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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Immigration
CBP Officers Seize 130 Pounds of Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth at California Ports
CBP officers intercepted more than 130 pounds of narcotics worth $383,091 in two busts at San Ysidro and Calexico East ports of entry.
Faith
Report: 79,323 Killed in Nigeria Mass Casualty Events Since 2019
A joint UN submission documents 79,323 killed and 42,033 civilian deaths in Nigeria's mass casualty events from 2019 to 2025.
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.
Crime
Four MS-13 Members Convicted of Three Murders in Angeles National Forest
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted four MS-13 gang members of three brutal murders committed in the Angeles National Forest in 2017.
Crime
Arizona Couple Sentenced for $12 Million Medicaid Fraud, Bought Lamborghini
Thvoughn and Alexis Curry of New River, Arizona, sentenced to a combined 158 months in prison for defrauding AHCCCS of over $12 million.
Crime
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Shipping Over One Million Fentanyl Pills
Reginald Jones, 36, pleaded guilty to 15 drug trafficking counts after conspiracy shipped over a million fentanyl pills hidden in children's toys.
Immigration
Feds Seize $45 Million in Cocaine, Uncover 1,933-Foot Tunnel Near San Diego
A Homeland Security task force discovered a sophisticated tunnel from Tijuana to a fake San Diego store, seizing over a ton of cocaine and charging four.
Crime
Illegal Immigrant With Kilo of Cocaine, Firearm Gets Nine Years in Oklahoma
Ramon Zuniga-Magdelano, 48, a Mexican national illegally in the U.S., sentenced to 108 months for cocaine distribution and firearm possession.
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.
Crime
Matrix, HealthFair to Pay $56.5 Million Over False Medicare Diagnoses
Matrix Medical Network, HealthFair, and founder Shahriah Ekbatani will pay $56.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations tied to invalid Medicare Advantage diagnoses.
Immigration
Trump Signs Executive Order Tightening Customs Enforcement on Foreign Importers
President Trump signed an executive order empowering CBP with new tools to enforce importer accountability, update bond rules, and increase supply chain transparency.
World
Iran-Backed Iraqi Militias Split Over Handing Weapons to State Control
Two Iranian-backed militias in Iraq agreed to place arms under state control, but Kataib Hezbollah and Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba resist disarmament.