Federal Judge Rules Sheriff Joe Violated Rights

Judge G. Murray Snow, of the United States District Court, ruled against one of the toughest sheriff's in the country, on Friday.

Snow decided that Sheriff Joe Arpaio has violated constitutional law, accusing him and his deputies of singling out Latinos.

The judge stated that Arpaio had used racial profiling in his attempts to catch illegal immigrants, in Maricopa County, Arizona.

According to Snow, deputies may not focus on Latinos when looking for illegal immigrants.

Lawyers for Maricopa County, and Sheriff Joe, argued that race was never the focus in illegal immigrant cases and vowed to appeal the decision.

8.2 Quake Shakes Russia

Places as far away as Moscow felt an 8.2 quake in the Sakhalin region of Russia.

While the quake was located closer to Japan, it was felt more thousands of miles away in Eastern Europe, than it was just a couple hundred miles away.

In Moscow, buildings were evacuated, as the shaking was felt; and places further west than Russia reported shaking due to it.

A 6.2 aftershock, followed it a few hours later, and scientists expect more after shocks, as high as 7.0, over the next few days.

Very little damage was reported because of the quake, though it did seem to emit a small electro magnetic pulse, which affected electronics in the area closest to it.

4 Indian Soldiers Killed by Rebels

Four Indian soldiers died, on Friday, fighting rebel forces in Kashmir.

Three of them were killed when their patrol was ambushed, in the village of Buchoo.

Reinforcements came and a fire fight began, during which the fourth was killed.

The Indian military says that they killed or chased off the rebel force, but did not give any numbers.

Taliban Attacks Kabul

Members of the Taliban launched an attack in Kabul, on Friday.

It began with a car bombing and then continued on as an attack against the International Organization for Migration.

The Taliban said they were targeting CIA trainers.
Afghan Security Forces engaged them in an hours long fire fight, but eventually won out.

About a dozen people were injured or wounded, two police officers were killed, and all of the attacking militants were killed or taken prisoner after being wounded.

Parking Garage Collapse Kills 1 in Maryland

A parking garage partially collapsed, on Thursday, in Bethesda, Maryland.

The garage was closed and under construction, as the mall it's for goes through major renovations.

One construction worker was killed and another was trapped for several hours, but eventually was freed and taken to the hospital.

Officials said that a fifty thousand pound slab of concrete had fallen.

21 Killed in 2 Separate Attacks in Niger

Twenty-one people were killed and twenty-nine injured in two separate attacks, in Niger, on Thursday.

According to the authorities, the two explosions happened at the exact time, over one hundred miles apart. Both were suicide car bombs aimed at high security areas.

In Agadez, the bomber was able to force his vehicle past security at a military base and detonated near a crowd of soldiers. Twenty died and sixteen were injured in that attack.

The other attack came at a uranium mine near Arlit, killing one and injuring thirteen. Authorities are not sure how the bomber was able to make it past the security there.

Groups linked to Al Qaeda have claimed both attacks.

Car Bomb Kills 12 in Pakistan

Twelve were killed and seventeen injured when car bomb exploded in Quetta City, Pakistan, on Thursday.

Most of those killed and wounded were government security officers.

They had been traveling in a small bus when a car they drove by was detonated by remote control.

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Royal Army: Drummer Lee Rigby

Drummer Lee Rigby, twenty-five of Middleton, England, died on May 22.

He was murdered in a terrorist action, in Woolwich, England.

Rigby served with distinction as a machine gunner in Germany, Cyprus, and Afghanistan.

 In 2011, he joined the Regimental Recruiting Team of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers as a side drummer.

His officers remember him as one of the unit's favorites, due to his personality.

Longmont Officer Fired Upon, Shooter in Critical Condition

Early Wednesday morning, a Longmont, Colorado police officer pulled a car over for not driving with it's headlights on.

As the other vehicle came to a stop, in a parking lot, the driver got out and opened fire on the officer's car.

The officer managed to dive into the back of his car and avoid being struck by the bullets.

When the shooter's AR15 ran out of rounds, the officer returned fire, wounding the man.

Twenty-eight year old Jonathon Shank is in the hospital, in critical condition.

At this time, no motive is known.

Longmont and Boulder police are combining efforts in the investigation.

16 Injured in Russian Tornado

Sixteen people were injured when a tornado struck in central Russia, on Wednesday.

More than two hundred buildings were damaged in Efremov, including seven schools.

Trees, power poles, and cars were thrown around by the twister.

The Russian government tried to put the incident off to just being strong winds, until pictures of the funnel started hitting social media sites.

Tornadoes are extremely rare in Russia and nothing there is designed for dealing with them.