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.
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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.
Faith
India Court Sentences Seven Christians to Five Years for Birthday Party Gathering
Seven Christians in India's Madhya Pradesh state received five-year prison sentences under anti-conversion laws after attending a birthday celebration.
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.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Flying Drone Near World Cup Stadium in Kansas City
Jose Garrido-Benitez, a previously deported Mexican national with a felony record, was caught flying a drone within 2.5 miles of Arrowhead Stadium.
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
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.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Illegal Immigrant Flying Drone Near World Cup Stadium in Kansas City
Jose Garrido-Benitez, a previously deported Mexican national with a felony record, was caught flying a drone within 2.5 miles of Arrowhead Stadium.
Immigration
Border Patrol Arrests Four After Panga Boat Lands Near La Jolla Pier
San Diego Sector Border Patrol agents arrested four illegal immigrants after a panga-style vessel landed near Scripps Pier in La Jolla.
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
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.
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.
Faith
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.
Faith
India Court Sentences Seven Christians to Five Years for Birthday Party Gathering
Seven Christians in India's Madhya Pradesh state received five-year prison sentences under anti-conversion laws after attending a birthday celebration.
Faith
India's FCRA Amendment Could Let Government Seize Christian Ministry Assets
India's proposed FCRA amendment would let a government authority seize foreign-funded assets from NGOs, threatening Christian hospitals, schools, and churches.
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
Ex-Maryland Prison Officer Gets 33 Months for Covering Up Inmate Assault
Former ECI lieutenant Jermaine Sturgis sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for conspiring to destroy video evidence of an inmate beating.
Crime
Wells Fargo Employee Sentenced to 18 Months for Embezzling Over $800,000
Former Wells Fargo assistant branch manager Tamim Haidar sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for embezzling more than $800,000.
Crime
Jamaican National Pleads Guilty in $9 Million Sweepstakes Scam Targeting Elderly
Jordan Trought, 30, pleaded guilty in New York federal court to leading a fraud ring that stole over $9 million from more than 200 elderly Americans.
Crime
Two Men Plead Guilty to Federal Child Exploitation Charges in Maine, Pennsylvania
A repeat offender in Portland, Maine, and a Pennsylvania man who produced abuse material over nine years each plead guilty to federal charges.
Immigration
Honduran Illegal Alien Indicted in New Orleans for Reentry After 2023 Deportation
Oscar Paz-Mejia, 33, faces up to 10 years in prison after federal grand jury indictment for illegal reentry in New Orleans.
Immigration
Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Arrested in Texas for Shooting at Neighbors
Juan Ayala Montero, 60, a twice-deported illegal alien with a prior attempted homicide conviction, was arrested in Montgomery County, Texas, after allegedly firing an assault rifle at neighbors.
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.