Archive for February 2026
Maryland man faces attempted murder charges after allegedly showing up at OMB Director’s home last year
A Maryland man is charged with attempted murder after he was alleged to have shown up at the home of Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, in northern Virginia. Colin Demarco, 26, whom Arlington County police arrested Jan. 22, is charged with attempted murder and carrying a firearm without a permit,…
Read MoreMinneapolis man charged with threatening and cyberstalking ICE officers
A Minneapolis man was arrested Thursday on charges of cyberstalking and threatening to kill or assault Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers involved in the crackdown in Minnesota. Federal prosecutors said in a statement that Kyle Wagner, 37, of Minneapolis, was charged by complaint, and that a decision to seek an indictment, which is necessary to…
Read MoreRussian general shot several times in Moscow
A high-profile general in Russia’s military has been shot several times and wounded in Moscow. Lt Gen Vladimir Alexeyev was immediately taken to hospital after the attack in a residential block of flats on the north-western outskirts of the Russian capital and his condition is unknown. Alexeyev is number two in the main directorate of…
Read MoreMosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad hit by suicide bombing, leaving dozens dead and wounded
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in a suburb of Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Friday, killing at least 31 people and leaving almost 170 others wounded, a spokesman for the city government said in a message shared with journalists. A local security official said the attack came while the Shiite Muslim mosque…
Read MoreNew Terrorism-Related Charges Filed Against Alleged Killer of Israeli Embassy Employees
Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment unsealed today in U.S. District Court with multiple terrorism-related offenses in connection with the May 21, 2025, fatal shootings of two Israeli Embassy staff members outside the Capital Jewish Museum in downtown Washington D.C., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Rodriguez previously was…
Read MoreMan arrested for bringing homemade explosive inside Thomas Hospital, police say
A Baldwin County man is accused of bringing a self-made explosive weapon into Thomas Hospital. According to Fairhope Police, 62-year-old Jerry Hughes went to Thomas Hospital for medical attention on Dec. 29. Authorities said once staff got Hughes into a room, they found a self-made shotgun shell that would explode if he threw it. Investigators…
Read MoreOklahoma Election Day terror plotter deemed mentally incompetent, court rules
Nasir Tawhedi, 28, an Afghan national who plotted an ISIS-inspired terrorist attack from Oklahoma City, has been found mentally incompetent to face his punishment. Tawhedi appeared in Oklahoma City federal court Feb. 4 with an interpreter for a competency review. During the 10-minute hearing, his defense attorney told the court Tawhedi agreed with the findings…
Read MoreCalgary man gets 16-year terrorism sentence for joining ISIS
A Calgary man who joined the Islamic State group in the Middle East was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in prison. “Terrorism has been described as the most vile form of criminal conduct,” Court of King’s Bench Justice Corina Dario said as she sentenced Jamal Borhot. “The sentence must also send a clear and unmistakable…
Read MoreU.S. moving 7,000 ISIS suspects from Syria to Iraq amid concerns over security and due legal process
The U.S. military is in the process of transferring nearly 7,000 ISIS suspects from prisons and jails in northeast Syria to detention facilities across the border into Iraq. The operation comes amid concerns over security, following a mass escape from at least one prison in Syria, but it is also raising concern over the detainees’…
Read MoreGreensboro man allegedly used explosives to destroy, trees; $500K bond set
A 21-year-old Greensboro man has been charged with possession of weapons of mass destruction, including improvised explosive devices, and is being held on a $500,000 bond, court records show. Jon Ksor faces five counts of possessing a weapon of mass destruction. Authorities said the alleged offenses occurred Jan. 29, 2026, and involved Ksor allegedly using…
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