Archive for December 2025
Man accused of bringing guns, ammo to ‘No Kings’ rally pleads guilty
A man accused of bringing guns, ammunition and other weapons to a “No Kings” rally in Chester County, Pennsylvania, over the summer pleaded guilty to a federal charge. On Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, Kevin Krebs, 32, was convicted of possessing an unregistered firearm or explosive device. His sentencing is scheduled for March 31, 2026, and…
Read MoreChicago man accused in train attack is also charged with attempted arson in City Hall fire
A man accused of setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train last month has been indicted on an additional charge alleging he attempted to set City Hall on fire days before the train attack. Prosecutors say Lawrence Reed, 50, “maliciously damaged and attempted to damage and destroy, by means of fire,” Chicago’s City…
Read MoreSuspect arrested in connection to months of explosive incidents in Austin
Police have arrested a 49-year-old man in connection with a series of explosive device detonations that occurred over several months in Central and South Austin. Following a months-long investigation by local and federal law enforcement agencies, Derek Austin Gillespie was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of a prohibited weapon — explosive device, a third-degree…
Read MoreMan pleads guilty to killing 5 people in 2023 Philly mass shooting spree
A man pleaded guilty to killing five people and injuring five others during a mass shooting spree in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood more than two years ago. On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, a judge accepted 43-year-old Kimbrady Carriker’s guilty plea to five counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder. Carriker was sentenced to 37…
Read MoreStabbing Near Chabad Headquarters Investigated as a Possible Hate Crime
A 35-year-old man was stabbed on Tuesday near the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, in what the police are investigating as a possible hate crime. The police on Wednesday were seeking a man they believed was responsible for the assault, which they said appeared to take place after the man made antisemitic…
Read MoreUK police charge two men with belonging to Hezbollah, attending terrorism training
Two British-Lebanese men appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with belonging to the banned Iran-backed group Hezbollah and attending terrorism training camps, with one of the two accused of helping procure parts for drones. Annis Makki, 40, is charged with attending a terrorist training camp at the Birket Jabbour airbase in Lebanon in…
Read MoreU.S. designates notorious Colombian cartel a terrorist group, opening door to possible military action
The Trump administration on Tuesday designated another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist organization, increasing financial pressure on its members and opening the door to potential military action against them. The U.S. State Department said Clan del Golfo, which is based in Colombia, has been listed both as a foreign and a global…
Read MoreIndia Charges Pakistan-Based Groups in April Terrorist Attack in Kashmir
India’s counterterrorism agency on Monday charged militant groups based in Pakistan and six individuals in the terror attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people in April and ignited the most expansive fighting in decades between the South Asian rivals. The charges echoed recent public accusations by Indian officials that Pakistan sponsored the terrorists involved in…
Read MoreSuspect in arson at San Francisco Hillel House under arrest
Police arrested a man on suspicion of arson following a fire at a religious organization near the San Francisco State University campus earlier this month. According to authorities, a fire broke out at the Hillel House on Banbury Drive around 2 p.m. on Dec. 5. The building, which serves Jewish college students in the area,…
Read MoreCambodia claims Thai bombing is deep into territory near shelters for displaced
Heavy combat between Thailand and Cambodia entered a second week on Monday, with Phnom Penh claiming that Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory, coming close to shelters for people who had already fled dangerous areas along the border. According to Cambodia’s defense and information ministries, shortly after 10 a.m. local time on Monday,…
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