Archive for June 2026
Alleged ‘ringleader’ of disrupted attack on White House UFC show arrested in Nebraska
Announcing the arrest of five suspects in the foiled plot to attack the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House on Sunday, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that an Omaha man taken into custody was the mastermind behind the whole conspiracy. Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez, 31, of Omaha was arrested Sunday in a…
Read MoreWilmington Hospital suspect arrested in Philadelphia after 1 killed in Delaware shooting
A suspect is in custody following a double shooting on Tuesday afternoon that left one person dead inside Wilmington Hospital in Delaware. Wilmington police say a 23-year-old man was taken into custody in Philadelphia Tuesday night. Charges and extradition to Delaware are pending. Various law enforcement agencies swarmed an area in the city’s Olney section…
Read MoreUK Court of Appeal upholds ban on Palestine Action as ‘terrorist’ group
Britain’s Court of Appeal has ruled that the government’s proscription of the activist group Palestine Action as a “terrorist” organisation was lawful, overturning a decision by a lower court. The ruling on Monday came after the government lodged an appeal challenging a High Court ruling in February that banning the group under the Terrorism Act…
Read MoreFGCU student accused of praising mass shooters, making terrorism threats online
A Fort Myers man was arrested after investigators said he made online posts glorifying mass shooters and advocating violence. According to an affidavit, FBI special agents interviewed FGCU civil engineering student Joseph Baer, 21, on February 26, 2025, regarding a series of posts uploaded on Feb. 18, 2025, from an X account with the username…
Read MoreUtah man faces terrorism charges less than 6 months after similar charges
A 27-year-old man in St. George is facing terrorism and threat of violence charges after he allegedly threatened to “kill all the Mormon kids.” The charges come less than 6 months after he received a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to similar charges. Kevin Benjamin McDermott was arrested on Sunday and is being held…
Read MoreThai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing
A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning and detonating a powerful bomb on the evening of 17 August 2015, next to a shrine in central Bangkok that…
Read MoreFourth suspect arrested in Heemstede synagogue terror plot
Police have arrested a fourth suspect in an investigation into the alleged preparation of an explosive attack targeting a Jewish institution on Adriaan Pauwlaan in Heemstede, Het Parool reports. The latest arrest involves a 20-year-old man from Amsterdam, taken into custody on June 9. Authorities say he is suspected of “preparing acts to cause an…
Read MoreDurham woman charged with arson in apartment fire investigation; Prosecutors say ‘kill list’ found
A Durham woman accused of setting an apartment fire that injured five people, including her mother and brother, was ordered held without bond Monday. The judge ruled that 31-year-old Mahogany Massey poses a danger to the community. Investigators say Massey maliciously set fire to the University Ridge Apartments, where her mother lived. The blaze displaced…
Read MoreMore police presence this week at three Howard County schools as online threats continue
Both the Howard County Police Department and an independent state organization continue to investigate and assess potential threats targeted at three area school communities. That includes Clarksville Middle School, Reservoir High School and now, Guilford Park High School, according to director of community engagement and media relations Brian Bassett. It began with incidents of doxxing,…
Read MoreSyrian sentenced to 26 years in prison by Dutch court for crimes against humanity
A Syrian national accused of crimes against humanity was sentenced on Monday to 26 years in prison by a Dutch court for the torture and rape of imprisoned opponents of the government of former president Bashar Assad during the civil war. The man, identified only as Rafiq al Q. due to Dutch privacy regulations, went…
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