Archive for April 2026
Netanyahu authorizes direct talks with Lebanon in potential boost to ceasefire efforts
In a potential boost to Middle East ceasefire efforts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he has authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible” aimed at disarming Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants and establishing relations between the neighbors. Israel and Lebanon have technically been at war since Israel was established in 1948, and…
Read MoreMan receives probation in mass shooting plot at school graduation in Pontiac
A Pontiac man got three years’ probation on Tuesday for his role in plotting a mass shooting at a high school graduation. Deahveon Whaley, 20, pleaded guilty to carrying a concealed weapon, carrying a firearm with unlawful intent, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Authorities said Whaley and another man,…
Read MoreUpdates expected soon in Austin mass shooting investigation
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said Thursday that authorities could release updates “in the next couple of weeks” about the March 1 mass shooting that killed three people, and the shooter, and injured 15 others. “The callousness of lives that were lost and just the devastation of three young people who had many, many years…
Read MoreNigeria begins mass trial of 500 terrorism suspects
Nigeria has begun the prosecution of more than 500 people accused of involvement in militant attacks in one of the country’s largest ever terrorism trials. The suspects face charges linked to aiding and abetting terrorism, particularly in the north-east where an insurgency by the Boko Haram Islamist group began 17 years ago. Since then insecurity…
Read MoreBriton accused of directing operations of Somali terrorist group
A Muslim convert from east London has appeared in court accused of directing the activities of a terrorist group in Somalia. Jermaine Grant, 43, from Newham, east London, allegedly attempted to sneak into Somalia dressed in a burqa. He is accused of directing al-Shabaab between December 31, 2007, and January 1, 2010. The Somali group,…
Read MoreTeen tried to buy gun for terrorist attack, court told
A neo-Nazi was stung by MI5 in a Morrisons’ car park while trying to buy a gun for a terrorist attack, a court has heard. The Old Bailey in London heard how supermarket worker Alfie Coleman, 21, from Great Notley, Essex, had spent the previous months messaging people who he thought were fellow extremists in…
Read MorePauls Valley school shooting suspect inspired by Columbine, tried to shoot multiple students before shooting principal
Newly released court documents obtained by News 4 say the suspect in Tuesday’s Pauls Valley High School shooting studied the Columbine school shooting and tried to shoot multiple students before shooting Principal Kirk Moore. The documents say his gun also malfunctioned multiple times, allowing students time to escape the building. According to the arrest affidavit…
Read MoreCeasefire in the Iran war teeters in the face of disagreements over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz
A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered Thursday under the weight of Israel’s intense bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, and uncertainty over whether negotiators can find common ground on a range of other differences. Hours after the ceasefire was announced — amid disagreement over whether it included a…
Read MoreBrooklyn activist pleads guilty to setting fire to 11 NYPD vehicles
A Brooklyn activist with a history of arrests at pro-Palestinian protests pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting fire to 11 empty police vehicles last summer. Jakhi McCray, 22, admitted to the June 12 arson spree, which New York City police officials said caused $800,000 in damages to department vehicles. He faces a mandatory minimum of 5…
Read MoreFormer Army Employee and Top Secret Clearance Holder Arrested and Charged with Leaking Classified National Defense Information
The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection with her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist (the Journalist). Williams allegedly violated 18 U.S.C. § 793(d). “Clearance holders accept a solemn obligation…
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