Archive for March 2026
U.S. terrorism case against former Ont. student includes ‘classified’ national security material
U.S. prosecutors have taken steps to protect “classified” national security material they say will be part of their case against a former Toronto-area resident accused of plotting a shooting rampage targeting Jews in New York in 2024. The development underlines the stakes at play as the jury trial of alleged ISIS supporter Muhammad Shahzeb Khan,…
Read MoreCuba charges 6 suspects with terrorism over fatal shooting involving U.S.-flagged speedboat
Cuba said Wednesday it has filed terrorism charges against six suspects it claims were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that is alleged to have opened fire on soldiers in waters off the island’s north coast. The Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that the suspects of Cuban origin remain in pretrial detention, adding that it will…
Read MorePolice seek 2 suspects after sleeping man is set on fire near New York’s Penn Station
Police were searching Tuesday for two suspects believed to have been involved in an attack near Manhattan’s Penn Station when a 37-year-old man was set on fire as he slept. New York City Police said three men approached the sleeping man around 8:40 p.m. on Monday and lit his clothing on fire before fleeing into…
Read MoreMan sentenced for taking explosive device to area sports complex
An area man has learned his punishment for illegally transporting explosive materials. James River Phillips, 21, was sentenced to three years of probation for illegally transporting explosive materials. As previously reported by News Center 7, Phillips was arrested by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force after investigations in Mason, Oxford, and Liberty Township. Federal court…
Read MoreUS and Ecuador forces launch operation to fight drug trafficking
Ecuadorean and US forces have launched operations against what it said were designated terrorist organisations in the South American country, the US military’s Southern Command said on Tuesday. The Southern Command said the action was aimed at tackling illicit drug trafficking, but did not provide more details in a statement on X. The announcement comes…
Read MoreUS Embassy in Riyadh, Omani port hit by drones; US base in Bahrain targeted
A “limited fire” has broken out at the United States Embassy in the Saudi capital of Riyadh after it was hit by two drones, while a fuel tank at Oman’s Duqm commercial port was hit in a drone attack, increasing regional pressure on Gulf Arab states housing US assets in retaliation for the US-Israeli attacks.…
Read MoreSome Evacuation Flights Begin for Travelers Stranded in Middle East
The frantic efforts to evacuate hundreds of thousands of Westerners stranded by the fighting in the Middle East gathered pace on Wednesday, as more flights were scheduled to depart for Europe and the United States promised planes to bring Americans home. President Trump on Tuesday said in a Truth Social post that the government would…
Read MorePortland student, 15, accused of more than a dozen threats to school
Portland police arrested a 15-year-old Tuesday after they say he made more than a dozen threats to potentially hurt students and staff at his east Portland high school. Police started investigating the first threat phoned into David Douglas High School in December, they said in a news release. The school received about 12 more threats…
Read MoreSocial media believed to be tied to Austin shooter is full of antisemitic, anti-Christian, misogynistic posts
The attacker who gunned down revelers at a bar in Austin, Texas, over the weekend appears to have posted antisemitic, anti-Christian and misogynistic posts in the year and a half leading up to the deadly shooting, according to law enforcement sources in Texas. Three people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in…
Read MoreSuspected school shooter’s father convicted of murder
A Georgia jury found Colin Gray guilty Tuesday on charges including second-degree murder and manslaughter, stemming from a 2024 mass shooting allegedly committed by his teenage son with a rifle he gifted him as a Christmas present. The jury found the 55-year-old Gray guilty of 27 counts. Two other counts were dropped. The jury deliberated…
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