Protesters who won’t be tried until 2025 included a group who allegedly scaled a freeway gantry – Leon Neal/Getty Images Just Stop Oil protesters will not face justice for three years due to court delays, prompting warnings that faith in the criminal justice system is being shaken. The Met Police have revealed that 33 protesters … Read more
LONDON (AP) — The Scottish government has proposed decriminalizing possession of all drugs for personal use to tackle one of the highest overdose death rates in Europe. The suggestion was almost instantly blocked by Britain’s Conservative government in London, which said it had “no plans” to relax drug laws. Edinburgh’s semi-autonomous government, led by the … Read more
LAREDO, Texas — The temperature in Laredo had reached 95 degrees Fahrenheit that day. The truck’s trailer was closed and had no refrigeration, according to the driver who referred to himself as John. He avoided thinking about the people inside the trailer. “They are no longer human to me … because if you see them … Read more
A man was taken to hospital after being hit by an arrow in the California-Kirkbride neighborhood of Pittsburgh late Friday night. According to Pittsburgh police, emergency crews were called to the 800 block of Brightridge Street at 11:45 p.m. Once there, first responders found a man behind a private fence with an arrow in the … Read more
An example of a standard padlock, surrounded by guns. Members of the Columbus City Council, City Police and Fire Departments, and Columbus Public Health officials are leading a joint effort to provide 5,000 free gun locks and safes/padlocks for firearms to city residents. A press conference to publicize the programs at 10:30 a.m. Monday at … Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — Russian fighter jets “harassed” U.S. drones over Syria for the third day in a row this week, the U.S. military said. Tension between Russian and American troops is not uncommon in Syria, as both countries carry out ground patrols as well as overflights. The 12-year conflict in Syria has left half a … Read more
Floyd Bledsoe, wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and murder in Jefferson County in 1999, is seeking between $24 million and $48 million in compensatory damages from the remaining four defendants in a lawsuit he is pursuing. He is asking that three defendants — an attorney and two former Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents — also … Read more
SAN DIEGO — A California man is suspected in a series of murders of sex workers in Mexico, the Baja California attorney general announced Friday. Federal authorities arrested Bryant Rivera, 30, Thursday in Downey, a town in Los Angeles County, at the request of Mexican authorities, according to court documents and US officials. He was … Read more
July 8 — 100 years ago July 8, 1923 This date was a Sunday. The Frederick News-Post does not currently publish a Sunday edition. 50 years ago July 8, 1973 This date was a Sunday. The Frederick News-Post does not currently publish a Sunday edition. 25 years ago July 8, 1998 In a surprise move … Read more
King County prosecutors are charging Sana Ceesay with the brutal July 4 murder. Court documents show Ceesay is charged with first-degree murder on Friday, after witnesses saw him stab Fontaine Jackson Jr. to death. These same court documents show that the two did not know each other. A relative of these witnesses said he saw … Read more