assault

A man who was hailed a hero for disarming one of the Bondi Beach shooters in December has had assault charges against him dropped by police.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Australian police dropped assault charges on Wednesday against a man lauded for his bravery during last year's mass shooting at Bondi Beach.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

“It was an assault on our neighborhood,” said Julee Metz, who lived two doors down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

If Giustiniani had not left, it is possible the assault would have failed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Although the United States was still officially neutral, it was lending aid to Britain, then under Nazi assault by air and sea.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

“Operator assaults have been cut in half, and serious assaults are down 67%.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Oleh Shyriaiev, who now commands Ukraine’s 225th Separate Assault Regiment, which is holding back Russian assaults in the southeast.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

It added that the assaults were "an attack on the security and safety of international navigation, and the security of global energy supplies".

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

The Malian army confirmed the rebel assaults on the four towns and Kenieroba on Facebook Saturday morning, asserting that "these attacks were vigorously repelled" and that "the situation is completely under control."

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

Geeks who are harassed and humiliated should report the assaults and, perhaps using the possibilities of the Net, take their complaints farther if they are ignored or further victimized.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Hearing Platner deny that he assaulted Fifield, and seeing so many rally behind him and against her, was too much.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Sentencing had been delayed for a re-trial on additional charges that Amaaz had also assaulted a male police officer, but the jury again failed to reach a decision and he was cleared.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

The protests have intensified in recent days after security guards assaulted a man near the protected area and footage of preparatory construction work and bulldozers on the beach was released.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

In many of the cases, Bis said, the claimants impeded or assaulted agents.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

A wash of sudden heat assaulted them, heavy with the odors of ash, brimstone, and burnt meat.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Under Essayli, federal prosecutors in L.A. have aggressively charged protesters with assaulting and impeding the actions of immigration agents, filing more than 100 cases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

The Justice Department has opened an investigation into writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her 30 years ago, people familiar with the probe said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

As ProPublica and others have reported, citizens — including Garcia Venegas — accused of assaulting officers have not always been charged with assault.

From Salon ● May 24, 2026

Mohammed Fahir Amaaz, 21, and Muhammad Amaad, 26, had denied assaulting Greater Manchester PC Zachary Marsden at the car park pay station area of terminal two on 23 July 2024.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

French, British, and Belgian armies, meanwhile, were assaulting German defenses along the rest of the Western Front.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman