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Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood gunman Nidal Hasan
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Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army officer and psychiatrist who killed 13 people and injured 32 others during a mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009, will be executed by a U.S. Army firing squad, the Pentagon announced Monday. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended and President Donald J. Trump has approved death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced . He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting Allahu Akbar during the attack. The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution, he continued. Judgement day for Hasan has finally come. If Hasans execution is indeed carried out by a firing squad, it would mark the first such case for the service since Jan. 31, 1945, when Pvt. Eddie D. Slovik was executed by a U.S. Army firing squad in France for desertion during World War II. The last death sentence carried out by the U.S. military was in 1961, when Army Pvt. John Bennett was executed by hanging at the gallows in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, after he was convicted of raping and attempting to kill a young girl. Hasan, who was born in northern Virginia, walked into a Fort Hood readiness processing center on Nov. 5, 2009, and opened fire using a semi-automatic handgun. Thirteen people were killed, including a pregnant soldier. Former Army Staff Sgt. Patrick Zeigler, a two-time combat veteran, was shot four times in the attack and spent nearly a year recovering in various hospitals. He looked me straight in the eyes as he pointed the gun at me, and a split second later, Im on the floor with a hole in my head, he told the Killeen Daily Herald in 2023. At his court-martial, Hasan, now 56, admitted to the shooting, and in 2013 said he carried out the attack in support of the Taliban. At the time, Hasan requested a delay in court proceedings so he could ready a new legal strategy that would show he acted in defense of others. Asked by presiding Judge Col. Tara Osborn who he was defending, Hasan replied , The leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban. Hasan was convicted by a military jury in August 2013, which recommended he be sentenced to death. He was subsequently transferred to Fort Leavenworth, where he has been incarcerated on death row. Jonathan Lehrfeld contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Military Times at https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/fort-hood-mass-shooter-nidal-010114676.html
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Yemen forces push Houthis from Bab el-Mandeb coast, claim Mocha capture
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Caleb Flynn was found guilty of multiple counts by the jury, including murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence. Flynn apologized to his family just before being sentenced, starting with his two young daughters, who were home when he shot his wife in her sleep.
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Trump says he'll start paying for ads after bipartisan pushback over taxpayer funding
President Trump said Monday he will start paying for the pro-Trump ads that have blanketed the airwaves in recent weeks with money raised by his super PAC, after his administration drew intense pushback for using public funds on the ads. The Radical Left is upset with the fact that I am taking Ads, which I consider to be a positive promotion for our Great U.S.A., and paying for them with U.S.A. money, the president wrote on Truth Social . This is a rather standard thing to do but, rather than doing that, although nothing will make them happy, I have decided to do the Patriotic Ads, among others, and pay for them myself, and with money I raised for MAGA, Inc. Emblazoned with the message Paid for by the U.S. Government, the ads began popping up late last month on national cable and broadcast networks, including CBS, as the November midterm elections approach. Several variations have aired, including one that features a recording of Mr. Trump saying, We will defeat communism, socialism and Marxism in America, as photos of the president flash across the screen. Another recounts the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro . CBS News reported last month that there are multiple versions of the ads. The U.S. government produced the content and paid for the airtime through an ad agency. The Department of Homeland Security awarded LMD Agency $20 million for a National Media Campaign starting on Sept. 20, contracting records show. A day earlier, the White House Office of Management and Budget granted DHS's Customs and Border Protection $20 million for OBBB Commemorative Events, according to a nongovernment database. The source of the funds was first reported by The Washington Sun. The White House has defended the ads, calling them public service announcements and denying that they constitute campaign advertisements. A White House official said last month the PSAs are clearly not political, and noted: The President is not on the ballot and the ads don't have a call to action. Asked about the anti-communism ad, a spokesperson for the White House said: The ad is educational and unapologetically patriotic. We should be proud of our country. The advertising campaign has drawn bipartisan criticism. Democrats have argued the ads could violate federal laws that bar the use of government funds for propaganda purposes and limit political activity by executive branch employees. This is the sort of government propaganda one might expect in North Korea, not the United States of America, and it is an egregious and illegal misuse of Americans' hard-earned tax dollars, a group of Senate Democrats said in a letter last month. A handful of Republicans have also voiced criticism. I don't think any public official, including President Trump or [former DHS Secretary] Kristi Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves, GOP Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said on Face the Nation. By using his own super PAC to pay for the ads, Mr. Trump is tapping a nine-figure war chest that many Republican candidates hope will be spent in battleground states ahead of the midterms despite a late start in this election cycle. Since last month, the group has reported tens of millions of dollars in spending on the Texas Senate contest, where Trump-allied Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton is in a tight race against Democratic state lawmaker James Talarico. The group had more than $400 million on hand at the end of August, according to Federal Election Commission filings. Mr. Trump said last month he is going to spend whatever amount of money necessary to try and help us. This article originally appeared on CBS News at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-super-pac-maga-inc-taxpayer-funded-ads/
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CHICAGO ( WGN ) A Chicago woman who was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent during Operation Midway Blitz filed a lawsuit against the federal government Monday, calling for more action against the agent who shot her. Marimar Martinez said the encounter with Border Patrol agents happened in Oct. 2025. She was allegedly heading to church to drop off clothing donations when she noticed immigration officers on her street. For the next 15 to 20 minutes, I followed these Border Patrol agents through my neighborhood, honking my horn, shouting out La Migra, Martinez said while testifying on Capitol Hill in Feb. Martinez said the driver of the Border Patrol vehicle she was following made eye contact with her before swerving into and hitting her truck. I drove forward and went around the Border Patrol agent who jumped out of his car and pointed his gun at me. I moved to the far-left lane, striking the curb on the far-left side of Kedzie (Avenue). The next thing I knew, I felt a burning sensation in my arms and legs, Martinez said. As I continued trying to drive past the Border Patrol agents, I could hear my back passenger window shatter, and I felt bullets continue to pierce my body. Chicago woman recounts violent encounter with Border Patrol before Congress The Department of Homeland Security called her a domestic terrorist and charged her with using her vehicle to assault federal agents. However, the Department of Justice later dropped all charges against her. While addressing the civil lawsuit outside a downtown Chicago law office Monday, attorneys representing Martinez said they are seeking more transparency and accountability. We are here today, exactly one year and one day after the shooting of Marimar by agent Charles Exum. As you all know, there has been absolutely zero progress from the Department of Justice as far as accountability goes, attorney Chris Parente said. Theres been no investigation. Theres been no charges. Judge delays decision on releasing sealed Border Patrol shooting bodycam footage The lawsuit alleges that Border Patrols account of the shooting contradicts what Martinez says actually happened. The Department of Homeland Security said that during the immigration crackdown altercation, Martinez tried to ram agents with her vehicle. Martinez maintains that she was driving away from them when one of the agents fired into her vehicle. What weve done here as a defense team is that we essentially became our own Department of Justice. We have hired our own experts, we have done our own investigation, Parente said. DHS Sec. Noems lack of knowledge on Chicago shootings raises eyebrows Martinezs attorneys presented new video and photo evidence from the incident, saying it shows the agent was not in harms way when he started shooting. Martinez said she and her family saw the material for the first time Sunday. It brought a lot of clarity for them. They got a lot of answers on what happened on Oct. 4, Martinez said. Read more coverage from WGN on Operation Midway Blitz Martinez said shes thankful to be alive to share her story and wants to fight for others affected by Operation Midway Blitz. I want to spread awareness because whats happening is not normal. We shouldnt sit here and normalize whats happening, Martinez said. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines Martinez and her attorneys have been planning to sue for months. In Feb., they filed an administrative Federal Tort Claims Act complaint, the first step in the lengthy process of filing a lawsuit against the federal government. Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to WGN-TV. This article originally appeared on WGN Chicago at https://wgntv.com/news/operation-midway-blitz/chicago-woman-shot-by-border-patrol-agent-sues/
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Best-selling British author Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
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An Ohio man who was found guilty of murdering his wife and staging the crime scene to make it seem as if an intruder had broken into their home and fatally shot the mother of two was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Caleb Flynn, 40, a former pastor who once appeared as a contestant on American Idol in 2013, was found guilty of aggravated murder and multiple counts of murder, felonious assault and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of his wife, 37-year-old Ashley Flynn. Judge Jeannine Pratt called the former pastor's actions abhorrent and quite honestly impossible to fathom while handing down the life sentence on Monday. Caleb Flynn called 911 early on Feb. 16 to report that his wife had been shot by an intruder at their home in Tipp City, north of Dayton. He was arrested three days later. Prosecutors alleged that Caleb Flynn executed his wife by shooting her twice in the back of the head in bed so that he could be with his mistress and manipulated the crime scene to make it seem as if an intruder had broken in through the garage. Pool via ABC News - PHOTO: Caleb Flynn appears for his sentencing in the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, Oct. 5, 2026, in Troy, Ohio. Pratt said that after considering the evidence in the case, there is one clear and obvious conclusion -- that Caleb Flynn poses the highest risk of harm to the public -- and admonished the layers of deceit, manipulation and cruelty that he has shown. You could have walked away. You could have separated from her and left her here on this earth to be able to be with the people that need her, who loved her, who looked forward to having her in their lives. But instead, through your greed, your selfishness, your lust, and your cruelty, you chose to take Ashley's life, and in doing so, you did far more than take the life of your wife, Pratt said. On that fateful day in February, the person who should have been protecting their children shattered their lives. Caleb Flynn addressed the court prior to learning his sentence, crying while reading from prepared remarks that he shakily clutched while in handcuffs and an orange jumpsuit. He repeatedly denied killing his wife, saying, I have unfortunately lied about a lot of things over the last couple of years. But as I stand here before God, who is my ultimate judge, I am not lying when I say I did not kill my wife. I will continue to fight for my innocence as long as the Lord allows me to, since I did not kill my wife, he said. He apologized to his wife's family and asked for their forgiveness. I made vows to Ashley on our wedding day -- I failed those vows, and through my decisions, I have caused you guys an incredible amount of pain, he said. Through those decisions, I'm sure you have felt betrayal, confusion, anger and so much more. I take complete accountability for my words and my decisions, he said. I am so sorry, I am so sorry, and pray that you can one day forgive me. Pool via ABC News - PHOTO: Caleb Flynn appears for his sentencing in the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, Oct. 5, 2026, in Troy, Ohio. Caleb Flynn also addressed members of his family, including his young daughters. I don't know if they'll ever be able to hear this, but I want them to hear it regardless -- I love you two, he said, calling them his greatest joy in his life. He apologized for not being able to see them grow up and said through tears that he misses them more than you'll ever know. The judge said she received over a dozen victim impact statements, and several members of Ashley Flynn's family addressed the court prior to the sentence being handed down, speaking to the impact the murder of their mother has had on his daughters, Alyssa and Ava, and asking for the maximum possible sentence. In a searing letter read on her behalf, Alyssa said, You have already caused so much pain to your family and the world. The least you can do is tell everyone you did it and receive your outcome. Did you really even think about how much pain you would bring your own two daughters? the statement continued. By the way, Ashley Flynn was the best thing that ever happened to you. You had the best life ever, and you decided to throw it away for a girl who was half your age. In closing, she said her family has never been stronger and she doesn't plan to visit him in prison. Pool via ABC News - PHOTO: Caleb Flynn listens to the reading of his guilty verdict inside the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, Sept. 29, 2026, in Troy, Ohio. He faced up to life in prison without parole. Prosecutors asked for the maximum possible sentence, arguing in a sentencing memorandum filed ahead of the hearing that he is a dangerous individual with no regard for human life and has refused to accept accountability or show any remorse. It is important to note that Defendant could have lawfully left his marriage. Instead, he chose murder. He planned Ashley's murder for months. This was a planned and calculated execution, Prosecuting Attorney Paul Watkins stated. In his memo, Watkins said Caleb Flynn's effort to escape responsibility did not end with the staged scene or the false intruder narrative, but that his two daughters described him instructing them on what to say in their forensic interviews and that their statements could be the difference between life and death for him. Thus, after taking their mother from them, Defendant attempted to use his grieving daughters to reinforce the story he had created to protect himself, Watkins stated. The defense, meanwhile, said in its memorandum that Flynn continues to maintain his innocence and has no prior criminal history while asking for a sentence that preserves the possibility of parole and a return to society following his rehabilitation. Former 'American Idol' contestant found guilty of murdering wife The jury deliberated for nearly 2 1/2 hours before reaching a verdict on Sept. 29, finding him guilty of all charges. During closing arguments, Miami County Assistant Prosecutor Matthew Joseph pointed to evidence including the physical scene and a side garage door he said was made to look as if an intruder had damaged it, Caleb Flynn's 911 call, text messages between the defendant and his mistress discussing the end of his marriage and digital records from the night of the shooting, which he argued leads straight to the defendant. The evidence showed that being the victim would allow the defendant to keep his lucrative job working for Ashley's family business, he would benefit from Ashley's life insurance, and he could keep his position as a working worship leader with zero impact to his reputation within the church, Joseph said during closing arguments on Sept. 29 in the Miami County courtroom. The evidence does not tell the story of an intruder. Defense attorney Patrick Mulligan argued during his closing that the state's evidence is circumstantial, and that the only thing prosecutors proved was that Caleb Flynn was having an affair. Connecting a couple of meaningless dots doesn't solve the case, Mulligan told jurors. Ashley Flynn/Facebook - PHOTO: Ashley and Caleb Flynn. Caleb Flynn did not testify during the trial and the defense called no witnesses. He denied killing his spouse in an interview with police days after the deadly shooting, according to video shown during the more than weeklong trial. His former mistress testified for the state during the trial, reading from some of the more than 100,000 messages they exchanged over her two days of testimony. If I could literally kill her and not go to hell, I would do it in a heartbeat, Caleb Flynn said in one message from May 2025, Botner testified . Pool via ABC News - PHOTO: Caleb Flynn cries after being found guilty inside the Miami County Court of Common Pleas, Sept. 29, 2026, in Troy, Ohio. Following the guilty verdict, Mulligan told reporters that he expected there to be a notice of appeal filed. When asked what appellate issues they have, he said, There's a lack of evidence on prior calculation and design. Watkins thanked the jury for their dedication to justice in this case. Ex-mistress testifies against former 'American Idol' contestant: 'I believe that he murdered his wife' In a statement read by Watkins, Ashley Flynn's family said they refuse to let the evil that ended Ashley's life have the final word in her story. Ashley loved Jesus with her whole heart. Her faith wasn't simply something she simply spoke about. It was how she lived, the statement said. She loved people well, found joy beyond her circumstances, prayed boldly for her family, and wanted her life to point people to Jesus. Most of all, she loved being a mom, the statement continued. She prayed over her girls, taught them to love God, and showed them what it looked like to live with faith, kindness, joy, and grace. This article originally appeared on Good Morning America at https://abcnews.com/US/former-american-idol-contestant-sentenced-wifes-murder/story?id=136953520
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