Archive for April 2026
Man faces arson charges after setting large wooden cross on fire outside Dauphin County church, police say
A man was charged after setting a cross on fire outside a Dauphin County church on Saturday, according to the Steelton Borough Police Department. Officers were called to North Second and Pine streets around 5:30 p.m. and found a large wooden cross on fire in front of St. John’s Lutheran Church, according to officials. Investigators…
Read MoreFrench cement maker convicted of financing terror groups to keep its Syria plant working
A French court has fined the cement group Lafarge more than €1m (£870,000) and sentenced its former boss to six years in prison for paying protection money to Islamic State and other terror groups to maintain its business in war-torn Syria from 2013 to 2014. The ruling follows a 2022 case in the United States…
Read MoreBlast at Syracuse building caused by explosive placed in cupcake vending machine, owner says
An explosion which rocked a multi-tenant office building in Syracuse Friday was caused by an explosive placed in a vending machine, according to the machine’s owner. The vending machine in the lobby of the building at 404 Oak St. sells cupcakes and other baked goods. Kadesha Carter, 31, who owns the vending machine, told syracuse.com…
Read MoreArson suspect in California warehouse fire allegedly compared himself to Luigi Mangione
The 29-year-old man charged in connection with fires that burned down a paper products warehouse in California was allegedly motivated by anti-capitalism sentiment and compared himself to Luigi Mangione, authorities said Friday. Chamel Abdulkarim, of Highland, California, was charged by federal authorities with arson of a building used in interstate and foreign commerce, Bill Essayli,…
Read MoreMan with machete fatally shot at NYC’s Grand Central after slashing attack, NYPD says
A man with a machete slashed and injured three people at New York City’s Grand Central subway station on Saturday before he was fatally shot by police, officials said. The NYPD said officers encountered the armed man on the 4/5/6 train platform at Grand Central-42nd Street at around 9:40 a.m. after a civilian alerted them…
Read MoreScores Killed in Nigerian Military Strikes as Clashes With Militants Intensify
At least 50 people were killed and many others injured when the Nigerian military conducted airstrikes Saturday against insurgents in northeastern Nigeria, according to residents and the local authorities. A Nigerian military spokesman, Lt. Col. Sani Uba, said the strikes hit what he called a terrorist enclave and logistics hub near Jilli, in what he…
Read More5 charged with murder in deadly Yolo County fireworks warehouse explosion
Five people have been charged with murder in a deadly Northern California explosion at an illegal fireworks warehouse that killed seven people and shook a tiny farming community, authorities said Friday. The charges stem from a grand jury indictment related to the July 1 explosion that injured two others, Yolo County Deputy District Attorney Clara…
Read MoreFive teens to go on trial in Sweden over attempted murder of Iranian dissident
Five teenagers are set to appear in court on Wednesday over the alleged attempted murder of a dissident Iranian researcher, Arvin Khoshnood, in the south of Sweden. The prosecution says that one of the teenagers rang the doorbell of Khoshnood’s home in the city of Malmo on 2 September last year, armed with a knife.…
Read MoreMolotov cocktail thrown at home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, suspect in custody
A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Friday morning, police and a spokesperson for the company confirmed to KRON4. No one was injured and the suspect was arrested. “Early this morning, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home and also made threats at our San…
Read MoreZelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war
Ukrainian military personnel have shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine. Zelenskyy made his first public acknowledgment of the operations Wednesday in remarks…
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