Archive for May 2026
Prosecutors cite terrorist intent in bomb attack on headquarters of Dutch ruling party
A 37-year-old man accused of a bomb attack on the Dutch premier’s party headquarters is suspected of acting with terrorist intent, prosecutors said Monday as he faced an arraignment hearing where a judge ordered his detention extended by two weeks. The bomb exploded after being pushed through a letter slot at the centrist D66 party…
Read MoreTreasury Department tells US banks to flag suspected Iranian money-laundering networks
The Treasury Department wants U.S. banks and other financial institutions to monitor for suspected Iranian money laundering networks that use their funds to smuggle sanctioned oil through shell companies and crypto networks. The move, which effectively deputizes the global financial system to help disrupt Iran’s sanctions-evasion infrastructure, comes as the U.S. and Iran reached another…
Read MoreForeign Operators and Technical Superintendent of M/V Dali Indicted for Roles in Key Bridge Crash
Two corporate entities and a shoreside superintendent face criminal charges in connection with the vessel crash that knocked down the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland. A federal court unsealed an indictment today charging three defendants with conspiracy to defraud the United States and with causing the death of six construction workers on the bridge,…
Read MoreRussian cargo ship sunk off Spain carried nuclear reactors for North Korea, probe reveals
A Russian cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria in December 2024 following explosions in its engine room was carrying components for two submarine nuclear reactors likely destined for North Korea, an investigation has revealed. The Ursa Major sank on 23 December with 16 crew members on board. Fourteen were…
Read MoreMan accused of making terroristic threats against 20 PA elected officials
A man was arrested for making a “hit list” of 20 elected Democrats from Pennsylvania and making terroristic threats against them, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday. According to police, Adam G. Berryhill of Lebanon, Pa., was arrested for making violent threats on his X account that included showing a firearm, making statements about…
Read MorePolice report reveals threats made by Memorial Drive shooting suspect before rampage
Police documents reviewed by NewsCenter 5 reveal new details about the days and hours before a Boston felon allegedly opened fire with a rifle along Memorial Drive in Cambridge on Monday afternoon. Tyler Brown, the alleged shooter, reportedly made threats of self-harm and displayed a weapon during a FaceTime call with his parole officer hours…
Read MoreSweet Springs, Missouri Man Charged with Manufacturing Explosives, Unlawfully Possessing an Unregistered Destructive Device and Distributing Information Relating to Manufacturing Explosives
United States Attorney R. Matthew Price today announced the filing of a criminal complaint against Jordan Derrick, 40. The complaint charges Derrick with one count of engaging in the business of manufacturing explosive materials without a license, one count of unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and one count of distributing information relating to…
Read MoreKuwait says Iran attacked an island where China is helping to build a port
Kuwait accused Iran of launching a failed attack earlier this month on an island where China is helping build a port in the Middle East nation. Kuwait said a paramilitary Revolutionary Guard team tried to infiltrate Bubiyan Island in the northwest corner of the Persian Gulf near Iraq and Iran on May 1. It accused…
Read MoreNew report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel
Hamas militants and their allies raped, assaulted and sexually tortured their victims during and after the October 7, 2023 terror attack on southern Israel “to maximize pain and suffering,” a landmark new report has concluded. Shared first with CNN, the report presents the most comprehensive body of evidence yet of sexual and gender-based violence against…
Read MoreGunman opens fire on Cambridge’s Memorial Drive, 2 drivers critically hurt
A gunman opened fire on vehicles on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, leaving two drivers critically injured before being wounded and taken into custody himself, officials said. The shooting sparked a massive police investigation along Memorial Drive, with police cruisers blocking traffic and damaged vehicles left in the road, and elsewhere. Cambridge…
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