Archive for February 2026
Las Vegas man found guilty of threatening prominent public officials
Jurors on Tuesday found a Las Vegas man guilty of threatening multiple national officials after a trial with testimony from prominent political and legal figures. The federal jury returned a guilty verdict against Spencer Gear for 20 of the 22 counts he faced, which were related to threatening officials and transmitting threatening communications. Prosecutors said…
Read MoreBomb threat against Australia PM linked to banned Chinese dance group
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday he did not take his security for granted, after he was evacuated from his residence for several hours following a bomb threat sent to a Chinese dance group. Albanese was evacuated from his residence in Canberra late on Tuesday following the threat, and returned a few hours…
Read MoreSri Lanka’s former intelligence chief arrested over 2019 Easter attacks
Sri Lanka’s criminal investigators have arrested the country’s former intelligence chief in connection with the wave of 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people and upended the nation’s tourism economic lifeline, police said. Retired Major-General Suresh Sallay was taken into custody at dawn in a suburb of the capital, police said on Wednesday. “He…
Read MoreLas Vegas Tesla arson suspect pleads guilty to all federal counts
The man charged with setting fire to several vehicles at a Tesla service center in Las Vegas pleaded guilty to all federal counts on Monday. U.S. District Court records show Paul Kim’s change of plea came without a plea agreement. Sentencing is now scheduled for May 27. Authorities arrested Kim for targeting the Tesla center…
Read MoreMan fatally stabs 4 people in Washington state as deputies head to serve him a restraining order
A man fatally stabbed four people in Washington state on Tuesday morning as sheriff’s deputies were on their way to hand him a domestic violence protection order, authorities said. The suspect died after being shot by an arriving deputy. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said deputies initially responded at 8:40 a.m. to reports that a…
Read MoreAmerican Airlines 737 plane found with apparent bullet hole after flight from Miami to Colombia
An American Airlines plane was found with an apparent bullet hole while in Colombia on Monday, according to sources familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by CBS News. The hole was located in the right wing of a 737 MAX 8 aircraft after it flew from Miami, Florida, to Medellín on Sunday evening as…
Read MoreDowney Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging He Groomed Girls into Producing Sexually Explicit Videos that Featured Self-Harm
A Downey man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with coercing, inducing, and enticing minor girls to create and send him sexually explicit videos – one of them he groomed to film herself engage in self-harm and self-humiliation, images he shared with others online, the Justice Department announced today. Bryant Najera…
Read MoreExplosion outside Moscow railway station kills two, police say
An explosion outside a Moscow railway station killed two people early on Tuesday, including a police officer and a suspect believed to have planted an explosive device, Russian news agencies quoted police as saying. Police, quoted by agencies, said investigators reviewed video footage showing a suspect approached a police car outside the Savyolovsky station in…
Read More2 Christian County deputies killed, 2 other officers wounded, man wanted in shooting also dead
A manhunt connected to the killing of a Christian County deputy is over, with a second Christian County deputy killed. The suspect, Richard Bird, was shot and killed by lawmen. Christian County Sheriff Brad Cole says two other deputies, one from Christian County, the other from Webster County, were wounded, with injuries not believed to…
Read MoreIslamic State claims two attacks on Syrian army, announces ‘new phase’ of operations
Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the militant group signaled what it described as a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership. The militant group said on its Dabiq news agency that it had targeted “an individual of the apostate Syrian…
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