Germany says Russia was responsible for an attempted drone attack involving explosives at Leipzig/Halle Airport near Ukrainian cargo planes. Berlin announced diplomatic measures, while NATO and EU leaders pledged support and the EU prepared additional sanctions.
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Erin Piacenti, a 32-year-old Bank of America employee from New Jersey, died after police said she was randomly stabbed in Times Square. Officers fatally shot the suspected attacker, Pamela Cisneros, after they said she advanced toward them with knives.
Police identified Erin Piacenti, 32, of Chester, New Jersey, as the woman killed in a random Times Square stabbing attack. The suspect, Pamela Cisneros, 49, was shot dead by officers after police said she refused to drop two knives.
Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial told a Massachusetts judge they could not reach a unanimous verdict, but were instructed to keep deliberating. Clancy is accused of killing her three young children in 2023, while her defense argues she was not criminally responsible because of postpartum psychosis.
An anonymous federal official alleges the Postal Service’s new mail ballot screening portal was rushed, insufficiently tested and could delay large batches of ballots if courts allow it to take effect. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has asked Postmaster General David Steiner for answers about the system and its legal status.
Russian missiles and drones killed at least 12 people in Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukrainian officials said, as Kyiv urged allies to bolster air defences. Ukraine also reported strikes on Russian oil and port targets, while Russia said it had hit military and energy facilities.
New York City police shot and killed a 49-year-old Queens woman near Times Square after authorities said she stabbed two people in random attacks. A 32-year-old woman died, and a 68-year-old man was hospitalized in stable condition.
A Las Vegas jury convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur, marking the first conviction in the nearly 30-year-old case. Davis, who denied guilt and plans to appeal, could face life in prison at sentencing.