Archive for June 19, 2025
Man in Germany accused of murder, child abuse tied to predatory online group
German authorities arrested a man in Hamburg on Tuesday and accused him of orchestrating a campaign of online abuse that allegedly coerced a 13-year-old American boy into killing himself while on a live-stream video. Prosecutors said the man was a “relevant member” of 764, a global online community that preyed viciously on children. Hamburg public…
Read MoreMan arrested, accused of throwing Molotov cocktail at DHS building in Grand Island
A man was lodged in jail after he allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at a Department of Homeland Security building in Grand Island. According to a federal criminal complaint, federal employees of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement had left the DHS building at 703 S. Webb Road after work at 11 a.m. on…
Read MoreIsrael attacks Iran’s only operating nuclear power plant
Israel said on Thursday it had struck Iran’s only functioning nuclear power plant on the Gulf coast, potentially a major escalation in its air war against Iran. Israel has struck a number of Iranian nuclear targets since launching its attacks last week. But a strike on the Bushehr plant, which is located near Iran’s Arab…
Read MoreTexas Man Charged Federally for Receipt and Transport of Explosives Intended for Use Against Law Enforcement
A Texas man is facing federal charges after allegedly purchasing powerful explosives in New Mexico and expressing plans to use them to harm law enforcement officers and government officials during riots in California. According to court documents, on June 12, 2025, Grzegorz Vandenberg, 48, visited a travel center in Lordsburg, New Mexico, to purchase fireworks.…
Read MoreUS pulls out of two more bases in Syria, worrying Kurdish forces
U.S. forces have pulled out of two more bases in northeastern Syria, visiting Reuters reporters found, accelerating a troop drawdown that the commander of U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces said was allowing a resurgence of Islamic State. Reuters reporters who visited the two bases in the past week found them mostly deserted, both guarded by small…
Read MoreVa. man sentenced to 25 years in prison for attempted 2023 mass shooting after posting online threats
A man from Virginia was sentenced to 25 years in prison for posting online threats and then traveling to a church with the intent to carry out a mass shooting in 2023, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. Rui Jiang, 36, of Fairfax, was convicted by a jury in March…
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