Archive for December 2024
U.S. Treasury says its computers were hacked by a Chinese ‘threat actor’ in a ‘major incident’
The U.S. Treasury Department said a state-sponsored Chinese hacking operation was able to access third-party software to tap into desktop computers of Treasury employees in what the department is calling “a major incident.” In a letter seen by NBC News, Aditi Hardikar, assistant secretary for management of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, wrote that…
Read MoreTexas man arrested for allegedly threatening to show up ‘with a machete and gasoline’ over debt issues
A Texas man was arrested Friday for allegedly sending threatening messages to an unnamed debt collection agency over email, in which he expressed frustration over a disputed debt, according to court documents. Taylor Bullard, 34, claimed he was wrongfully contacted for collections of $543 and lashed out at a debt collection agency for its efforts…
Read MoreNorth Carolina man charged with communicating threats, impersonating officer
A Greene County man was arrested and charged with communicating threats after an investigation by multiple law enforcement offices. Social media posts made by William Nicolas McKeever, 44, of Walstonburg, prompted law enforcement to investigate. They said some of the posts were threats and in some, McKeever claimed affiliation with various U.S. federal government agencies.…
Read MoreFrance says it carried out missile strikes against ISIS in Syria last weekend
France carried out missile strikes last weekend in Syria, targeting Islamic State sites in the country, French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. “On Sunday, French air forces carried out targeted strikes against Islamic State sites based on Syrian territory,” Lecornu wrote on social media platform X. The French airstrike followed a similar…
Read MoreIsrael and Hamas Each Claim Wins in Fierce Fighting in Northern Gaza
After nearly three months of an intensified Israeli military campaign in northern Gaza to quell what Israel has said is a Hamas resurgence, fighting raged unabated on Monday, with each side claiming successes against the other’s fighters. The Israeli military released a statement saying that one soldier had been killed in combat in the northern…
Read MorePakistani Security Forces Suffer Deadliest Year In Decade While Fighting Insurgency, Think Tank Says
Pakistani security forces in 2024 suffered the highest causalities in nearly a decade while battling insurgency, an Islamabad-based think tank said. This comes as militants attacked a security post in the country’s restive northwest, which borders Afghanistan, killing a police officer and a civilian early Tuesday. An officer was also wounded in the attack at…
Read MoreJimmy Carter’s state funeral in Washington scheduled for Jan. 9
President Joe Biden has scheduled a state funeral in Washington for former President Jimmy Carter on Jan. 9. Biden also declared Jan. 9 as a National Day of Mourning across the U.S. Carter, the longest-lived former president, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100. Biden ordered U.S. flags to fly at…
Read MoreCapitol Hill lawmakers experience surge of swatting calls, bomb threats in wake of November election
Earlier this month, a woman died in a crash in Rome, Georgia, after her vehicle collided with that of an officer who was responding to a fake bomb threat at the home of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. It was among the latest in a series of threats triggering police responses against her and other…
Read MoreSyria’s U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition faces an uncertain future after Assad’s ouster
In the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s ouster, Syria remains territorially fractured as the rebels who defeated Assad work to consolidate power. The country’s uncertain future has raised questions about the fate of the U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition known as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). This week, Syria’s new leadership took steps to dissolve the different rebel…
Read MoreSuspect dead after SWAT standoff in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood
A very tense situation unfolded at the Richard Caliguiri Allentown Complex off of Warrington Avenue Friday morning after a barricade situation led to police shooting and killing a man. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner has identified the man as Mark Coleman, 45, of Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood. Police said Coleman had previous felony convictions and should…
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