Every week, you’ll receive an expanded Top Threats feature that highlights the most important and impactful threats to our freedoms. If you want a deeper dive into some of the issues that influence American freedoms today, these articles are for you.
In Top Threats, we’ll tackle ongoing threats to personal freedoms. We will also share information about regulations that tie our hands and prevent us from living and working freely. Together, we’ll defend and preserve the American rights we hold dear.
Police reported that at least seven people were shot, two of them fatally, at a gathering in Yuma, Arizona on Saturday night. As of Sunday, no one had been arrested and a $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrator(s). The shooting occurred shortly before 11 p.m. in a residential area southeast of downtown Yuma, according to Lt. Craig Johnson of the Yuma Police Department. When officers …
The NBA All-Star Ja Morant has been suspended after footage was captured of him apparently displaying a gun in a video. This is the second time the 23-year-old Memphis Grizzlies star has been suspended by the NBA, after brandishing a firearm on Instagram just a few months ago. The footage was from an Instagram Live video that showed Ja Morant and a friend in a car while they listened and danced to a song by …
Gustus Andrew Glen Pennington, a 27 year old man from Oklahoma, has been given six life sentences by a court in Rogers County, Oklahoma this week, due to his involvement in the methamphetamine-induced torture of his partner’s 3-year-old daughter that lasted for several days. The six sentences will be served consecutively. According to an affidavit from Tulsa-based NBC affiliate KJRH, the child was subjected to abuse using a belt, board, and shock collar by Pennington, …
On the 16th of March, Quavi Young, aged 26, was apprehended by police in Cocoa, Florida, after officers claimed she had threatened a McDonald’s employee and brandished a gun at them. Consequently, Young was booked with three charges: aggravated assault with a weapon, openly carrying a weapon and operating a vehicle with a suspended license. The arrest report stated that Young had driven to the drive-thru speaker and requested a meal that was not on …
Police in Redding, California have reported that a man, Ryan Rovito, aged 34, was found to possess more than 900 images of child pornography after his wife uncovered a hidden camera in their guest bathroom. The woman notified the police in March after she had confronted her husband about the device. Rovito admitted to knowledge of the camera, but promised to remove and discard it. However, the wife took the camera and hard drive before …
At least sixteen fatalities have been reported following a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the southern region of Ecuador on Saturday. The quake was located near the town of Baláo and had a depth of 65 km (about 41 miles), according to the United States Geological Survey. News of 381 injuries was reported by the General Secretariat of Communication of the Presidency of Ecuador. In the province of El Oro, 11 deaths occurred, and one …
Lisa Marie Coleman, 58, faces three counts of robbery by threat and kidnapping for her part in a crime spree beginning on November 15, 2022 and ending on December 23, 2022. Her first known burglary occurred on November 15. Coleman approached a person in a parking garage on the 5500 block of Wesleyan at approximately 6:00 pm and asked for money. The person noticed that the suspect had her right hand in her pocket, which …
According to her family, Kirstie Alley died following a battle with cancer. She was 71 years old. “We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered,” her children wrote on her official Twitter account. “She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures …
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, deli meat and cheese have been linked to a deadly outbreak of listeria in six states. In order to prevent listeria infection from causing severe illness, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems should not eat meat or cheese from any deli counter without first reheating it “steaming hot.” According to reports from six states, 16 cases of infection and 13 hospitalizations …
An Alabama teenager was beaten, bound and left under a tree in Florida after being kidnapped, police said. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday that the girl met Coby Jerome Jordan in Houston County, Alabama, on Friday evening. Police said Jordan “picked her up” before two women joined him. There was no information about the victim’s age, except that she was under 18 years of age, and no information was available about the circumstances …