Archive for August 2025
Army soldier charged with attempting to share sensitive data on US tanks with Russia
A 22-year-old US Army soldier in Texas was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempting to send sensitive information about US battle tanks to Russia, the Justice Department said in a news release. Federal prosecutors allege that Taylor Adam Lee, who is an active-duty service member stationed at Fort Bliss and possesses a very high, top-secret…
Read More‘Guilty’ — Windsor man to be sentenced for supporting terrorist group
A Windsor judge on Thursday convicted a local man on a rare terrorism-related charge, finding him guilty of offering his “skill and expertise” to a violent, extremist white-supremacy group listed in Canada as a terrorist entity.Article content Seth Bertrand, now 22 but only 18 at the time he filed an online application in 2021 to…
Read MoreGunman, now dead, shot and killed neighbor before opening fire on 2 state troopers
A gunman is dead after he killed his neighbor before ambushing and opening fire on two Pennsylvania State troopers Thursday, officials said. During a press conference about the shooting, officials identified the suspected gunman as Carmine Faino, 61. Investigators said Faino shot and killed his neighbor Lori Wasko, 57, in front of her residence on…
Read MoreMother of Abundant Life Christian School shooter dies of apparent suicide
The mother of the 15-year-old girl who opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, killing two people before killing herself, has died by apparent suicide. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the Janesville Police Department confirmed Mellissa Rupnow died and it “appears a suicide.” The paper reports that the death was discovered after…
Read MoreDOJ considers new charges for Zizian, does not oppose filing extension
Attorneys for the woman Border Patrol says shot and killed Agent David “Chris” Maland in January are requesting an additional time to review evidence filed by the government which could result in new charges. Teresa Youngblut, 21, was indicted on one count of use of a deadly weapon against an officer of the United States…
Read MoreMan accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crime charges
The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crimes charges, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. The indictment, filed in federal court in Washington, charges Elias Rodriguez with nine counts, including a hate crime resulting in death. The…
Read MoreRemains of 3 more 9/11 victims identified nearly 24 years after the attack
Three more victims of the 9/11 attacks have been identified by New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, nearly 24 years after the tragedy. Mayor Eric Adams and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham announced identifications of Ryan Fitzgerald of Floral Park, Barbara Keating of Palm Springs, Calif., and another woman whose name…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi leader sentenced for plotting attack on Maryland power grid
Brandon Clint Russell, leader of a neo-Nazi group, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for plotting to attack Maryland’s power grid in what prosecutors called a terrorist plan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said Thursday. Russell’s sentence will be followed by a lifetime of supervised release. Russell, 29, of…
Read More3 men accused of facilitating terrorism in alleged extremist plot denied bail
Three men facing terrorism-related charges in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take over land in the Quebec City region have been denied bail. Judge René de la Sablonnière made the decision in Quebec City’s courthouse Wednesday. The Crown opposed bail for Simon Angers-Audet, 24, Raphaël Lagacé, 25, and Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24. The three men…
Read More5 soldiers wounded at Fort Stewart in shooting; accused shooter identified as Army sergeant
Fort Stewart officials announced the identity of a suspect during a news conference after five soldiers were wounded in a shooting in southeast Georgia on Wednesday. During the news conference, Brig. General John Lubas, Fort Stewart and 3rd Infantry Division Commanding General, said the suspect was identified as 28-year-old Sgt. Quornelius Radford, a logistics sergeant.…
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