Archive for June 2024
US intelligence assesses Houthis in Yemen in talks to provide weapons to al-Shabaab in Somalia, officials say
US intelligence has learned of discussions between Houthis in Yemen to provide weapons to the Somali militant group al-Shabaab, in what three American officials described to CNN as a worrying development that threatens to further destabilize an already violent region. Officials are now searching for evidence that Houthi weapons have been delivered to Somalia, and…
Read MoreTexas man charged with threatening FBI agent involved in Hunter Biden investigation
A Texas man was charged Thursday with threatening a federal agent apparently involved with the Hunter Biden investigation and vowing that agents would be thrown in jail after a new president is elected. Names are not spelled out in the criminal complaint, but the FBI agent who was threatened “was known to have been involved…
Read MoreArizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans at an Atlanta concert to incite a race war, feds say
An Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap concert in Atlanta in May, looking to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election, federal authorities said. Mark Adams Prieto was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm…
Read MoreArmed man arrested in Queens traffic stop found with weapons, armor, threatening writings
A man armed with a gun and other weapons was arrested following a traffic stop in Queens in which officers also found threatening writings with him, according to law enforcement sources. “You gonna learn today” was one of the written messages found during the traffic stop, sources told NBC New York. NYPD officials would not…
Read MoreKentucky man found guilty of terrorism charges after joining and fighting for ISIS
A southwestern Kentucky man has been convicted in federal court of traveling to Syria about a decade ago to train and fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, colloquially known as ISIS, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. A federal jury in Bowling Green, Kentucky, convicted Mirsad Hariz Adem Ramic, 34, on Tuesday…
Read MoreYemen’s Houthi Rebels Launch Boat-Borne Bomb Attack Against Greek-Owned Ship In Red Sea
Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a boat-borne bomb attack against a commercial ship in the Red Sea on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest escalation despite a U.S.-led campaign trying to protect the vital waterway. The use of a boat loaded with explosives raised the specter of 2000’s USS Cole attack, a suicide assault by al-Qaida on…
Read MorePresidential Election A Prime Target For Foreign Disinformation, Intelligence Officials Say
U.S. officials who track disinformation campaigns say they have issued more warnings to political candidates, government leaders and others targeted by foreign groups in recent months as America’s adversaries seek to influence the outcome of the 2024 election. Without giving specifics, an official from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said Wednesday that…
Read MoreMan charged with selling guns from prison had contact with Buffalo mass shooter
A 24-year-old Texas man was charged on Tuesday with brazenly selling illegal guns and firearm parts while locked up in a Louisiana prison. Prosecutors revealed he communicated with self-professed white supremacist Payton Gendron before the teenager’s 2022 racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket. The suspect, Hayden Espinosa of Corpus Cristie, Texas, allegedly sold…
Read MoreRockville student receives indictment for alleged manifesto with school shooting plan
Formal indictments were filed against a Rockville, Maryland student accused in April of writing a manifesto that detailed a potential school shooting as the teen is expected to make another court appearance in late June. Friday was supposed to be a court appearance for Andrea Ye, known as Alex, to set a trial date for…
Read MoreHezbollah Fires Scores Of Rockets At Northern Israel As Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Hang In The Balance
Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired a massive barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Wednesday to avenge the killing of a top commander, further escalating regional tensions as the fate of an internationally-backed plan for a cease-fire in Gaza hung in the balance. The retaliatory attack came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the…
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