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Inside a Portland Antifa cell: arrests, weapons and an attempted murder. PORTLAND, Ore. — Two trans members of an Antifa cell in Portland, Ore. were arrested over an attempted murder shooting attack. Rem Heathen, real name Michael Richard Fadich (born May 20, 1987), and Jennifer “Feya” Michelle Bitgood, real name Shawn Michael Bitgood (born May 1982), were allegedly involved in an attempted murder on Dec. 21, 2025 in the Mt. Tabor neighborhood of southeast Portland. A man was found with gunshot wounds in a parking lot of an apartment complex. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Rem...

Bilal Hasan al-Jasim was affiliated to gunman who killed 2 service members and interpreter in December attack U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Saturday a leader affiliated with al Qaeda, who had direct ties to an ISIS terrorist responsible for killing two U.S. service members and an American interpreter on Dec. 13, was killed in a U.S. strike in northwest Syria on Friday.CENTCOM officials said Bilal Hasan al-Jasim was an experienced terrorist leader who plotted attacks and was "directly connected" with the ISIS gunman who killed and injured American and Syrian personnel last month in Palmyra, Syria."The death of a...

The United States and Venezuela announced Friday they are pursuing the possibility of reestablishing diplomatic relations, coming a week after a U.S. military operation that captured former leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas and extradited him to face drug-trafficking charges in New York.A U.S. delegation, including diplomats and security personnel, visited Venezuela to evaluate the potential reopening of the American Embassy in Caracas, the State Department said in a statement sent to media outlets. The department did not immediately return a request for comment.The embassy has been shuttered since 2019, when ties were severed during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first term...