By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The man being investigated for possibly planning to harm an Iranian journalist and activist was indicted on a firearms charge, according to a document unsealed Thursday. Khalid Mehdiyev was charged by a federal grand jury with possessing a firearm with an “obliterated” serial number, according to the indictment. Mehdiyev was driving
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Mark Morales, CNN Award-winning author Salman Rushdie is awake and “articulate” in his conversations with investigators as he remains hospitalized for severe injuries following a stabbing attack in western New York Friday, a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN Monday. Rushdie, 75, underwent emergency surgery after
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Adam Thomas, Kristina Sgueglia, Samantha Beech, Paul P. Murphy, and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Salman Rushdie — a celebrated author and winner of the world’s top literary prizes whose writings generated death threats — was attacked and stabbed at least twice on stage Friday before a lecture he was scheduled to give at
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Josh Campbell, Brynn Gingras and Paul P. Murphy, CNN An armed man suspected of trying to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati field office Thursday was killed in Ohio after a vehicle chase and hours-long standoff with law enforcement, authorities say. The suspect was believed to be armed with an AR-15 rifle and a
Continue ReadingAmy Simonson, CNN A woman was killed on Wednesday after being struck by a beach umbrella that was being blown in the wind in an unincorporated area of Horry County. Tammy Perreault, 63, was struck by the umbrella while at Beach Access 14, according to a Horry County Emergency Management incident report. According to the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The United States Postal Service is gearing up for another busy holiday season. For the third year in a row, the USPS said it will temporarily increase prices on a variety of mail services from October to January to offset rising delivery costs during the peak mailing period. Here’s what you
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The United States Postal Service is gearing up for another busy holiday season. For the third year in a row, the USPS said it will temporarily increase prices on a variety of mail services from October to January to offset rising delivery costs during the peak mailing period. Here’s what you
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The United States Postal Service is gearing up for another busy holiday season. For the third year in a row, the USPS said it will temporarily increase prices on a variety of mail services from October to January to offset rising delivery costs during the peak mailing period. Here’s what you
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The United States Postal Service is gearing up for another busy holiday season. For the third year in a row, the USPS said it will temporarily increase prices on a variety of mail services from October to January to offset rising delivery costs during the peak mailing period. Here’s what you
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN The United States Postal Service is gearing up for another busy holiday season. For the third year in a row, the USPS said it will temporarily increase prices on a variety of mail services from October to January to offset rising delivery costs during the peak mailing period. Here’s what you
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Peter Nickeas, CNN As details about failures of the police response to the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have trickled out through leaks and incomplete official reviews, it’s still not clear more than two months later to what extent any of the agencies involved are investigating individual and systemic mistakes in
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Peter Nickeas, CNN As details about failures of the police response to the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, have trickled out through leaks and incomplete official reviews, it’s still not clear more than two months later to what extent any of the agencies involved are investigating individual and systemic mistakes in
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A firefighter died while battling a wildfire in southwestern Oregon after he was struck by a tree, officials said Thursday. Collin Hagan, 27, died Wednesday while he was fighting the Big Swamp Fire near Oakridge, Oregon, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Josh Campbell, Brynn Gingras and Paul P. Murphy, CNN An armed man suspected of trying to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati field office Thursday was killed in Ohio after a vehicle chase and hours-long standoff with law enforcement, authorities say. The suspect was believed to be armed with an AR-15 rifle and a
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Johnston, CNN New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella says that investigators have concluded from biological evidence that Harmony Montgomery was murdered in Manchester, New Hampshire, in early December 2019. Formella says that the case is now officially a homicide investigation. “At this point, while Harmony’s remains have not yet been located, we do
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough and Ed Lavandera, CNN Muhammad Syed, the suspect arrested this week in connection with killings of two Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, had previous run-ins with authorities that included domestic violence arrests and had appeared volatile to others, according to police reports and CNN interviews with community members. Syed, 51, is
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Schiller, CNN A New Hampshire school bus driver was arrested and federally charged with interstate stalking, after he allegedly stalked and threatened an eight-year-old boy whom he regularly drove to school, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office in New Hampshire. Michael Chick, 39, of Eliot, Maine, is also being accused
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Maria Cartaya, CNN A South Carolina judge revoked bond Thursday for Curtis Edward Smith, the man accused of shooting disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh in the head last year in an alleged insurance fraud scheme. Smith, a former acquaintance and client of Murdaugh, faces a myriad of charges in relation to his
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy, Josh Campbell and Brynn Gingras, CNN An account bearing the name of Ricky Shiffer, the man authorities say they killed after he tried Thursday to breach an FBI field office in Cincinnati, made posts on the social media platform founded by Donald Trump referencing the attempt to storm the office and
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy, Josh Campbell and Brynn Gingras, CNN An account bearing the name of Ricky Shiffer, the man authorities say they killed after he tried Thursday to breach an FBI field office in Cincinnati, made posts on the social media platform founded by Donald Trump referencing the attempt to storm the office and
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