US militaryTwo US Navy Seals missing off Somalia in mission to intercept Iranian weaponsNavy searches Gulf of Aden for Seals who fell into the water when trying to board vessel carrying Iranian missile parts to Somalia
US navy ships and aircraft combed areas of the Gulf of Aden for two missing US Navy Seals on Monday as details emerged about their mission to board and take over a vessel carrying components for medium-range Iranian ballistic missiles headed for Somalia, a US defense official said. Read More...
US crime This article is more than 1 month oldFive-year-old who fatally stabbed twin brother won’t face charges in CaliforniaThis article is more than 1 month oldState policy presumes children younger than 14 are incapable of committing crimes unless ‘they knew its wrongfulness’ at the time
A five-year-old California boy who fatally stabbed his twin brother last week will not be charged with a crime, according to authorities.
The case illustrates how many US states have policies setting a minimum age for prosecution, taking into account knowledge of wrongfulness and criminal intent. Read More...
US Capitol attackFormer Republican legislative candidate pleads guilty to January 6 roleMatthew Brackley, who previously tried to unseat Maine’s Democratic senate majority leader, pleads guilty to assaulting officers
A former Republican legislative candidate has pleaded guilty to assaulting law enforcement officers during the insurrection by extremist supporters of Donald Trump at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 in the final days of his one-term presidency.
Officials said that Matthew Brackley, 40, of Waldoboro, Maine, traveled to Washington DC, Trump’s Stop the Steal rally on January 6, prior to him encouraging the crowd to go to the Capitol. Read More...