Archives for September 2024

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted amid ongoing federal criminal investigations, as reported by the New York Times. The specific charges, brought by a grand jury, remain sealed, and the U.S. District Attorney has declined to comment on the situation. In a statement, Adams, a former police officer who campaigned on a […]

Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, was executed by lethal injection on Thursday for his involvement in the 1992 shooting death of a convenience store owner during a robbery. Littlejohn received the injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary and was pronounced dead at 10:17 a.m. CDT. This execution occurred despite recommendations from the state’s parole board for clemency, […]

Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder on Wednesday after allegedly shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times during an argument inside the Letcher County Courthouse in Kentucky. Stines appeared remotely for his arraignment, maintaining a stone-faced demeanor throughout the hearing. The court addressed Stines’ request for a court-appointed attorney […]

A Nebraska man, Jason Jones, faces a potential death sentence following his conviction for the murders of four individuals in the small town of Laurel, a community that reportedly hasn’t experienced such violence in over a century. A jury found Jones guilty on 10 counts, including four counts of first-degree murder, four felony gun counts, […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue military strikes on Hezbollah with “full force” until the militant group halts its rocket attacks, dampening prospects for a ceasefire that U.S. and European officials have proposed. Netanyahu made the statement as he arrived in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, where diplomatic efforts to […]