Faith
Vatican Archive Letter Shows Jesuit Told Pius XII of 6,000 Daily Deaths at Belzec
A Vatican archival letter from 1942 reveals a German Jesuit informed Pope Pius XII's adviser that 6,000 Poles and Jews were killed daily at Belzec.
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SPLM-N Forces Kill Catholic Pastor in Sudan's Nuba Mountains After Ultimatum
Forces linked to the SPLM-N killed Pastor Youhana Al-Amin at Upper Kauda St. Vincent Catholic Parish in Sudan after a 48-hour ultimatum expired.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Haitian Illegal Immigrant Charged With Child Sex Crimes in Massachusetts
Pierre Andy Jean-Louis, 20, faces charges including possession of child pornography after ICE arrested him in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Faith
Ugandan Woman Flees Father's Death Threats After Converting From Islam
A woman identified as Sauda fled her home in Western Uganda after her Muslim father allegedly sent men to kill her for converting to Christianity.
Faith
Christianity Today Published 13,764 MAGA Articles but Just 76 on Fulani Violence
ICC fellow finds leading evangelical outlets devote far more coverage to domestic politics than to persecuted Christians worldwide.
Politics
Politics
Trump Appointee Gregory Gilmore Sworn In as U.S. Attorney in Central Illinois
Gregory M. Gilmore, a 30-year federal prosecutor, was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield.
Politics
Ex-D.C. Housing Authority Employee Pleads Guilty in $15 Million Mortgage Fraud
Richard Cunningham, 55, admitted to defrauding private lenders of $12.1 million using fabricated veterans housing documents and forged HUD vouchers.
Politics
DOJ Launches $300 Million Model Cities Initiative to Cut Violent Crime
The Justice Department will award nearly $300 million to two to four cities that propose comprehensive strategies to reduce violent crime.
Politics
Ex-FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Forex Fraud in Second Federal Prosecution
Former FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Royer pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a forex scheme, agreeing to pay $576,818.83 in restitution to defrauded investors.
Economy
Economy
CBP Uncovers Record $1 Billion in Duty Evasion, 300% Above Annual Average
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has uncovered more than $1 billion in evaded duties under the Enforce and Protect Act, a first in the program's 10-year history.
Immigration
Immigration
Honduran Convicted of Child Sexual Assault Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry in Buffalo
Arlem Bayardo Cabrera-Escoto, 41, previously deported after child sexual assault conviction, sentenced to five months for illegal re-entry in western New York.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Haitian Illegal Immigrant Charged With Child Sex Crimes in Massachusetts
Pierre Andy Jean-Louis, 20, faces charges including possession of child pornography after ICE arrested him in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Immigration
DOJ Files Record 25 Denaturalization Cases Targeting Child Sex Offenders, Violent Criminals
The Justice Department filed 25 denaturalization complaints in two weeks, the largest coordinated effort in history, targeting violent and sexual offenders.
Immigration
Guatemalan Illegal Immigrant Who Injured Nurse in Crash Pleads Guilty to Reentry
Johan Perez-Ventura, 27, deported in 2019, pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after a head-on crash that injured a Cincinnati Children's Hospital nurse.
Crime
Crime
DOJ Sues Montgomery County Over Firearms Ban It Says Violates Supreme Court Ruling
The Justice Department filed suit against Montgomery County, Maryland, alleging its new gun law violates the Second Amendment and the Supreme Court's Wolford decision.
Crime
Maryland Woman Gets 70 Months for Romance Scam That Stole $1.6 Million
Nana Takyiwa Adonu of Odenton, Maryland, sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for laundering $1.6 million in a nationwide romance scam.
Crime
Atlanta World Cup Trafficking Sweep Nets 153 Arrests, Rescues 54 Victims
HSI Atlanta and partners arrested 153 in a 33-day human trafficking operation tied to the World Cup, rescuing 54 victims.
Crime
Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Exploitation in Missouri
Erik Santana-Garcia, 34, of Salt Lake City received 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two minors and illegal reentry after prior deportations.
World
World
Iraq Faces Retaliation Threats as 966 Drone and Missile Strikes Hit Kurdistan
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan warn Baghdad of military retaliation as new data shows 966 attacks on Kurdistan Region since February.
World
Bennett Vows to Declare Qatar Enemy State, Cites IRGC Funding Intelligence
Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says he received intelligence that Qatar funded Iran's IRGC and pledges to declare Doha an enemy state if re-elected.
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.
Faith
Faith
Vatican Archive Letter Shows Jesuit Told Pius XII of 6,000 Daily Deaths at Belzec
A Vatican archival letter from 1942 reveals a German Jesuit informed Pope Pius XII's adviser that 6,000 Poles and Jews were killed daily at Belzec.
Faith
SPLM-N Forces Kill Catholic Pastor in Sudan's Nuba Mountains After Ultimatum
Forces linked to the SPLM-N killed Pastor Youhana Al-Amin at Upper Kauda St. Vincent Catholic Parish in Sudan after a 48-hour ultimatum expired.
Faith
Ugandan Woman Flees Father's Death Threats After Converting From Islam
A woman identified as Sauda fled her home in Western Uganda after her Muslim father allegedly sent men to kill her for converting to Christianity.
Faith
Christianity Today Published 13,764 MAGA Articles but Just 76 on Fulani Violence
ICC fellow finds leading evangelical outlets devote far more coverage to domestic politics than to persecuted Christians worldwide.
Family
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.
Security
Security
Israel Demolishes Hezbollah Tunnels With 700 Tons of Explosives After Drone Attack
Israel destroyed Hezbollah tunnel infrastructure near Beaufort Castle using 700 tons of explosives after a drone struck an IDF vehicle on Ali Taher Ridge.
Security
Jury Convicts Hadi Matar on Terrorism Charges in Salman Rushdie Attack
A federal jury convicted Hadi Matar, 28, of terrorism offenses for his 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.
Security
U.S. and Saudi Warplanes Strike Iranian-Backed Militias Across Eastern Iraq
CENTCOM and Saudi forces hit militia logistics sites in Iraq after over 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks in 72 hours killed PMF fighters.
Security
Lebanese Police Find Hezbollah Arms Cache After Domestic Dispute in Beirut
Lebanese security forces discovered rifles, RPG rounds, detonators, and maps in a Beirut apartment after responding to a family dispute shooting.
Culture
Culture
House Rejects Smithsonian Women's Museum Bill in 204-216 Vote Over Gender Ideology Fight
HR 1329 to establish a Smithsonian women's history museum failed 204-216 after a biological-women amendment split both parties.
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Crime
Five Arrested in New York Medicaid Fraud Schemes Totaling $5 Million
Federal prosecutors charge five in Capital Region Medicaid transportation fraud schemes as part of DOJ's 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown.
Crime
Oregon Man Gets 10 Years for Child Exploitation After Multinational HSI Probe
Matthew Lynn Windom, 55, of Albany, Oregon, sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing child sexual abuse material after an international investigation.
Crime
CBP Officers Find Child Exploitation Material on Maryland Man's Phone at Dulles
CBP officers at Dulles Airport discovered child sexual abuse and bestiality material on a Maryland man's phone, leading to his arrest on Virginia felony charges.
Faith
Nearly 300 Christians Displaced by Hindu Mobs in India's Chhattisgarh
Nearly 300 Christians in India's Sukma district have been forcibly displaced by radical Hindu mobs in 2026, International Christian Concern reports.
Faith
Islamist Mob Assaults Christian Preacher in Bangladesh as Jamaat Influence Grows
A 55-year-old Christian preacher was beaten by Jamaat-e-Islami-linked men in Bangladesh after declaring his faith, part of a rising pattern of attacks.
Security
Somali Pirate Attacks Hit Highest Rate Since 2011 in Gulf of Aden
Somali pirates have seized three vessels and launched multiple attacks in the Gulf of Aden since late April, the worst surge since 2011.
Immigration
Eight Illegal Immigrants Indicted for Stealing Social Security Numbers in Kentucky
Federal agents arrested 13 illegal immigrants and indicted eight for using stolen Social Security numbers to work at a Paducah, Ky., window supply business.
Crime
Romanian Illegal Immigrant Gets 18 Months for EBT Skimming Fraud Scheme
Marius Catalin Trica, smuggled into the U.S. multiple times, sentenced to 18 months for bank fraud targeting vulnerable EBT recipients in New York and Los Angeles.
Immigration
Nicaraguan Tactical Instructor Gets 51 Months for Assaulting HSI Agent in New York
Michel Manuel Garcia Rojas, an illegal immigrant from Nicaragua, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for violently assaulting an HSI agent in New York.
Crime
North Carolina Man Indicted for Child Sexual Abuse at Nepal Orphanage He Founded
Michael Hess, 73, of Davidson, N.C., faces up to 30 years in prison for alleged illicit sexual conduct with a minor at a Nepal orphanage he founded.
Crime
Chilean Illegal Immigrant Gets 45 Months for Identity Fraud Across 7 States
Mayorie Fernandez-Ormeno, 37, sentenced to 45 months and ordered to pay $47,218.84 in restitution for stealing credit cards from 18 victims.
Crime
Dallas Man Gets 30 Years for Sex Trafficking Nine Women Since 2017
Chase Anthony Young, 34, sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for trafficking nine women through force, fraud, and coercion since at least 2017.