The suspect accused of taking several hostages during a standoff at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, has been identified. According to CNN, the FBI identified the suspect as 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram, a resident of England. Authorities recovered three remaining victims after a standoff that lasted close to 11 hours. Akram, who had recently taken …
Loved ones are mourning the loss of a Texas woman who was gunned down during an attempted robbery at a Cracker Barrel on Saturday morning, KTRK-TV reports. Family members identified the victim as Robin Baucom, who they said cherished her job at the restaurant, where she had diligently worked for more than three decades, according …
A seventh-grader is dead after overdosing on fentanyl at a Connecticut school, where dozens of bags of powdered opioids were found this week, WTNH-TV reports. The 13-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, died around 5:30 p.m. Saturday at a hospital, according to the television station. He had been in “grave condition” since Thursday when …
The suspect demanded that Aafia Siddiqui be released from prison. After her trial, the convicted terrorist demanded that jurors be given DNA tests to determine if they had Jewish heritage
Burglars stole $1 million worth of jewelry from the home of “Full House” star Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, the latest in a series of high-profile home invasions around Los Angeles, TMZ reports. The heist occurred January 3, when the preparators smashed a bedroom window and made their way into the Hollywood Hills …
An armed suspect claiming to have bombs has reportedly taken a rabbi and at least three others hostage at a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. A SWAT team had descended around the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue northeast of Fort Worth around 2 p.m. local time. No injuries have been reported thus far, …
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A Georgia teen who stole a Georgia toddler and an SUV last year has been apprehended, according to police. According to Clarkston police, 17-year-old Dieu Doumdje was arrested on January 13 by DeKalb County School police after allegedly being caught on middle school grounds unauthorized. Police said Doumdje is a student at Towers High School …
A mother is accused of murdering her three young children and attempting to take her own life in a small California farming community, KMPH-TV reports. Police say 31-year-old Patricia Ortiz killed her 8-year-old daughter Anna Ortiz Lara and the girl’s two younger siblings, 5-year-old Matteo Ortiz Lara and 3-year-old Alexa Ortiz Lara. Ortiz’s husband, who …
The actor Alec Baldwin has surrendered his phone to authorities investigating the deadly shooting last year on the set of the film “Rust,” CNN reports. New Mexico police had secured a warrant for the phone on December 16 and notified Baldwin’s lawyer of the warrant. However, Baldwin did not turn the phone over immediately because …
A Florida mother allegedly killed her two young children before taking her own life in an apparent double murder-suicide, WFLA-TV reports.On Wednesday evening, the woman’s husband, who is the father of the children, came home and found his family dead. The father then called 911. The deceased children were ages 9 months and 3 years …
