Man convicted in killing of 6-year-old Palestinian American boy gets 53 years in prison

An Illinois landlord convicted of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy in a hate-fueled attack days after the Israel-Hamas war broke out will spend 53 years in prison, according to local reports. Joseph Czuba, 73, received the sentence on May 2 for the murder of kindergartener Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanaan Shaheen. Prosecutors said Czuba attacked his tenants because of a "hatred of Muslims" and following an interaction over the war in the Middle East. Outside the courtroom, Wadee's grandfather Mahmoud Yousef told reporters that no sentence is "justified," saying whatever punishment Czuba receives will...