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Authorities in Wisconsin are reviewing possible connections between a 2020 unsolved stabbing at Devil’s Lake State Park and the recent double homicide at Devil’s Den State Park in Northwest Arkansas. Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)

By LEA SKENE BALTIMORE (AP) — The founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring with his girlfriend to plan an attack on Maryland’s power grid in furtherance of their shared racist beliefs. Brandon Russell, 30, was convicted by a jury earlier this year. Prosecutors presented evidence detailing his longstanding affiliation with white supremacist causes and his recent efforts to organize “sniper attacks” on electrical substations around Baltimore. During a sentencing hearing Thursday afternoon in federal court in Baltimore, U.S. District Judge James Bredar excoriated the defendant for his reprehensible views,…

A charter school teacher from Coral Springs has been arrested for the alleged sexual battery of a 15-year-old former student, police said. Joseph Michael Melendez, 33, was arrested Thursday on one felony count of sexual battery, two felony counts of lewd and lascivious battery, and one felony count of lewd and lascivious molestation, Coral Spring Police officials said. Melendez, a teacher at Coral Springs Charter School, had been under investigation dating back to July 21 after the victim told investigators he’d had a sexual relationship with Melendez, police said. The victim said their relationship started in 2018 and continued until…

A Chinese immigrant who previously lived in Flushing, Queens, died at an immigration detention center in central Pennsylvania, near State College, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Chaofeng Ge, 32, was found hanging in the shower on Tuesday morning at the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, ICE said in a statement. Ge had been in ICE custody for five days and was awaiting an immigration court hearing, according to ICE. The cause of death is under investigation, ICE said.Ge was arrested in January for attempting to buy gift cards with credit cards that didn’t belong to him at a…

CHICAGO (WGN) — September will mark one year since Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unplugged the city’s gunshot detection system known as ShotSpotter. Chicago leaders expressed concerns that gunfire would go undetected and the elimination of the technology would slow police response. A new study from the University of Chicago, however, finds that police beats that lost ShotSpotter saw a nearly 18 percent decrease in violent crime and a 37 percent decrease in homicides. Such stats track with the overall declines citywide, the study found. WGN INVESTIGATES: How Shotspotter impacted a Chicago murder case David Hackett, with the University of Chicago’s…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Gina Carano has settled her federal lawsuit against Lucasfilm and its parent The Walt Disney Co. over her claim that she was fired from “The Mandalorian” in 2021 for expressing right-wing views on social media. The specific terms of the agreement were not made available. “Ms. Carano was always well respected by her directors, co-stars, and staff, and she worked hard to perfect her craft while treating her colleagues with kindness and respect,” Lucasfilm said in a statement. “With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A mosquito-borne virus has led to a widespread outbreak in China – but could it show up in the U.S.?The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 alert on Wednesday for an outbreak of chikungunya virus in the Guangdong Province, where health officials have reported more than 7,000 cases, per the Associated Press (AP). There are efforts underway to control the mosquitoes spreading the virus, including the use of nets, insecticide and drones, the report stated.MOSQUITO-BORNE VIRUS SPREADING THROUGH CHINA CAUSES HIGH FEVER, JOINT PAINChikungunya cases have also…

Las tácticas de la administración Trump “desalientan a las personas a asistir a los tribunales o a sentirse seguras en ellos, donde la gente simplemente busca acceder al proceso que les corresponde”, dijo Bobby Hodgson, subdirector legal de New York Civil Liberties Union. Agentes de inmigración frente al edificio 26 Federal Plaza en junio. (Ayman Siam/Office of NYC Comptroller) Este artículo se publicó originalmente en inglés el 6 de agosto. Traducido por Daniel Parra. Read the English version here. Varias organizaciones neoyorquinas demandaron al Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, a la Oficina Ejecutiva de Revisión de Casos de Inmigración y al…

Jenkins Enterprises in North Little Rock is one of many small businesses across Arkansas facing extra costs from tariffs issued by President Donald Trump.The company makes souvenirs, gifts and licensed college merchandise for 150 colleges and universities and employs 70 people.Steve Jenkins, CEO of the company, said he has been buying manufacturing components from China since 1996 and the up-and-down tariffs are disrupting the workflow. “If you have a $10 item and you apply a 145% tariff the tariff cost is $14.50, so now my cost is no longer $10, it’s $24.50, more than double,” Jenkins pointed out. “That gets…

Many newcomers to Germany find that making friends is one of the most challenging parts of settling in. We asked our readers to share their experiences – and their top tips on making new connections in the country. Friendship networks can take years to build, and moving abroad often means starting all over again. It’s a daunting prospect in itself, and according to many of our readers, it can be even more difficult in Germany than in many other countries. The idea that Germany is a hard place to make friends isn’t unfounded by the way, the country has consistently…