Pentagon Says Fort Hood Shooter's Execution by Firing Squad to be Livestreamed

The Pentagon plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 at Fort Hood, Texas, drawing criticism from human rights advocates, making it the first public execution in the United States since the hanging of Rainey Bethea in 1936 for the rape and murder of a 70-year-old woman in Kentucky. See Full Story>

Iran-Backed Houthis From Yemen Attack Riyadh Airport, Oil Refineries

Saudi Arabia cancelled all flights and closed King Khalid International Airport (RUH) in Riyadh after Houthi rebels from Yemen attacked both it and Abha airport with ballistic missiles, damaging facilities and an aircraft, killing at least four people, including a pilot, and injuring more than 36 others. See Full Story>

NYPD Arrests Man For Pushing Ex-Girlfriend and Her Infant Baby From 15th Floor Balcony

 

The New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested and charged Angel Carrasco, 31, with murder after he pushed his ex-girlfriend Nathaly Ramirez, 23, and her 8-month-old daughter from a 15-story apartment balcony in the Bronx, killing the mother and critically injuring the infant. See Full Story>

DHS Under Scrutiny For Bronx ICE Shooting

 

The Department of Homeland Security and New York City officials came under scrutiny for the tactics used in the shooting of illegal immigrant Oscar Belgal, 28, in the Bronx section of the city by ICE agents during a targeted enforcement operation as he drove a vehicle with his 5-year-old son in the back seat. See Full Story>

NYC Steps Up Security For Mysterious Manhole "Sewer Divers"

 

The NYPD continues to beef up security around the city after cameras spotted individuals entering and exiting manholes which provide access to its sewer system in Manhattan, the Upper East Side and near East 61st Street during the United Nations General Assembly, where two arrests were made. See Full Story>