Tag: Attack

Suspect in Florida TV Crew Attack Faces More Murder Charges

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting last week that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl, and a 38-year-old woman, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday. Orange County Sheriff’s officials released an arrest warrant Tuesday morning that included two new murder charges against Keith Melvin Moses…


ISIS Attacks on Syria Truffle Hunters Are Deadliest in a Year

BEIRUT—The ISIS terrorist group has carried out its deadliest attacks in more than a year, killing dozens of civilians and security officers in the deserts of central Syria, even as people of northern Syria have been digging out of the wreckage from the region’s devastating earthquake. The bloodshed was a reminder of the persistent threat…


Nigerians Vote for New President, Braving Long Delays in Hope of Bringing Change

KANO, Nigeria—Officials counted votes in Nigeria’s elections on Saturday, with people hoping for a reset after years of worsening violence and hardship under outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari, undeterred by delays at some polling stations. The electoral commission said the official results could be expected from late on Sunday. By the evening, some polling stations were…


Young Gymnast Among 3 Killed in Shootings Near Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla.—At age 9, T’yonna Major excelled at her school work and in gymnastics, shown flexing her arms after competitions with newly won medals around her neck in photos her proud dad posted on social media. “She was a light to everyone that knew her,” the girl’s father, Tokiyo Major, posted on the fundraising site…


UK Prison Service ‘In Meltdown,’ Says Union Chief

Pressures from “rocketing” levels of self-harm, suicide, and violence within British jails are pushing prison officers to walk away from their jobs, a national union representative has said. Mark Fairhurst, chair of the Prison Officers Association (POA), said the service is no longer in crisis but “in meltdown”—and government action is needed urgently. Inadequate wages,…


Al Shabaab Attack Kills 10 at Officials’ House in Somalia: Ministry

MOGADISHU—Ten people were killed in an attack in Somalia’s capital claimed by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group, which said it was targeting military officials and militia fighters involved in an offensive against it. The Tuesday attack began with a car bomb blast followed by a gun fight that went on for hours at a…


At Least 51 Soldiers Killed in North Burkina Faso Attack on Friday

OUAGADOUGOU—At least 51 soldiers were killed when their unit was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso on Friday, the army said on Monday, one of the highest reported death tolls from a single attack since the area became a hotbed of terrorist activity. The incident occurred two days before France officially marked the end of its…


Woman Accused in Dismemberment Slaying Attacks Her Attorney

GREEN BAY, Wis.—A woman accused in a grisly killing and dismemberment case in Wisconsin attacked her attorney Tuesday during a court hearing, moments after a judge agreed to delay her trial. Taylor Schabusiness, 25, was seated in a Brown County circuit court when her attorney, Quinn Jolly, asked the judge for an additional two weeks…


2 Aid Group Employees Killed in Burkina Faso Vehicle Attack

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—Gunmen fired on a vehicle carrying a medical team in Burkina Faso on Wednesday, killing two employees of Doctors Without Borders, the organization said. Two others managed to escape. The aid organization, also known by its French acronym MSF, said the violence took place on the road between Dedougou and Tougan in the…


Former College Student Pleads Guilty to Deadly Sword Attack

HARTFORD, Conn.—A former University of Connecticut student pleaded guilty to murder and other charges Wednesday for killing a man and severely wounding another with a sword in 2020—one of two deadly attacks that led to a six-day manhunt in several states that ended with his capture in Maryland. Peter Manfredonia, 26, from Newtown, Connecticut, agreed…