Archive for January 2024
Israel says Khan Younis encircled, 24 soldiers killed
Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in Israel’s worst day of losses in Gaza, the military said on Tuesday, as it claimed to have encircled southern Gaza’s main city in a major ground assault. Spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said 21 soldiers were killed when two buildings they had mined for demolition exploded after militants fired…
Read MoreExplosive device found outside Deming, New Mexico, courthouse, police say
Authorities in New Mexico are investigating after an explosive device was found Monday near a courthouse in Deming. The explosive device was found near Luna County Magistrate Court, according to the Deming Police Department. Police added there was the possibility of a second device, and advised people to steer clear of the area. Deming is…
Read MoreUS, UK stage multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen
The U.S. and U.K. on Monday staged airstrikes against eight locations in Yemen aimed at stopping Iran-backed Houthi militants from attacking ships in the Red Sea. The White House has insisted the retaliatory airstrikes — eight rounds so far — have been effective despite repeated Houthi attacks. U.S. Central Command said Monday airstrikes took place…
Read MoreProfoundly dangerous’ CCC enforcer sentenced for at least 4 murders, 3 attempted murders.
‘At least four people are dead as a result of the defendant’s conduct,’ U.S. District Judge James Bredar said. An enforcer for the CCC gang in Baltimore was sentenced on Thursday to serve 35 years in federal prison for taking part in at least four murders and three attempted murders, marking one of the harshest…
Read MoreMcCalla man arrested for making terroristic threats to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa
Officials in Tuscaloosa have arrested a man after they say he made terrorist threats to the DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa Saturday. Jeffery Chase Jones, 35, of McCalla, sent threatening messages, that included pictures of weapons, to DCH employees. After the messages were sent, officials responded to the hospital at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon…
Read MoreIowa City police arrest woman for threatening Hospital
Iowa City police arrested a suspect after alleged threats were made toward Mercy Hospital on Thursday, KCRG reports. Police said they arrested 47-year-old Stephanie R. Robinson, of Iowa City, in connection to the threat. Robinson faces one count of threat of terrorism. Police said they were called about the alleged threat at around 8:43 a.m.…
Read MoreTerrorist Designation of the Houthis
The Department of State today is announcing the designation of Ansarallah, commonly referred to as the Houthis, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist group, effective 30 days from today. Since November, the Houthis have launched unprecedented attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, as well as military forces positioned…
Read MorePakistan attacks “terrorist hideouts” in Iran as neighbors trade fire
Pakistan carried out “a series of highly coordinated and specifically targeted precision military strikes” in Iran early Thursday, its foreign ministry said in a statement. The attacks came two days after Iran conducted similar strikes in Pakistan. “This morning’s action was taken in light of credible intelligence of impending large-scale terrorist activities,” Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry…
Read MoreFormer firefighter accused of planting explosives near California roadways pleads not guilty
A former firefighter with a previous arson conviction has been arrested on suspicion of detonating a homemade bomb and planting several other explosive devices along roadways across two Northern California counties, authorities said. The 41-year-old man pleaded not guilty last week to multiple felony charges including possessing and exploding an explosive device with the “intent…
Read MoreMan sentenced to life plus 30 years in 2018 California spa bombing that killed his ex-girlfriend
A Southern California man was sentenced Friday to two concurrent life sentences, plus 30 years, for blowing up his ex-girlfriend’s spa business with a package bomb in 2018, killing her and seriously injuring two others. Friday’s hearing concluded a case against Stephen Beal, 64, that was fraught with missteps for investigators and prosecutors since the…
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