Archive for June 13, 2025
West Virginia man indicted for alleged bomb threats at Kroger and Walmart, says he was working with German terrorist group
A West Virginia man is facing serious charges after allegedly threatening two businesses with acts of terrorism just months apart. Leroy R. Koepfinger Jr., 58, of Weirton, has been indicted on two counts of making terroristic threats, WBOY’s sister station WTRF 7News reported. Prosecutors say Koepfinger made alarming claims at the Weirton Kroger and Walmart…
Read MoreNorthern Ireland leisure centre hosting immigrants attacked on third night of violence
Masked youths in Northern Ireland on Wednesday set fire to a leisure centre that had been sheltering migrant families, but a third night of anti-immigrant violence was smaller in scale in the primary flashpoint of Ballymena. Violence first flared on Monday after two 14-year-old boys were arrested and appeared in court, accused of a serious…
Read More5G mast in west Belfast deliberately set on fire
A fire at a 5G mast in west Belfast was deliberate, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said. Firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze on Stewartstown Road after it broke out at about 00:30 BST on Wednesday. It followed a series of arson attacks on 5G masts in west Belfast, with the PSNI…
Read MoreFormer CIA Analyst Sentenced to Over Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information
A former CIA analyst was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for unlawfully retaining and transmitting Top Secret National Defense Information to people who were not entitled to receive it, information which was publicly posted on social media platforms in October 2024. According to court documents, Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, was an…
Read MoreShooting on Las Vegas Strip near Bellagio that killed 2 was livestreamed, police say
The two people killed in a shooting over the weekend on the Las Vegas Strip captured it on video while livestreaming to their shared YouTube channel, according to a police report. The married victims were identified by the Clark County coroner’s office as Tanisha Finley, 43, and Rodney Finley, 44. Both died of multiple gunshot…
Read MoreIsrael attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites, prompting Iranian drone-strike retaliation
Israel attacked Iran early Friday in strikes that took out top military officers and hit nuclear and missile sites, raising the potential for an all-out war between the two bitter Middle East adversaries. It appeared to be the most significant attack Iran has faced since its 1980s war with Iraq. Simmering tensions over Iran’s rapidly…
Read MoreMan claiming loyalty to ISIS scouted Oklahoma’s football stadium for terrorist attack, per court records
An Oklahoma man expressed interest in carrying out a terrorist attack at the University of Oklahoma football stadium in 2023, court documents show. Landon Kyle Swinford, who awaits sentencing on charges of child pornography and communicating a threat in interstate commerce, claimed loyalty to ISIS and identified Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium as a potential target.…
Read More11 NYPD vehicles set ablaze, undetonated explosives found in Brooklyn
The NYPD is searching for a masked suspect seen fleeing the scene after at least 11 police vehicles went up in flames early Thursday morning. When officers went to investigate, they found undetonated explosive devices, similar to M-80s, on three other cars around the charred NYPD vehicles in Brooklyn. The vehicles caught fire in the…
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