Ocean County man jailed without bail on weapons and assault charges
Toms River, NJ – An Ocean County man is being held without bail after his arrest on a series of weapons and assault-related charges earlier this week, court records show. Angel Barrientos-Olivos,…
Cleveland Man Pleads Guilty to Four Counts of Criminal Weapons Possession
BUFFALO, NY – (ECDA Press Release) – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 28-year-old Rachad DeJesus of Cleveland, Ohio pleaded guilty this morning before Erie County Court Judge Sheila…
NATO Ally Forges Ahead With Russian Weapons Deal, US Does Nothing
NATO Ally Forges Ahead With Russian Weapons Deal, US Does Nothing Micaela Burrow on August 17, 2022 Turkey is allegedly forging ahead with a second purchase of S-400 missile defense systems from…
U.S. reports spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean
By Brian Ellsworth MIAMI (Reuters) -U.S. authorities have seen a spike in weapons smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean in recent months, officials said on Wednesday, promising to boost efforts to combat…
‘Unacceptable Situation’: Russia ‘Temporarily’ Blocks Nuclear Weapons Inspections
‘Unacceptable Situation’: Russia ‘Temporarily’ Blocks Nuclear Weapons Inspections Micaela Burrow on August 9, 2022 Russia announced Monday it will “temporarily” suspend U.S. inspections of nuclear weapons sites allowed under a 2011 bilateral…
Exclusive-Russian weapons in Ukraine powered by hundreds of Western parts – RUSI
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON – More than 450 foreign-made components have been found in Russian weapons recovered in Ukraine, evidence that Moscow acquired critical technology from companies in the United States, Europe…
White House says it is working to push assault weapons ban in Senate
LAS VEGAS – The White House said on Saturday it is having conversations about what it can do to advance a bill banning the assault-style rifles that have been used in mass…
Anger grows in Haiti over weapons trafficking from U.S. after guns shipped as church donations
By Harold Isaac and Brian Ellsworth PORT-AU-PRINCE – A string of recent arms-trafficking scandals in Haiti, including the discovery of weapons in a shipping container labeled as church donations, has ignited anger…
Three in Lebanon Charged in Schemes to Smuggle Weapons from Cleveland and Income Tax Evasion
Federal law enforcement officials announced today that three indictments were unsealed in federal court, detailing charges against three men, two formerly of Northeast Ohio, who are believed to be currently residing in…
Marketmind: Weapons of war
A look at the day ahead in markets from Karin Strohecker. It’s time to cast your sorrows away, well at least for a very brief moment. U.S. earnings – bad, but not…
The AP Tells Media Outlets to Stop Referring To All Guns As Assault Weapons
The AP Tells Media Outlets to Stop Referring To All Guns As Assault Weapons Harold Hutchison on July 14, 2022 UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect a comment from National…
Biden says he would use force as ‘last resort’ to keep Iran from nuclear weapons
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon as he began a trip to the Middle East.…
Here’s How America Dropped The Hammer On A Chemical Weapons Expert Hired By ISIS: REPORT
Here’s How America Dropped The Hammer On A Chemical Weapons Expert Hired By ISIS: REPORT Micaela Burrow on July 12, 2022 The United States thwarted an ISIS attempt to deploy chemical weapons…
New Orleans Man Found Guilty of Carjacking and Weapons Violations
NEW ORLEANS, LA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DEVIN WEAVER, age 30, of New Orleans, was found guilty after a two-day jury trial before U.S. District Judge…
Biden says he is determined to ban assault weapons
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said on Monday the United States is “awash in weapons of war” and that he is determined to ban assault weapons that are frequently used in mass…
Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Weapons Violation
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced on Thursday, July 7, 2022, that TRON HUGHES, age 42, resident of New Orleans, LA, pled guilty as charged to a one-count…
U.S. to send $400 million in weapons to Ukraine, including more HIMARS
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden signed a new weapons package worth up to $400 million for Ukraine on Friday, including four additional high mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) and more ammunition.…
Ukraine says Western weapons making a difference, but needs more
By Tom Balmforth and David Gauthier-Villars KYIV – The Western supply of high-precision weapons is helping Ukraine slow down Russia’s invasion, but the volumes of weapons are not enough and soldiers need…
How Boris Johnson helped Ukraine with its weapons shopping
By Elizabeth Piper, Andrew MacAskill and Tsvetelia Tsolova LONDON – Ninety minutes after resigning as British prime minister on Thursday, Boris Johnson called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. He told the Ukrainian leader…
Why Illinois’ gun laws did not stop the Highland Park shooter from buying weapons
By Tom Hals and Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The gunman accused of killing seven people at an Independence Day parade in Chicago’s Highland Park suburb obtained a firearms license just months after…
Russia hauls in ambassador over ‘offensive’ UK comments on nuclear weapons
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON -Russia said on Thursday it had summoned the British ambassador to voice a strong protest against “offensive” British statements, including about alleged Russian threats to use nuclear weapons.…
Georgia couple sentenced for carjacking, bank robbery, drug trafficking, and weapons crime spree
ATLANTA – Quantavious Cedron Arnold and Ericka Brewster have been sentenced to federal prison for carrying out a two-week crime spree during which they robbed a bank and fled in a car…
Analysis-Ukrainian dreams of retaking Kherson hinge on Western weapons
By Conor Humphries MYKOLAIV, Ukraine – For the Ukrainian soldiers fighting to retake ground in the wheat fields and empty villages northwest of the city of Kherson, the liberation of one of…
Two Federal Inmates Charged With Possessing Weapons And Drugs In Prison
WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that two federal inmates were indicted separately yesterday by a federal grand jury for possessing contraband in prison.…
Weapons Found After Police Chase in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, NY- The Syracuse Police Department has made two arrests after a vehicle pursuit. Officers responded to the area of the 4200 block of South Salina Street on reports of suspicious activity…
Police Find Weapons Cache, Heroin After Juvenile Posts Video with Gun in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA – A video of a juvenile, armed with a gun on his way to a parking lot in East Hills sparked a police response from the Pittsburgh Police Department on…
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