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US civil rights group indicted over use of paid informants

US civil rights group indicted over use of paid informants

The Trump Justice Department announced the indictment on Tuesday of a prominent US civil rights organization over its use of donor money to pay confidential informants in extremist groups. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) faces charges of wire fraud, bank fraud

Mexico pyramid shooter inspired by Columbine attack, pre-Hispanic sacrifices

Mexico pyramid shooter inspired by Columbine attack, pre-Hispanic sacrifices

Julio Cesar Jasso Ramirez, the 27-year-old gunman behind Monday's shooting at Mexico's famed Teotihuacan pyramids, drew inspiration from pre-Hispanic sacrifices and the notorious 1999 US shooting at Columbine High School, according to investigators. The attack, which ended with the assailant taking his own

Mexico pyramid shooter planned attack, fixated on US massacre

Mexico pyramid shooter planned attack, fixated on US massacre

The gunman who killed a Canadian tourist and wounded 13 others at Mexico's famed Teotihuacan pyramids had planned the attack days in advance, officials said Tuesday, as evidence pointed to him being inspired by a US massacre. President Claudia Sheinbuam called for tighter gun controls at tourist areas

Mexico pyramid shooting was planned attack, officials say

Mexico pyramid shooting was planned attack, officials say

Mexican authorities said Tuesday that the man who killed a Canadian woman and wounded 13 others the day before at the famed Teotihuacan pyramids had planned the attack in advance. As authorities grappled with the security breach that occurred midday Monday, just weeks before Mexico hosts several World Cup football

Tourists return to Rio viewpoint after shootout scare

Tourists return to Rio viewpoint after shootout scare

Tourists flocked to an iconic Rio de Janeiro viewpoint on Tuesday, a day after a gunfight between police and drug gangs in a nearby favela trapped over 200 people on the hilltop. Visitors were stranded for about two hours on Morro Dois Irmaos -- or Two Brothers Hill -- on Monday while

Rape retrial hears Weinstein 'preyed' on aspiring US actress

Rape retrial hears Weinstein 'preyed' on aspiring US actress

Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul Harvey Weinstein told Tuesday how he wielded his power to prey on then-aspiring actress Jessica Mann. Weinstein, a central figure of abuse allegations that spurred the MeToo movement, appeared at the New York City courtroom wheelchair-bound due to

Woman in custody after apartment shooting incident near Toole County Sheriff's Office

TOOLE COUNTY, Mont. – Toole County deputies responded to an apartment complex on Monday after receiving reports of multiple gunshots. The gunshot reports came in at 8:59 a.m. and a caller said a neighbor in the complex was the one shooting the gun, the Toole County Sheriff’s Office