Latest Riots News
12-year-old boy youngest to be sentenced over UK riots
LONDON (AP) — A 12-year-old boy who threw stones at police during rioting outside a mosque has become the youngest person to be sentenced so far over far-right riots that erupted in England this summer. The boy, who can't be identified because of his age, had earlier admitted to a...
Next year's Jan. 6 election certification will get extra security to prevent another riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to prevent another riot like the one on Jan. 6, 2021, the Homeland Security secretary has designated the congressional count and certification of the presidential election as a national special security event overseen by the Secret Service. Both...
Pope Francis’ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population
TASITOLU, East Timor (AP) — An estimated 600,000 people — nearly half of East Timor’s population —- packed a seaside park Tuesday for Pope Francis’ final Mass, held on the same field where St. John Paul II prayed 35 years ago during the nation’s fight for independence from Indonesia. ...
Man sentenced to 9 years in prison following far-right riot at hotel in England
LONDON (AP) — A man who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing more than 200 asylum-seekers was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison, the longest punishment handed so far to those involved in last month’s wave of far-right riots in England. At the sentencing hearing at...
Juries aren't swayed by defenses in Capitol riot trials
WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired New York police officer told a jury that he was acting in self-defense when he tackled a police officer and grabbed his gas mask during the Jan. 6 riot. Jurors deliberated for less than three hours before convicting the 20-year NYPD veteran, Thomas...
Ex-police officer who joined Capitol riot receives a reduced prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Virginia police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol received a reduced prison sentence of six years on Wednesday, making him one of the first beneficiaries of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the government's use of a federal obstruction law. ...
Today in History: September 4, the 1949 Peekskill Riots
Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 4, the 248th day of 2024. There are 118 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 4, 1949, more than 140 people were injured following a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill, N.Y. as an...
Militia group member sentenced to 5 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
WASHINGTON (AP) — A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison. For weeks before the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, Kentucky electrician Dan Edwin Wilson planned with others to...
Pakistani judge acquits a man over spreading misinformation that sparked riots in UK
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani judge on Monday acquitted a man who was charged with spreading misinformation that helped spark widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month, officials said. The decision came less than a week after Farhan Asif, a 32-year-old web developer,...
Pakistan authorities charge man with cyber terrorism over misinformation that sparked riots in UK
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Authorities in Pakistan on Wednesday arrested and charged a man with cyber terrorism for his alleged role in spreading misinformation that led to widespread rioting in the U.K. earlier this month. The suspect was identified as freelance web developer Farhan...
