Archive for May 2026
Ridgeland man faces attempted homicide charge after making alleged threats towards school
A Ridgeland man faces attempted homicide charge, among others, after making alleged threats towards Prairie Farm School. According to a criminal complaint, 36-year-old Dustin Rudd is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide, attempting to take hostages, possession of a firearm on grounds of a school and making terrorist threats. The criminal complaint states that on…
Read MoreDozens of countries at UN condemn Moscow’s ‘threats’ to embassies in Ukraine
Russia called on Washington to evacuate its Kyiv embassy on Monday, threatening “systematic strikes” on the Ukrainian capital amid similar warnings to other diplomatic missions. “We also condemn recent threats by Russia to diplomatic institutions and embassies in Kyiv. This is something which we cannot accept,” said the joint statement delivered by Ukrainian UN representative…
Read MoreDetroit Zoo threat part of swath of reports around U.S.
The Detroit Zoo says it was the target of an unspecified threat on Tuesday, prompting it to work with law enforcement. They later determined the threat was not credible. However, the zoo said similar calls had been made to other zoos around the country in recent weeks. There have been no related incidents or harm…
Read MoreRubio says US ready to mediate peace as Moscow steps up threats to strike Kyiv
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington remains ready to mediate in the war between Russia and Ukraine, after Moscow threatened new strikes on Kyiv. Russia’s warning, including a call for foreign diplomats to flee the Ukrainian capital, marks a fresh escalation in the more than four-year war, with Moscow vowing…
Read MoreAlleged gunman outside White House had previous run-ins with Secret Service, court documents show
The suspect in Saturday’s shooting outside the White House was arrested last year after trying to gain access to the White House, and he may have had mental health issues, according to law enforcement sources and court documents. Sources identified the 21-year-old alleged gunman as Nasire Best of Dundalk, Maryland, and documents obtained by CBS…
Read MoreSuicide bombing in embattled Pakistan province kills 24, injures dozens more
An apparent car bombing rocked Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta on Sunday morning, killing at least 24 people and injuring around 70 more, according to officials. A high-ranking Balochistan provincial officer told CBS News that the blast was severe and that the number of people killed and injured may rise. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called…
Read MoreDA: Father and son face charges after throwing explosive device near Lehigh County polling place
A father and son are facing weapons of mass destruction charges after investigators say they threw an explosive device from a truck in Lehigh County. The attack happened near a church that was being used as a polling place on Tuesday in Catasauqua. When Pennsylvania State Police arrived, they found what remained of the device…
Read MoreU.S. strikes targets in Iran, citing threats posed to American troops
The United States launched new “self-defense” strikes on Iran, the U.S. military said Monday night, potentially complicating negotiations to end the war that President Donald Trump launched in February. Navy Capt. Tim Hawkins, a military spokesman, said in a statement that the strikes occurred in southern Iran “to protect our troops from threats posed by…
Read MoreAhmad Vahidi, Key Figure Behind Iran’s Hardline Stance in Negotiations
The U.S.-based think tank, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), has said in a report that Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has emerged as one of the main figures shaping Iran’s hardline stance in negotiations over a possible end to the war with the…
Read MoreGunmen open fire in 2 separate attacks in Honduras, killing at least 25 people
Gunmen opened fire in two separate attacks Thursday on the Honduran coast, killing at least 25 people, including six police officers, authorities said. The first incident took place at a plantation in the municipality of Trujillo in northern Honduras, where at least 19 workers were shot and killed, according to Public Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Yuri…
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