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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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.
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.
Faith
Attacks on Christians Surge 70% in France as Anti-Religious Violence Spikes
France's Interior Ministry reports a 70% rise in attacks on Christians and finds 53% of all anti-religious acts targeted Jewish communities in 2025.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Sudanese National With Attempted Murder Conviction in Nashville
ICE arrested Gabriel Maror Ayuel, a 55-year-old Sudanese illegal immigrant convicted of attempted murder, in Nashville after he defied a removal order for 17 years.
Immigration
ICE Arrests 24 Illegal Immigrants in One-Day Corpus Christi Operation
ICE and local partners arrested 24 illegal immigrants in a targeted one-day operation in Corpus Christi, Texas, netting criminal offenders.
Faith
Islamist Militants Storm Church Service in Indonesia, Government Vows Arrests
About 15 Islamic Jihad Front members disrupted worship at a Christian church in Yogyakarta, Indonesia; government calls it a serious violation of law.