2 convicted in plot to kill Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad

A jury has found two men guilty of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, who works as a journalist and lives in New York City.

CBS News - 4d

2 convicted in plot to kill Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad

A jury has found two men guilty of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, who works as a journalist and lives in New York City.

CBS News - 4d

Two men convicted of murder-for-hire plot against Iranian American journalist in New York

Masih Alinejad had incurred the wrath of Tehran by campaigning for Iranian women to reject strict dress codes. Two men have been found guilty of plotting to assassinate the Iranian American ...

The Guardian - 4d

Jury to hear from Iranian dissident who was allegedly target of murder-for-hire plot

Journalist and Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad will testify in Manhattan Tuesday in the trial of two men implicated in a murder-for-hire plot against her. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman ...

CBS News - 6d

Two men convicted in Iranian plot to kill U.S.-based critic

Two men have been convicted of murder-for-hire as part of an Iranian government plot to silence a critic in the United States, federal prosecutors said Friday.

NBC News - 2d

A garden of sunflowers … and an AK-47: Iranian murder plot comes to Brooklyn

The trial of two Russian mobsters for a murder-for-hire scheme targeting the women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad revealed incongruous, and chilling, details. Masih Alinejad had just finished ...

The Guardian - 2d

How a Russian Mobster Stalked an Iranian Dissident in Brooklyn

Khalid Mehdiyev was sent to America to establish a beachhead for his gang. The organization then gave him a mission: Kill Masih Alinejad.

The New York Times - Mar. 14

Trial Set for Men Accused of Targeting Iranian Dissident in New York

Prosecutors say the men helped direct a murder-for-hire scheme aimed at Masih Alinejad. The trial is expected to show Iran’s efforts to punish those who criticize it, no matter where they are.

The New York Times - Mar. 10

Iranian singer who urged women to go without hijab is lashed over alcohol conviction

Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol

ABC News - Mar. 7

Republican Ex-Candidate Is Convicted in Shooting Plot Targeting New Mexico Democrats

Solomon Peña, who lost an election for a statehouse seat in 2022, was convicted on all 13 counts.

The New York Times - 4d

Husam al-Titi, former ABC News journalist, killed in Gaza air strike

Husam al-Titi, former ABC News journalist, was killed in Gaza air strike earlier this week.

ABC News - 3d

Russian spy ring's plans to kill journalist 'beyond imagination'

Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev told the BBC one method was to use a sledgehammer, and another involved using a "suicide bomber".

BBC News - Mar. 9

Trump's Jan. 6 pardon doesn't cover rioter's plot to kill FBI agents, judge rules

President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardon of participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot does not extend to the separate crimes of one rioter who plotted to murder the law enforcement agents who ...

NBC News - Mar. 10

Court upholds murder conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor

The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's ...

ABC News - Mar. 10

Court upholds murder conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor

The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's ...

ABC News - Mar. 10

Court upholds murder conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor

The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's ...

ABC News - Mar. 10

Wife of 'Ghost Adventures' star Aaron Goodwin arrested on suspicion of hiring someone to kill him

Victoria Goodwin, wife of 'Ghost Adventures' star Aaron Goodwin, is under arrest in Nevada on suspicion of plotting to kill her husband.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 11

Lawyers who say nurse wrongly convicted in baby killings ask to halt hospital inquiry

Lawyers for convicted baby killer Lucy Letby and former executives at the hospital where she worked have asked a judge to halt an inquiry into the deaths after a panel of medical experts found no ...

ABC News - Mar. 17

German Court Convicts Five Over Plot to Kidnap Health Official and Spread Chaos

The defendants, part of a group known as “United Patriots,” aimed to reinstate a 19th-century Constitution by giving power to an all-powerful Kaiser.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Man convicted of plotting 9/11-style attack asks for new lawyers at sentencing

The judge had appointed standby counsel but Cholo Abdi Abdullah, who represented himself during his trial, said he did not want them to represent him at sentencing.

ABC News - 6h

France’s Ex-Intelligence Chief Convicted in Influence Peddling Trial Involving LVMH

Bernard Squarcini was found guilty of organizing a bizarre illegal surveillance operation on a gadfly journalist at the request of the luxury company, among other offenses.

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Israeli drone strike kills nine in Gaza, including two journalists

Yahoo News - Mar. 15

Israeli airstrike kills 2 in southern Gaza amid push for ceasefire extension

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in Rafah in Gaza on Saturday as mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

NBC News - Mar. 8

Luton triple-murderer wanted to gain notoriety with school plot, court hears

Nicholas Prosper, 19, planned to kill 30 pupils and two teachers after shooting his mother, brother and sister dead. A 19-year-old man who shot dead his mother and two younger siblings had planned ...

The Guardian - 6d

Australian tourist killed, 2 injured as snorkeling boat capsizes off Bali

A snorkeling boat carrying 13 people, including 11 Australian tourists, has capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, killing a woman and injuring two others

ABC News - 3d

Israeli airstrikes kill at least 65 people in Gaza in 24 hours, says health authority

Death toll includes women, children and journalists, nearly a week after Israel broke ceasefire. Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 65 people in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including women, ...

The Guardian - 8h

5 children killed and 2 others are missing after a dam collapses in Zimbabwe dam

Officials in Zimbabwe say five children were killed after a dam collapsed in eastern Zimbabwe

ABC News - Mar. 13

'The Last of Us' cast rates how hard they work to avoid spilling Season 2 spoilers

The cast of 'The Last of Us' Season 2 discusses where we find their characters, the series' political themes and how keeping the plot of the highly anticipated series under wraps.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 9

Rapper Yella Beezy arrested, indicted in alleged murder-for-hire that killed musician Mo3

A grand jury in Texas indicted rapper Yella Beezy in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of musician Mo3 five years ago.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Rapper Yella Beezy arrested, indicted in alleged murder-for-hire that killed musician Mo3

A grand jury in Texas indicted rapper Yella Beezy in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of musician Mo3 five years ago.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Rapper Yella Beezy arrested, indicted in alleged murder-for-hire that killed musician Mo3

A grand jury in Texas indicted rapper Yella Beezy in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of musician Mo3 five years ago.

Los Angeles Times - 3d

Supreme Court rules against New York crime family associate over ‘crimes of violence’

The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that crimes committed through inaction can still be violent, rejecting a New York crime family associate’s claim that his conviction in a foiled murder-for-hire ...

The Hill - 3d

Houthis Vow Retaliation After U.S. Strikes in Yemen

The Iranian-backed rebels, who have targeted Israel and shipping in the Red Sea, said children were among those killed in the strikes ordered by President Trump.

The New York Times - Mar. 16

How slain Las Vegas journalist may have helped capture his own killer

Crucial DNA evidence found under the fingernails of reporter Jeff German led investigators to Robert Telles, the man charged with killing him.

CBS News - Mar. 9

More than 1,000 dead after 2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria

A war monitoring group said more than 1,000 were killed in revenge attacks and clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad.

CBS News - Mar. 9

Man accused of killing Hadiya Pendleton to stay in jail as he awaits new trial

Micheail Ward's conviction was thrown out, after an appeals court ruled detectives violated his constitutional rights during his interrogation.

CBS News - Mar. 11

Are the latest U.S. strikes against Houthis an escalation?

The U.S. military fired a series of airstrikes over the weekend targeting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The strikes killed at least 53 people, according to the Houthi health ministry. CBS ...

CBS News - Mar. 17

‘Etched in my mind’: witness to South Carolina firing squad execution describes killing

Brad Sigmon was executed on Friday for the murders of his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001. A reporter for the Associated Press who watched as South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing ...

The Guardian - Mar. 8

Medical helicopter crash in Mississippi kills pilot, 2 hospital workers

A medical transport helicopter crashed Monday in Mississippi, while carrying two hospital workers and a pilot, officials said.

CBS News - Mar. 11

2 convicted in plot to kill Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad

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