Christian communities facing rising pressure.
Faith
Iran Orders 20 Christian Families Evicted to Seize Historic Tehran Church
Iranian authorities are confiscating St. Peter's Evangelical Church in Tehran, evicting 20 Armenian and Assyrian families from the 10-acre compound.
Security
Security
Maryland Man Gets 15 Years for Plot to Join ISIS, Target Jews
Michael Sam Teekaye Jr., 22, sentenced to 15 years for attempting to join ISIS and planning attacks against Jewish targets in Maryland.
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Faith
Pope Leo XIV Challenges Spain's Parliament on Abortion, Euthanasia in Historic Address
Pope Leo XIV became the first pontiff to address Spain's Congress of Deputies, challenging lawmakers on abortion and euthanasia protections.
Immigration
Mexican National Deported Five Times Sentenced to 14 Months in Illinois
Manuel Alberto Cortes Cuan, 38, a Mexican national deported five times, received 14 months in federal prison for unlawful re-entry after arrest in Lyons, Ill.
Crime
Four Convicted in $40M Trust Tax Shelter Scheme in Colorado Federal Court
A federal jury in Colorado convicted four promoters of a sham trust tax shelter that cost the U.S. approximately $40 million.
Immigration
British Illegal Immigrant Pleads Guilty After Walking Into Maine From Quebec
Hameed Mohammed Nagi, 21, pleaded guilty in Bangor to illegal entry and lying to FBI agents after crossing into Somerset County from Canada.
Faith
Pope Leo XIV Lands in Spain, Jokes About Competing With Bad Bunny for Youth
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Madrid for a seven-day visit to Spain, his fourth apostolic journey, with stops in Barcelona and the Canary Islands.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Gang Member in Chicago After Police Refused Federal Warrant
ICE Chicago arrested a previously deported La Raza gang member after Chicago Police refused to honor a federal warrant and released him.
Faith
Ethiopian Christian Flees Somali Border After Islamist Death Threats Over Gospel Ministry
Teshome Getachew fled with his family from the Ethiopian-Somali border to Dire Dawa in July 2025 after Islamist extremists threatened to kill him for preaching Christianity.
Family
Cleveland Clinic Agrees to End Pediatric Gender Procedures, Fund Detransition Care
Cleveland Clinic will pay $308,000 and commit $2 million for detransition care under a DOJ resolution ending sex-rejecting procedures on minors.
Faith
ICC Report Documents Communist Vietnam's Persecution of Christians
International Christian Concern publishes new report examining religious freedom and Christian persecution under Vietnam's communist regime.
Faith
Islamist ADF Militants Kill 24 Christians in Eastern Congo, 40 Dead in a Week
Allied Democratic Forces attacked Mbau village near Beni City, killing at least 24 Christians including a pastor and his wife, days after 15 died in Ngadi.
Security
Houthi Leader Pledges Escalation Readiness, Full Coordination With Iran Axis
Abdulmalik al Houthi vows readiness to confront the U.S. and Israel while IRGC commander threatens to close the Bab al Mandeb Strait.
World
Russia Reopens 16 Military Schools to Rebuild Officer Corps Depleted by Ukraine War
Moscow is reopening 16 military schools and academies through 2034 to address a severe officer shortage caused by heavy casualties and rapid force expansion since 2022.