Archive for December 2025
Cholo Abdi Abdullah Sentenced to Life in Prison for Conspiring to Commit 9/11-Style Terrorist Attack on Behalf of Al-Shabaab
Cholo Abdi Abdullah was sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison following his conviction for multiple crimes that included conspiring to provide — and providing — material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and conspiring to murder U.S. nationals, commit aircraft piracy, destroy aircraft, and commit acts of terrorism transcending national boundaries. Today’s sentencing…
Read MoreMan charged with hate crime after stabbing near Crown Heights Jewish Center
A man has been charged with a hate crime after a frightening assault near a Jewish Center in Brooklyn. Police said 23-year-old Armani Charles was charged with attempted assault, aggravated harassment and menacing as a hate crime after an attack on a man in Crown Heights last week. Police said Charles made antisemitic remarks and…
Read MoreProsecutor: Kearny man charged with murder, arson following bow and arrow killing
A Kearny man is facing murder and arson charges following a bow and arrow killing where he barricaded himself inside his home and lit several fires, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. At approximately 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, the Kearny Police Department was notified of an injured male in the area of Kearny Avenue…
Read MoreAlbanian police arrest four after Molotov cocktails thrown at anti-government protest
Four men were arrested following clashes at an opposition Democratic Party (PD) rally in the Albanian capital Tirana, after Molotov cocktails were thrown at officers guarding the prime minister’s office, police said. Seven others face investigation without detention, according to authorities. Among those under investigation is Ervin Minarolli, PD’s organisational secretary, who police said failed…
Read MoreBrown University custodian says he reported gunman multiple times before shooting
“Really simple. Go with your gut feeling.” That’s what Brown University custodian Derek Lisi is saying after he noticed and reported a suspicious person on campus numerous times before last weekend’s deadly shooting. Lisi told Target 12 he remembers seeing the gunman more than a dozen times canvassing the Barus and Holley building and surrounding…
Read More‘764’ Extremist Group Leader Pleads Guilty to RICO, Child Exploitation Charges
A San Antonio-based member of the Nihilistic Violent Extremist (NVE) group 764 pleaded guilty today to racketeering activity and multiple acts relating to the sexual exploitation of children. “The FBI will not rest when it comes to identifying and holding accountable those who prey on children and other vulnerable individuals,” said FBI Director Kash Patel.…
Read MoreUkrainian National Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Use Nefilim Ransomware to Attack Companies in the United States and Other Countries
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud for his role in a series of international ransomware attacks. According to court documents, Artem Aleksandrovych Stryzhak, 35, of Barcelona, Spain, conspired with others to deploy the Nefilim ransomware against victim computer networks in the United States and other countries,…
Read MoreMS-13 Members Sentenced For Racketeering and Murder for Killing and Stabbing Five Victims, Including a 16-Year Old Girl
Wilson Arturo Constanza-Galdomez, also known as Humilde, also known as Marco Saravia, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar Valenzuela-Rodriguez, also known as Little Felon, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan Pesquera-Puerto, also known as Truney, 24, of Honduras were each sentenced today to life in prison for their convictions at trial of Racketeering (RICO) Conspiracy involving…
Read MoreToronto man charged with terrorism, funding ISIS and attempted kidnappings
A 26-year-old man from Toronto has been arrested on terrorism charges, police announced on Friday, as well as charges for two attempted kidnappings in the Greater Toronto Area. The charges are in relation to offences targeting women and members of the Jewish community, the Toronto Police Service (TPS) said in a news release on Friday.…
Read More3 killed in knife attack after train station smoke bombed in Taiwan, suspect plunges to his death from department store
A man with a knife and a smoke grenade attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan’s capital on Friday evening, killing at least three people and injuring nine others, according to the national news agency and the city government. The suspect later fell to his death from a department store building. Police said the suspect was declared…
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