A series of recent attacks in New York, Michigan and Virginia has heightened concerns about terrorism threats in the United States amid the war with Iran and the loss of experienced national security officials at the FBI and Justice Department, raising questions about the country’s ability to prevent potential attacks.
Tag: Federal Bureau of Investigation
Posted inNational News
ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2
ROTC students at Old Dominion University subdued and killed a gunman who opened fire in a classroom March 12, killing one person and wounding two others. Authorities identified the shooter as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard member previously convicted of attempting to aid the Islamic State, and are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism.
Posted inSports
FBI says point-shaving scheme targeted Division I, HBCU programs
Federal prosecutors allege that fixers focused on lower-level Division I programs, including historically Black colleges, where financial vulnerability made athletes easier targets.
Posted inOPINION
A blueprint for protection: Learning from New York’s fight against deed theft
A disbarred attorney in New York, Sanford Solny, was found guilty of 13 counts of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property and three counts of first-degree scheme to defraud, while states should follow New York’s lead in protecting homeowners against deed theft by empowering prosecutors to file legal actions on properties involved in suspected deed theft.
Posted inAfro Briefs
FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone and was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State group
The FBI has determined that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran, acted alone in the deadly New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans, which killed 14 people and injured 30, and that he was inspired by the Islamic State group.
Posted inAfro Briefs
PRESS ROOM: Nearly 90 percent of Black homicide victims killed with guns, study finds
The Violence Policy Center’s study found that guns were the most common weapon used to kill Black homicide victims in the United States in 2022, with 87.4% of these victims being killed with guns.
Posted inCommentary
State-level marijuana legalization has been a stunning success
Legalization of marijuana for adults has been a success, with 24 states having legalized the market and generating over $15 billion in tax revenue, while also reducing the number of arrests and preventing teens from using the substance.
Posted inNEWS
Man arrested for allegedly kidnapping and trafficking woman out of D.C. home
By Chrisleen Herard Special to the AFRO The D.C. Superior Court issued an arrest warrant on Oct. 5 for a man who was allegedly holding a woman captive and forcing her to engage in sexual acts with individuals for money. That man, later identified as 27-year-old Donjoeve Preston, was arrested and taken into custody on […]