Eight defendants received prison terms ranging from 30 to 100 years over a July 4 disturbance outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Texas. Prosecutors called the case terrorism tied to antifa, while defense lawyers and families denied antifa links and condemned the sentences as excessive.
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Two adults were killed and a child was injured in a shooting at the Chico branch of the Butte County Library. Police arrested 18-year-old Bradley Scott Sayer and said he appeared intent on carrying out a Columbine-type attack.
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that Damon Landor cannot seek money damages from Louisiana prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafarian beliefs. The dissent warned the decision will leave many prisoners without a remedy for violations of their religious rights.
A ransom note sent after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her home near Tucson said the 84-year-old had died and that her death was not intentional, U.S. media reported. Authorities say the investigation remains active and ongoing.
A UN commission of inquiry says Israel has deliberately targeted Palestinian children in Gaza as part of acts amounting to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Israel rejected the report as a “libellous sham” and said it ignores Hamas’ tactics and attacks on Israeli children.
A Montreal police officer, a civilian and the suspected gunman were killed Monday in a shooting in Côte-des-Neiges. Police said the motive remains under investigation and that there was no ongoing threat.