Archive for April 17, 2025
Member of Zizian group says she did not kill her parents
The daughter of a Pennsylvania couple whose deaths are among six connected to a cultlike group says she has been falsely accused of killing her parents. Michelle Zajko’s denial was part of a 20-page handwritten “Open Letter to the World” her attorney provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday. Dated March 9, the letter also…
Read MoreArrests in Jordan over rocket and drone plots
Jordan’s security services say they have arrested 16 people suspected of plotting attacks inside the country involving rockets and drones. The General Intelligence Department said the suspects had been under surveillance since 2021 and their plans were aimed at “targeting national security, sowing chaos and sabotage”. They involved possession of explosives and automatic weapons, the…
Read MoreAlleged arsonist targeted Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro over Palestine, search warrant says
The suspected arsonist who allegedly tried to kill Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro decided to firebomb his official residence because of “what he wants to do to the Palestinian people,” according to a search warrant signed by Pennsylvania State Police. Investigators obtained several warrants as part of the investigation into the early Sunday morning arson attack,…
Read MoreFormer FAA Contractor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Acting as an Agent of the Iranian Government
Former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor Abouzar Rahmati, 42, a naturalized U.S. citizen and resident of Great Falls, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to act and acting as an agent of the Iranian government in the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General. According to court documents, from at least December 2017…
Read MoreUK Man arrested over terrorism offences found dead
A man has been found dead a day after he was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences. Thames Valley Police said the body of the man, aged in his 30s, was found early on Wednesday morning near Partridge Chase, Bicester. The force said the man’s next of kin had been informed and were being supported…
Read MoreMichigan man sentenced to eight months in cruise ship bomb threat
A Michigan man was sentenced this week to eight months in prison for calling in a bomb threat because he was upset his girlfriend’s family was going on a cruise without him. Joshua Lowe, 19, was sentenced Monday during a federal court hearing in Kalamazoo, the Associated Press reported. Federal prosecutors said he was indicted…
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