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
India's Uttar Pradesh Orders 'Conversion Prevention Cells' in All Colleges
Uttar Pradesh governor directs all universities and medical colleges to establish conversion-prevention cells, alarming Christian leaders and rights advocates.
Faith
Muslims Assault Sudanese Convert in South Sudan Refugee Camp Church
Drake Haron, a Sudanese convert from Islam, was attacked by a group of Muslims inside his church at Gorom Refugee Camp in South Sudan.
Faith
Christian Minister Abducted, Stabbed in Zanzibar After Leading Worship Service
Gospel minister Ester Felisian Wakala was beaten, stabbed, and abducted in Zanzibar, Tanzania, after attackers stormed her church during an April worship service.
Faith
Ethiopian Convert Beaten, Displaced Repeatedly for Leaving Islam to Preach Christ
Ethiopian minister Juhar Bekele has been beaten, threatened, and displaced multiple times since converting from Islam to Christianity in 2016.
Security
Israel Confirms Killing Hezbollah Commander Who Orchestrated Murder of 5 U.S. Soldiers
The IDF confirmed the killing of Ali Mousa Daqduq, a senior Hezbollah commander tied to Iran-backed militias responsible for at least 600 American deaths in Iraq.
Immigration
Mexican Smuggler Gets 87 Months for Moving 200-Plus Aliens From Asia, Africa
Raul Saucedo-Huipio, 51, sentenced to 87 months for running a smuggling ring that moved over 200 people from Central Asia, Africa, and the Middle East into the U.S.
Immigration
Border Patrol, HSI Dismantle El Paso Stash House, Arrest 12 Illegal Immigrants
U.S. Border Patrol and HSI agents raided an El Paso stash house used for human smuggling, arresting 12 illegal immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala.
Immigration
Illegal Immigrant Felon Charged With Flying Drone Over World Cup Event in Atlanta
Lorenzo Rojas-Martinez, 37, a twice-deported illegal immigrant with a cocaine conviction, faces federal charges for flying a drone over FIFA Fan Festival in Atlanta.
Crime
Mexican National Gets 46 Months for 1,295 Kilograms of Cocaine on Pacific Vessel
Francisco Hernandez Penaloza, 65, sentenced to 46 months after U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian Navy intercepted go-fast vessel carrying 1,295 kg of cocaine.
Crime
Australian-Born Louisiana Woman Indicted for Voting Illegally in Two Federal Elections
Denise Nataly Migliore, 51, of Franklinton, Louisiana, faces a four-count federal indictment for falsely claiming U.S. citizenship to register and vote.
Security
Feds Warn Drone Pilots of Prosecution During FIFA World Cup in Dallas
U.S. Attorney and FBI Dallas warn drone operators face federal prosecution for violating flight restrictions during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Faith
ICC Report Documents Nepal's Hindu Nationalist Push Against 1.76% Christian Minority
International Christian Concern report links rising Hindu nationalism in Nepal to persecution of the country's small Christian population through anti-conversion laws and church attacks.