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Massachusetts man sentenced to nearly 10 years for antisemitic threats against Randy Fine, sons

Edwin Guerrero, 26, was also ordered to pay a $15,000 fine after pleading guilty in March to making interstate threats to injure another person.

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) waits to speak as lawmakers offer rule changes at a House Rules Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on September 2, 2026 in Washington, DC; illustrative
The seal of the FBI hangs in the Flag Room at the bureau's headquaters.

Maine man convicted after making online threats against Jews, former VP Harris

A man walks inside the Adra prison in the town of Adra on the northeast outskirts of Damascus on December 16, 2024.

Assad-era Syrian official convicted of torture, jailed for 60 years by US court

Former CEO of Apollo Global Management Leon Black arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on June 26, 2026 in Washington, DC. The committee is continuing to hold closed-door interviews as part of their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

Billionaire Leon Black found in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with Epstein probe


Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association

The investigation stems from several complaints by Jewish and Israeli psychologists alleging that the association has promoted or failed to discipline anti-Israel activism.

A THERAPIST speaks with a patient.

Newsom accuses Trump of directing politically motivated investigation

"Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets," Newsom said in a video statement posted to X. "He’s coming after me because I am considering running for President."

California Governor Gavin Newsom attends a press conference, during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, November 11, 2025.

Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center in predawn operation

Democratic US Representative Joyce Beatty of Ohio, who brought the lawsuit, called the request to extend the two-week-old deadline "inexcusable" and part of "a pattern of non-compliance."

A woman looks up as she passes the front of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, renamed The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts by the Trump administration, after a federal judge ordered that U.S. President Trump’s name be removed

US sentences former Taliban commander to 42 years in prison for terrorism, taking hostages

The charges are based on his role as a Taliban commander in Afghanistan, leading attacks against US serviceman and allies, and taking hostages between 2007 and 2009.

Former Taliban commander Haji Najibullah, previously accused of kidnapping an American journalist, appears on charges related to murdering three US troops in Afghanistan in 2008 during a court hearing in New York, US, October 15, 2021 in this courtroom sketch.

New Jersey man charged for attempting to aid ISIS, planned US attack on synagogues

Mohamed Sagha, 22, faces charges for aiding ISIS and planning potential attacks on US synagogues and military sites, according to the DOJ and FBI.

 The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Trump formally nominates Blanche to be attorney-general

Blanche's nomination sets up a test of Trump's sway over Senate Republicans, who have shown an increasing willingness to resist parts of his agenda after months of largely acceding to his demands.

US Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks to a reporter outside of the West Wing entrance at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 27, 2026.

'I wish I could kill 300,000,000 Americans': FBI arrests three men accused of funding ISIS weapons

DOJ officials said the suspects allegedly sent more than $2,000 to fund ISIS weapons targeting US service members.

 The seal of the US Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023.

Trump plans to nominate Todd Blanche as permanent US attorney-general

Trump said he plans to nominate acting Attorney-General Todd Blanche to permanently lead the Justice Department, making his former personal lawyer the top US law enforcement officer.

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche responds to US Rep. Madeleine Dean's (D-PA) question during his testimony before a House Appropriations Commerce, oversight hearing on the Department of Justice, on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, US, June 2, 2026.

Trump's 'weaponization' fund is on hold, sources say

The fund emerged from a legal settlement between Trump and the Justice Department to resolve a lawsuit in which the president sued the Internal Revenue Service for $10 ‌billion.

A mob of supporters of US President Donald Trump storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. Picture taken January 6, 2021.

DOJ sentences NYC accomplice in Iranian dissident murder-for-hire scheme to 10 years in prison

Masih Alinejad, the target of the plot, fled Iran following the contentious 2009 presidential election and ensuing protest movement. She became a US citizen in 2019. 

Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad tears a picture of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as she speaks at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, on February 17, 2026.