New Jersey lawmakers move to make political violence a hate crime in light of increasing mostly left-wing motivated violence
Steinhardt pushes bill to classify political violence as hate crime in New Jersey Bedminster, NJ – Senator Doug Steinhardt (R-23) unveiled plans to introduce sweeping legislation that would classify politically motivated violence…
Facebook approved ads promoting violence in wake of Brazil riots – report
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook approved a series of online ads promoting violence in Brazil, days after protesters ransacked government buildings, according to a new report. Earlier this month, thousands…
Explainer-Peru protests: What is behind the violence?
By Brendan O’Boyle (Reuters) – At least 40 people have died in clashes between Peruvian security forces and protesters in the Andean country’s worst outbreak of violence in over 20 years, as…
Bolsonaro did not seek Italian citizenship, Rome says after Brazil violence
By Crispian Balmer and Francesca Piscioneri ROME (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has not requested Italian citizenship and probably would not get it even if he applied, Italy said on…
Peru’s defense minister says ‘separatist’ foreigners spurring protest violence
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s Defense Minister Jorge Chavez on Thursday accused foreigners of stirring up protests with a view to encouraging separatism in the country’s south, as tensions simmer after former President…
Soccer-Danielle Reyna told U.S. Soccer about Berhalter domestic violence incident – reports
By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – Danielle Reyna, the mother of U.S. men’s national team midfielder Gio Reyna, notified U.S. Soccer last month about a 1991 incident where head coach Gregg Berhalter kicked…
Soccer-U.S. Soccer investigating Berhalter over 1991 domestic violence incident
(Reuters) – U.S. Soccer on Tuesday said it had launched an investigation into U.S. men’s national team head coach Gregg Berhalter over an incident in 1991 where he kicked his wife in…
8 Dead, more than 20 injured during New Year’s weekend violence across Chicago
Trevor Schakohl on January 2, 2023 Over the New Year’s Day weekend, eight people were killed in shootings in Chicago, a higher death toll than during the same weekend last year. According…
‘Violence, Disorder And Disruption’: Akron Schoolteachers Prepare To Strike Over Student Behavior
‘Violence, Disorder And Disruption’: Akron Schoolteachers Prepare To Strike Over Student Behavior Alexa Schwerha on December 29, 2022 Akron Public School teachers announced they would go on strike days after students are…
Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty To Robbery And Discharging A Firearm In Furtherance Of A Crime Of Violence
Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Marques Howard (31, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to commit that robbery, discharging a firearm in furtherance…
Buffalo, New York sues gun makers, accusing industry of fueling violence
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The upstate New York city of Buffalo on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in state court accusing major gun manufacturers of fueling violence through irresponsible marketing and sales…
U.S., UK, Norway, EU decry South Sudan violence -joint statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States, United Kingdom, Norway and the European Union expressed horror at the escalation of violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state and urged delivery of humanitarian aid,…
South Sudan violence has killed 166 civilians, displaced over 20,000 – U.N
JUBA (Reuters) – Violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state has killed 166 civilians and displaced more than 20,000 since August amid an escalation in clashes between armed groups, the United Nations…
Two Dead, More Wounded In Peru As Violence Erupts After President’s Chaotic Ouster
Two Dead, More Wounded In Peru As Violence Erupts After President’s Chaotic Ouster Micaela Burrow on December 12, 2022 Two teenagers died and four people sustained injuries in clashes amid popular demonstrations…
Thousands march in Spain to demand end of violence against women
By Elena Rodriguez MADRID (Reuters) – Thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid and Barcelona on Friday evening in marches to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence…
Factbox-Walmart shootings: Episodes of gun violence at retail chain
(Reuters) – Tuesday’s massacre at a Virginia Walmart was the latest in a series of gun violence episodes at the retail giant’s stores in recent years. Here is a partial list: Nov.…
Some Russian commanders knew of sexual violence or encouraged it, says lawyer advising Kyiv
By Joanna Plucinska, Anthony Deutsch and Stefaniia Bern KYIV (Reuters) – There is evidence that Russian commanders in several instances were aware of sexual violence by military personnel in Ukraine “and in…
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Using Violence Against Witnesses with Knowledge of the Disappearance, Murder of a Joplin Woman
TULSA, Okla. – Another defendant has pleaded guilty to using physical force against two individuals to stop them from communicating with law enforcement about the kidnapping and murder of a Joplin, Missouri,…
Jury Finds District Man Guilty of Burglary and Other Charges for Multiple Domestic Violence Incidents at Same Home
WASHINGTON – Devon Kelly, 43, of Washington, D.C., has been found guilty of burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm, and other property-related offenses involving multiple domestic…
Federal Jury Convicts Tulsa Man of Domestic Violence Strangulation, Firearms Charges
TULSA, Okla. – A Tulsa man who strangled his pregnant girlfriend multiple times and threatened her with a firearm was found guilty Wednesday by a federal jury, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.…
Dem On Dem Violence: Kathy Hochul And London Breed Argue Over Which Liberal Stronghold Has More Crime
Dem On Dem Violence: Kathy Hochul And London Breed Argue Over Which Liberal Stronghold Has More Crime Trevor Schakohl on November 10, 2022 Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and San Francisco…
15 Illegal interstate gun traffickers fueling New Jersey’s inner city violence arrested
TRENTON, NJ – When it comes to the rise in gun violence in New Jersey, it’s not law-abiding legal gun owners committing the crimes. An increasing trend in inner-city gun violence in…
Two arrested for supplying the guns that power Baltimore’s street violence
BALTIMORE, MD – Gun crime and violent gun-related attacks are nearing an all-time high in Baltimore, and it’s not legal gun owners who are to blame. The illegal gun trade powers the…
Convicted Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possession of Firearms After Having a Misdemeanor Domestic Violence Conviction
Memphis, TN – Michael Ransom, 34, has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearms as well as being in possession of those…
Isleta man sentenced to two years in prison for domestic violence
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Jonathan Jojola was sentenced on Oct. 26 to two years in prison. Jojola, 34, of…
Worried by Haiti violence, Canada sends delegation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Canada has sent officials to Haiti to assess the Caribbean nation’s humanitarian and security crisis, saying it will not sit by idly while gangs threaten women and children there. The…
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