Archive for August 2025
Iran-backed Houthi PM killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s capital
Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa, according to Yemeni and Israeli reports. The strikes also targeted top military officials, including the group’s defence minister. Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Thursday which targeted senior military officials including the group’s defence…
Read MoreMinneapolis shooter ‘expressed hate towards almost every group imaginable’
A motive in the Annunciation Catholic School mass shooting remains under investigation, and police said they’ve not identified a specific trigger for why the children at this church were targeted. Police did confirm that Robin Westman, the 23-year-old suspect, had attended the school, and Westman’s mother previously worked in the parish. Investigators determined that Westman…
Read MoreIDF says they have recovered bodies of 2 hostages
The bodies of two Israeli hostages — including Ilan Weiss who was killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas on Israel — have been recovered, according to a statement from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. “The hostage families embrace the family of Ilan Weiss during this difficult time. Ilan’s return fulfills the…
Read MoreVermont man facing terrorism charges following school bomb threat
A Northeast Kingdom man is in police custody after he claimed to have planted bombs at a local high school, sending multiple campuses into lockdown Thursday. According to the Newport Police Department, Cypher Aiken, 25, sent a text message saying that he planted bombs inside North Country Union High School (NCUHS). In a letter sent…
Read MoreMyanmar’s military government declares Karen ethnic rebels a terrorist group as elections loom
Myanmar’s military government on Thursday formally applied the designation of terrorist organization to the Karen National Union, a major ethnic rebel group, making virtually any activities connected with it illegal, including contact by third parties. The group, better known by the initials KNU and located in the country’s southeast, has been fighting on and off…
Read MoreState of Nevada still digging out from under cyber attack
If Nevada state officials know what — or who — crashed the state government’s information technology systems and brought multiple state offices and services to a screeching stop, they’re not saying. “The State was targeted in a cyber attack, and the incident is under active state and federal investigation. To protect internal systems during an…
Read MoreLAPD video shows deadly encounter with man swinging machete outside Crypto.com Arena
Video released by the Los Angeles Police Department Wednesday captured a deadly encounter between officers and a man with a machete outside Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The July 13 confrontation unfolded after officers responded to reports of an armed man near Olympic Boulevard and Figueroa Street. The man stopped his car in the…
Read MoreMinneapolis Catholic school shooting leaves 2 children dead, 17 people injured
Two young children were killed and 17 others were injured in a shooting during a Catholic Mass packed with young students in south Minneapolis Wednesday morning. The shooter is also dead. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the shooting triggered a massive law enforcement response to Annunciation Catholic Church at West 54th Street between Harriet…
Read MoreCroatian Air Force pilot and partner arrested for alleged espionage, reports claim
Croatian authorities arrested an Air Force pilot and his partner for allegedly sharing classified information about Kosovo peacekeeping operations over three years, according to domestic press. Croatian authorities arrested an Air Force pilot and his partner over alleged espionage charges, accusing them of sharing classified information about Kosovo peacekeeping operations over a three-year period, Croatian…
Read MorePrince George’s Co. police want help catching person planting explosive devices
Over the course of the last few months, someone has allegedly been placing incendiary devices on the property of Fire Station 805 in Capitol Heights, Maryland. Officials in Prince George’s County said it has happened three times over the past few months. They did not specify dates and times for fear of compromising the investigation.…
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