The US Military Academy removed a longtime motto from its football team’s spirit flag because the phrase is linked to hate groups, the academy said in a statement on Monday. The letters GFBD, an abbreviation of “God Forgives, Brothers Don’t,” graced the Army team’s skull and crossbones spirit flag for more than 25 years, according…
A California man was arrested after the San Diego Joint Terrorism Task Force received a report of “distressing YouTube videos threatening firearm violence,” according to a police news release. Steven Homoki, 30, was arrested without incident at his Spring Valley, California, home on December 5 after a search warrant for his residence was executed, the…
Six people were arrested after allegedly helping two of the four teens who escaped a Nashville juvenile detention center a little over a week ago, police said. On Friday, authorities arrested Danielle Horton, 33; Tyrone Anderson, 29; and Brandi Lyonn Hawkins, 35 — the mother, cousin and family friend of escapee Calvin Howse, the Metropolitan…
The city of Pensacola, Florida, said it has experienced a cyber “incident” and has disconnected several city services until the issue can be resolved. Mayor Grover Robinson told CNN affiliate WEAR that the city has been dealing with a cyber attack since late Friday night. The city said the issue has impacted city emails and…
Three men were indicted by a grand jury on capital murder charges Thursday for allegedly killing Joshua Brown, a key witness in the murder trial of former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, according to court documents. Jacquerious Mitchell, Michael Mitchell and Thaddeous Green were indicted for the shooting death of Brown on October 4. The…
A wildlife conservationist and founder of a California animal sanctuary was hospitalized on Saturday after tigers pinned her to the ground and injured her. Patty Perry, director of Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Inc. in Moorpark, was mauled by several of the park’s tigers at an event for the park’s donors, CNN affiliate KABC reported. Michael…
Three soldiers killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash Thursday have been identified by the Minnesota National Guard. The soldiers, who had been assigned to a unit in St. Cloud, Minnesota, have been identified as: Chief Warrant Officer 2 James A. Rogers Jr., 28; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Charles P. Nord, 30; and Sgt. Kort…
The man accused of brutally killing two Boston doctors in their penthouse killed one doctor in self-defense and stole from the home but did not commit murder, his attorney said in closing arguments Monday. Bampumim Teixeira, a 33-year-old who had worked as a concierge in the building, is accused of fatally stabbing 39-year-old Lina Bolanos…
The FBI is treating Friday’s attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola as “an act of terror,” a member of the agency said, although the motive remains undetermined. Working under the “presumption that this was an act of terrorism” will allow agents to take advantage of certain investigative techniques, FBI Special Agent in Charge Rachel Rojas…
The New England Patriots were defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in a stunning ending to Sunday night football this week. The Chiefs went from potentially having to forfeit the game due to an equipment mix up to dueling it out with Tom Brady and the Patriots, beating the six-time champions in Foxborough 23 -16.…