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
Islamist ADF Militants Kill at Least 7 Christians in Eastern Congo Attack
Allied Democratic Forces killed at least seven Christians in Beni, DRC, and kidnapped a Catholic priest near Virunga National Park.
Faith
Hindu Nationalists Storm Christian Convention in India, 15 Organizers Detained
Members of the VHP and Bajrang Dal disrupted a two-day Christian convention in Madhya Pradesh, leading police to detain 15 organizers and cancel the event.
Faith
Fulani Gunmen Kill 8 Christians After Church Services in Nigeria's Plateau State
Suspected Fulani gunmen attacked the Christian village of Gwomjang in Nigeria's Plateau state, killing eight and injuring at least 15 others.
Faith
Hindu Mobs Attack Christians Over Burials in India's Chhattisgarh State
A mob of over 100 Hindu nationalists attacked seven Christians digging a grave near Jagdalpur, India, part of a surge in burial-related violence.
Immigration
26-Year Veteran Pete Vasquez Named U.S. Border Patrol Chief
CBP appoints Rosario "Pete" Vasquez, a 26-year Border Patrol veteran and former Blaine Sector chief, to lead nearly 20,000 agents nationwide.
Immigration
Honduran Illegal Alien Indicted on Firearms Charge in New Orleans
A federal grand jury indicted Erlin Jovany Gamez Maldonado, 29, for illegally possessing an AM-15 rifle while unlawfully present in the U.S.
Immigration
Illegal Alien in Boston Pleads Guilty to $18,000 SNAP Fraud Using Stolen Identity
Victor Suazo Reynoso, 69, pleaded guilty to stealing a U.S. citizen's identity to collect more than $18,000 in SNAP benefits while unlawfully residing in Boston.
Immigration
Border Patrol Arrests 36 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers in Yuma Sector Sweep
U.S. Border Patrol arrested 52 illegal aliens in Yuma, Ariz., including 36 driving semi-trucks with licenses obtained under the Biden administration.
World
Sadr Dissolves His Militia in Iraq, Challenging Iran-Backed Factions to Follow
Muqtada al Sadr announced the dissolution of Saraya al Salam, pressing Iran-backed militias to surrender weapons to the Iraqi state.
Crime
Maryland Man Gets 25 Years for Sextortion of Girls as Young as 9
Isaiah Poole of Suitland, Md., sentenced to 25 years for sextorting at least six girls aged 9-14 through Snapchat; a second Maryland man pleads guilty in separate case.
Immigration
Canadian Citizen Sentenced to Prison for Voting Illegally in Nine North Carolina Elections
Denis Bouchard, 70, a Canadian who never became a U.S. citizen, was sentenced to two months in federal prison for voting in nine elections since 2004.
Crime
Brooklyn Man Charged With Threatening to Kill ICE Officer and Family at Newark Facility
Nicholas Matthew Scelfo, 27, faces federal charges after allegedly threatening to murder an ICE officer and his family during a demonstration in Newark.