Archive for August 2026
Man arrested after Swiss rave shooting that killed woman
A 43-year-old Swiss man has been arrested following the shooting at a rave in Switzerland on Sunday. The arrest comes after a 22-year-old Italian woman Maria Spinelli was killed and several others injured at a techno rave being held at a horse racing track in Aarau, a town about 46km (29 miles) west of Zurich.…
Read MoreManhunt underway after 1 killed, 5 injured in shooting at Swiss rave, police say
A manhunt was underway early on Sunday after at least one person was killed and five others were injured in an early morning shooting at a rave in Switzerland, police said. A 22-year-old Italian woman died at the scene in the Schachen district of Aarau, a northern Swiss town, police said. Four men and a…
Read MoreIran launches strikes on Jordan after US attacks an island in Hormuz
Iran said on Monday that it has launched strikes targeting US military positions in Jordan in response to Washington’s first attack on its territory in a month, marking a fresh flare-up in the six-month war. Tehran’s elite IRGC said it struck two US military air bases with ballistic missiles in Washington-allied Jordan, causing “heavy damage”.…
Read MoreMan charged after setting himself ablaze in Google’s NYC office building
A 63-year-old man set himself on fire Friday afternoon in the lobby of a lower Manhattan building that houses Google’s New York offices — in an incident police say appears to have no clear motive. John Butch, of Brooklyn, walked into the lobby of 315 Hudson Street at around 3 p.m. and set himself ablaze,…
Read MoreOkaloosa County deputies arrest teenage girl after school threat post
A teenage girl was arrested in Okaloosa County on Sunday after investigators traced a threatening social media post that referenced local schools. Investigators determined the teen did not appear to have access to weapons, and the threat was not deemed credible, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said its school resource…
Read MoreFour men plead guilty to London arson attack that destroyed Jewish charity ambulances
Four men admitted on Friday being behind an arson attack on London ambulances owned by a Jewish charity at a UK court hearing. British nationals Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, 18, and British-Pakistani Saif Ali, 18, all pleaded guilty to criminal damage linked to the 23 March attack. Four ambulances run by…
Read More1,328 people arrested by ICE in Maryland and Virginia over 2 weeks, DHS says
ICE officials said almost 400 of those arrested have either been convicted or charged with crimes in the U.S.By Joseph Olmo • Published August 24, 2026 • Updated on August 25, 2026 at 1:42 pm https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/1328-people-arrested-by-ice-in-maryland-and-virginia-over-2-weeks-dhs-says/4145997 The Department of Homeland Security said Monday that in just the first two weeks of August, 1,328 people were…
Read MoreFormer U.S. Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Classified Information to Foreign Government
Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 29, of Alexandria, Virginia, a former IT specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), pleaded guilty yesterday to transmission of national defense information to a foreign government. “U.S. government employees entrusted with our nation’s secrets must always protect our nation’s security, not cavalierly toss aside this responsibility out of disagreement, selfishness or…
Read MoreBoston Scientific hit by cyberattack, global operations affected
Boston Scientific said on Wednesday that a cybersecurity incident had disrupted global operations, including some information systems used to process and ship customer orders.The medical device maker said it detected the incident on August 25 and had activated incident-response procedures, working with third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate and contain the threat. Shares of the company…
Read MoreMD man sentenced for unruly house parties awaits fate on terrorism charges
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge sentenced a man Thursday to six months in jail and five years probation on charges of disturbing the peace in connection with a series of house parties he hosted — but that may be the least of his legal worries. Eric Tataw’s sentence will be suspended, as the 39-year-old…
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