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.
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
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-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.
World
Syria Seats 210-Member Parliament as Israeli Clashes Flare Near Border
Syria's new 210-member People's Assembly includes 70 presidential appointees as IDF operations near the Golan ceasefire line continue.
World
Ukraine Offers $6,700 Monthly Pay in Sweeping Military Contract Reforms
Ukraine announced fixed-term military contracts with assault infantry earning 300,000 hryvnias monthly to address chronic manpower shortages.
Faith
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.
Faith
Lahore Court Acquits Blind Christian Jailed 10 Months on False Blasphemy Charge
Nadeem Masih, a visually impaired Christian, was acquitted in Lahore after 10 months in prison on a blasphemy accusation fabricated by park workers.
Faith
Cardinal McElroy Says Exorcist Removal Was About Privacy, Not UFOs
Cardinal Robert McElroy told CNS his removal of Msgr. Stephen Rossetti as Washington exorcist targeted the public nature of the ministry, not UFO beliefs.
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 Calls Eucharist 'Antidote to Division' in Final Audience Before August
Pope Leo XIV devoted his final general audience before Aug. 5 to the Eucharist as a remedy for division in families and communities.
Security
FBI Arrests Two More Suspects in Plot to Attack White House UFC Event
FBI arrested William Falkner in Washington and Jordan Rincker in Missouri for alleged conspiracy to murder government officials at the UFC Freedom 250 event.
Crime
Nicaraguan Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Cruise Ship Sexual Assault of 15-Year-Old
Elias Luis Herrera, a Nicaraguan national and fugitive for over 20 years, pleaded guilty in Houston to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old on a cruise ship.
Immigration
ICE Houston Arrests 735 Criminal Illegal Aliens in May With 1,711 Convictions
ICE Houston arrested 735 criminal illegal aliens in May who accounted for 1,711 criminal convictions, including 495 DWIs and 5 homicides.
Crime
Third Suspect Charged in Plot to Kill Officials at UFC White House Event
A St. Joseph, Mo., man faces conspiracy to commit murder charges in an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.
Faith
Muslim Gunmen Kill 31 Christians in Plateau, Kaduna States in One Week
Armed attackers killed 22 Christians in Kawel and nine in Ungwan Magaji village within days, targeting homes, a hospital, and a pastor.
Immigration
Illegal Immigrant From El Salvador Gets 50 Years for 2005 Kansas Murder
Angel Maria Herrera, 43, sentenced to 50 years for the 2005 murder of Maria Morfin in Lenexa, Kansas, after fleeing to El Salvador for nearly 20 years.
Crime
Mexican National Gets 48 Months for Dealing Meth With Loaded Guns in San Francisco
Javier Velasquez Antunes, a Mexican national illegally in the U.S., was sentenced to 48 months for dealing methamphetamine while possessing firearms in San Francisco.
Immigration
Mexican National With Three Prior Deportations Gets 51 Months in Nevada
Miguel Antonio Murillo-Ramos, a Mexican national with violent felony convictions and three prior deportations, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison in Las Vegas.
Crime
Former Nicaraguan Police Officer Gets 51 Months for Assaulting HSI Agent
Michel Manuel Garcia Rojas, a 39-year-old illegal immigrant from Nicaragua, was sentenced to 51 months for assaulting an HSI agent during a Laken Riley Act arrest.
Faith
Uyghur Christian Pastor Faces Church Demolition Deadline in Xinjiang
Chinese authorities gave a Uyghur house church pastor until June 25 to pay a compliance deposit or face permanent closure and demolition by June 29.
Immigration
CBP Names Two Senior Executives to Lead El Paso Field Office Operations
CBP appoints Ray Provencio as Director of Field Operations and Andrew Douglas as Port Director at the El Paso Field Office.