Archive for August 26, 2026
Second arrest over deadly sword attack at Swedish school
A second man has been arrested over a sword attack at a school in central Sweden that left a 17-year-old girl dead and three other students wounded, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The man is suspected of assisting murder and attempted murder over the attack at Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, on August 21.…
Read MoreFrench driver, 46, detained in Italy after three Akeron missiles found in van
A routine check at the port of Bari turned into an investigation into a shipment of high-powered military equipment. Italian law enforcement officers stopped a 46-year-old French citizen, named as Regis Claude Albert Normand, after he disembarked from the Superfast II vessel after it arrived from Patras. In his van, which had French number plates,…
Read More8 dead, including 4 children, following shooting and fire at Montana home: Police
Eight people, including four children, are believed to have been killed at a home in Montana where a shooting and fire occurred following a “family disturbance,” police said. The “unimaginable tragedy” unfolded at a residence in Billings on Sunday, according to police. Law enforcement responded to the home shortly after 6 p.m. after receiving a…
Read MoreCleveland church fire deemed an act of arson, arrests expected: Fire Department
The massive fire that destroyed Friendship Baptist Church in Cleveland last week has been deemed an arson and investigators are working on arrest, fire officials said Tuesday. The church, which was built in the 1890s and had been vacant for years, was completely gutted during an early morning blaze on Aug. 21 that sent debris…
Read MoreThree arrested after Slovak police say they thwarted a planned arson attack
Three people have been arrested after Slovak police said they thwarted a planned arson attack on a drone manufacturer’s production facility in eastern Slovakia. In a statement posted to Facebook on Tuesday, police said two individuals were detained in Slovakia while a third person was arrested by German authorities after a European arrest warrant was…
Read MoreMan accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools released from jail days before school starts
A man who was charged in February 2025 after allegedly making threats to kill students at five different Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools was released from jail days before classes start. On Friday, Aug. 21, court records showed 33-year-old Drew Owens posted a $75,000 bond, four days before students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg return to class on Tuesday, Aug. 25.…
Read MorePolice arrest a California man after finding a guillotine near the US Capitol
United States Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested a California man with what they said was a guillotine in the bed of a pickup truck parked near the U.S. Capitol complex. Police detained 35-year-old Philan-Tam-Duy Le of Julian, California, shortly after 3 p.m., when the truck he was driving containing the device was illegally parked east…
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