Historic black church destroyed by arsonist celebrates reopening

Historic black church destroyed by arsonist celebrates reopening

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Tuesday, December 03, 2024 Greater Union Baptist Church of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, set to reopen in 2024. In 2019, the historic church’s building was destroyed by an arsonist. | Screengrab: YouTube/NEWS 15 A historic African American church in Louisiana that was one of three churches destroyed in a … Read more

The Firefighter’s Secret – CBS News

The Firefighter’s Secret – CBS News

The Firefighter’s Secret – CBS News Watch CBS News A young woman is found dead in her burning home. She’d been involved with a firefighter — could he have set a fire to cover her murder? “48 Hours” contributor Nikki Battiste reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, … Read more

Illinois firefighter accused of staging a house fire to cover up a murder — and a secret

Illinois firefighter accused of staging a house fire to cover up a murder — and a secret

Before the fire that set Melissa Lamesch‘s home ablaze on Nov. 25, 2020, the day had started with excited anticipation. Melissa was due to give birth to a baby boy in just two days, and Thanksgiving was a day away. Cassie Baal: She was gonna have a nice private Thanksgiving with dad. So, I gave … Read more

Illinois Man Named Rude Accused Of Setting Own Home on Fire On One-Year Anniversary Of Burning His Mom’s Car

Illinois Man Named Rude Accused Of Setting Own Home on Fire On One-Year Anniversary Of Burning His Mom’s Car

An Illinois man has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to his home with the family inside, just over one year after he was charged with setting his mother’s car on fire inside the family’s garage. Evan Rude, 24, is being charged with multiple counts of arson in the wake of a fire … Read more

Sean (Diddy) Combs loses bail appeal in sex trafficking, racketeering case

Sean (Diddy) Combs loses bail appeal in sex trafficking, racketeering case

WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. A second judge refused to grant bail to Sean (Diddy) Combs on Wednesday, saying the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence” that no amount of bail could guarantee the hip-hop mogul won’t tamper with witnesses. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter handed down the ruling … Read more

Arson Suspected In A “Significant Fire” At Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont Office

Arson Suspected In A “Significant Fire” At Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont Office

Police are searching for a suspect in what appears to have been an attempted arson at the Burlington, Vermont office of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). At around 10:45 a.m. on Friday, a man entered Sanders’ office before spraying an “apparent accelerant” on an entrance door, Burlington police said in a statement. After the man lit … Read more

Sabotage attempt carried out in 2020 in Tehran, revealed now

Sabotage attempt carried out in 2020 in Tehran, revealed now

A workshop belonging to Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization in the Shadabad area of Tehran was set on fire in July 2020, information concealed until now by Iranian officials, according to Iran International who claimed to have viewed judicial documents relating to the arson. The documents confirmed that Iran believes the Mossad orchestrated the fire. … Read more

Phoenix Secondary School receives attention after mysterious fire

Phoenix Secondary School receives attention after mysterious fire

Almost a week after the mysterious fire at Phoenix Secondary School, north of Durban, the Head of Department visited the school today, Monday, 22 January. PHOENIX SECONDARY SCHOOL TORCHED AHEAD OF MATRIC RESULTS RELEASE According to the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education, the Head of the Department, Nkosinathi Ngcobo, visited Phoenix Secondary School under the Pinetown … Read more

As U.S., U.K. and EU sanction violent Israeli settlers, Canada hangs back

As U.S., U.K. and EU sanction violent Israeli settlers, Canada hangs back

The Trudeau government still won’t say if it’s considering imposing sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in the wake of travel bans announced by both the U.S. and the United Kingdom in recent days. The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said last week that he will recommend EU sanctions as well.  Canada, like its American, British … Read more