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MLB Pitcher's 5-Year-Old: 'Who Wants to Hurt Me?'

Major league players say online abuse, including death threats, is increasing

(Newser) - Soon after Lance McCullers Jr.'s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Houston Astros pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard his wife, Kara, talking on the phone about it. What followed was a painful conversation between McCullers and his little girl. "She asked...

Feds: Texter Wrote 'Prepare to Die' to Tulsi Gabbard

Georgia man, 24, charged with transmitting interstate threats

(Newser) - A Georgia man has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and her husband. Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, of Lilburn, is facing a federal charge of transmitting interstate threats after allegedly writing to Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, between March 29 and April...

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The ER Has Become More Dangerous

Violence against health care workers in emergency departments, other hospital units is rising

(Newser) - A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting last weekend that killed a police officer and wounded five others highlights the rising violence against US health care workers and the challenge of protecting them. Such violence takes place in emergency departments, but also in maternity wards...

North Korea Sees US Act as 'Undeniable Threat'

Docking of USS Alexandria in South Korea ruffles feathers

(Newser) - A US Navy submarine docked at a naval base in South Korea on Monday, purportedly to replenish supplies—drawing a strong reaction from North Korea, which labeled the act an "undeniable threat." "We express grave concern over the US dangerous hostile military act," a Defense Ministry...

Trump Has Flattery, Threats for Russia

End the war against Ukraine or face tariffs, sanctions

(Newser) - Add Russia to the list of countries that could be hit with tariffs, President Trump warned Wednesday—unless it puts an end to its war against Ukraine, reports CNBC . The president discussed the subject in a Truth Social post that started with flattery. "I'm not looking to hurt...

Cartel's Warning to Mexican Singer: 'You Will Be Shot'

Mexican authorities say corridos singer Natanael Cano, others are now under 'protective measures'

(Newser) - Just because you rap about drug cartels doesn't mean you have immunity from them. Authorities in Mexico are now offering state protection to famed regional Mexican singer Natanael Cano and other artists after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors tell the AP . Photos of a...

In Bomb Threat on LA's City Hall, a Most Surprising Suspect

LAPD names Brian Williams, city's deputy mayor for public safety, in incident from earlier this year

(Newser) - A bomb threat was made against City Hall in Los Angeles earlier this year, and the LAPD is now releasing some details, including the name of a surprising suspect. "Our initial investigation revealed that the source of the threat was likely from Brian Williams, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety,...

He Just Got Elected in W. Virginia. Now He's in Custody

Joseph de Soto, GOPer-turned-Dem in state House, is accused of threats against other pols

(Newser) - Joseph de Soto's celebration of his election last month to West Virginia's House of Delegates was a short-lived one. The 61-year-old Republican-turned-Democrat was arrested early Thursday by State Police in Martinsburg, after police say a probe found he'd made "several threatening/intimidating threats against government officials,"...

Cops Warn of Threats Against CEOs—and Themselves

NYPD fears Luigi Mangione's alleged action will 'inspire a variety of extremists'

(Newser) - The Pennsylvania police force that arrested alleged healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, viewed as a hero to some, says it's being threatened alongside locals tied to the arrest. "We have received some threats against our officers and building here," Derek Swope, deputy chief of the Altoona Police...

Eye on His Inauguration, Trump Issues Gaza Ultimatum

President-elect: If Israeli hostages aren't released by Jan. 20, 'there will be ALL HELL TO PAY'

(Newser) - As news broke Monday that 21-year-old American Omer Neutra had been killed in the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, renewed attention was directed to the plight of the hostages still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza. President-elect Trump was one of those weighing in, and he made clear...

Dem Lawmakers Hit With Bomb Threats, a Day After GOPers

At least 5 members of Congress from Connecticut targeted, including Sen. Chris Murphy

(Newser) - At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, and Jahana Hayes all reported being the subject of such threats, per the AP . Police...

Filipino VP to Prez: Anything Happens to Me, You're Toast

Sara Duterte says she's hired an assassin to kill Ferdinand Marcos Jr., wife if she's killed herself

(Newser) - Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the president, his wife, and the country's House of Representatives speaker if she herself is killed, in a brazen public threat that she warned wasn't a joke. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin referred the "...

Russia Blamed for Polling Place Bomb Hoaxes

'They're up to mischief, it seems,' says Georgia's secretary of state

(Newser) - Voting was interrupted at multiple locations Tuesday because of bomb threats the FBI has linked to Russia. "The FBI is aware of bomb threats to polling locations in several states, many of which appear to originate from Russian email domains," the agency said in a statement, per the...

They Went From Reenactment to Dinner—in Nazi Uniform

Massachusetts restaurant apologizes for not asking the group to change, now faces threats

(Newser) - A Massachusetts restaurant that waited on World War II reenactors dressed in Nazi uniforms over the weekend was forced to close Tuesday after it became the target of "harassment and threats." The Kith and Kin restaurant in Hudson took heat after it welcomed costumed figures who'd participated...

DOJ: He Ran for Congress, Threatened to Kill Primary Foe

Anna Paulina Luna said William Braddock stalked her while running against her in Florida GOP primary

(Newser) - A former GOP candidate in Florida who lost his primary for a congressional seat to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna has just been charged with threatening to kill a political rival, ostensibly Luna. The Hill reports that William Braddock ran in 2022 in the Sunshine State's 13th Congressional District against...

Irked Sheriff Posts 11-Year-Old's Mugshot

Florida's Mike Chitwood is sick of false school-shooting threats

(Newser) - A Florida sheriff fed up with a spate of false school-shooting threats is trying a new tactic to get through to students and their parents: He's posting the mugshot of any offender on social media. Law enforcement officials across the country have seen a wave of school shooting hoaxes...

11-Year-Old Busted in Multistate Swatting Calls

Virginia boy called in bomb, shooting threats to Florida school, other venues, say authorities

(Newser) - An 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats to schools and other places, authorities said Thursday. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said during a news conference that authorities worked hard to find the swatting caller before the school year resumes. "...

After Storm of Threats, Bragg's Office Makes an Ask

Prosecutors ask judge to keep much of Trump gag order in place in hush-money case till sentencing

(Newser) - Manhattan's district attorney has asked the judge who oversaw Donald Trump's hush-money trial to extend the former president's gag order, with modifications. The Guardian notes that the gag order, which Trump's circle has long pushed back on, was placed on Trump before his felony trial kicked...

Who's Worse for Democracy, Biden or Trump? RFK Jr. Picks

Independent POTUS candidate claims Biden is first president to use feds 'to censor political speech'

(Newser) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. obviously thinks he's a better man for the Oval Office than either of his two main competitors, President Biden and former President Trump, but he made it clear during an appearance this week on CNN that he thinks one of his political foes looms more...

Man Jailed for Death Threats Against Katie Hobbs

'We will see you to the grave,' Ohio's Joshua Russell told Arizona's then-secretary of state

(Newser) - An Ohio man who acknowledged making death threats in voicemails left for then-Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs during the 2022 election season was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison, reports the AP . Joshua Russell of Bucyrus, Ohio, had pleaded guilty in late August to a federal charge...

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