Archive for August 2026
2 people, including 15-year-old, facing multiple charges after gunshot fired at U.S. consulate in Toronto
Two people have been arrested and are now facing a host of charges after a gunshot hit the U.S. consulate in downtown Toronto last week, police say. Toronto police Chief Myron Demkiw told reporters at a news conference Thursday morning that one person was arrested Saturday, while another was arrested Wednesday. Xen-Ul-Abdeen Syed, 19, is…
Read MoreHoax 911 call about weapon leads to lockdown of all Thomaston-Upson [GA] Schools
Classes have returned to normal at a West Georgia school district after authorities put all schools on lockdown while they investigated a possible threat. Officials with the Thomaston-Upson County School District say they activated the lockdown on Thursday morning after receiving reports of an incident at Upson-Lee High School. According to Upson County Sheriff Dan…
Read MoreMan behind deadly Munich car ramming handed life sentence
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of driving his car into a crowd of people in Munich last year, killing two people. The 25-year-old man, named only as Farhad N in line with German privacy laws, is an Afghan national, who prosecutors say deliberately drove his Mini into a…
Read MoreHouthi rebel attacks kill at least 30 Yemeni government forces
Attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels Thursday in central and eastern Yemen killed at least 30 government troops and wounded at least 50 others, Yemeni government officials said. A Houthi leader said Saudi-backed troops were targeted in the attacks and that “hundreds” were either killed or injured. The assaults hit camps for forces of the…
Read MoreAt least 12 states report cyberattacks on water systems possibly linked to Iran-backed hackers, sources say
Cyberattacks on U.S. water systems that officials suspect may be linked to Iran-backed hackers have been reported in at least a dozen states, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News on Wednesday. Those states include Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia, New Jersey and South Dakota. In Minnesota specifically, more than 30 community water systems were impacted,…
Read MoreRussian drones attack German cargo ship ‘EMIL’ in Black Sea, media reports
A Russian drone attack reportedly targeted the German cargo ship “EMIL” on Wednesday, as reported by the Germany daily newspaper Bild. The freighter is said to have been hit several times by drones. A fire is then reported to have broken out and several technical systems failed, leaving the vessel unable to manoeuvre. While crew…
Read MoreNorthwest Indiana man charged with exploiting minors
Charleston Fallon, 19, of Gary, is charged with sending threats across state lines, coercing a minor and attempting to sexually exploit children. According to a probable cause affidavit, Fallon was a member of 764, which an FBI agent described as a “nihilistic violent extremist group” that seeks to “destroy civilized society through the corruption and…
Read More4 stabbed in central London in what police believe was a mental health incident
London police said Wednesday that a woman was arrested after four people were stabbed in Covent Garden, a central area of the capital that is popular with visitors. The Metropolitan Police said early indications suggest it was a mental health-related incident and that scissors were recovered at the scene. Police said four men aged 34,…
Read MoreDrone with an explosive device found at a German airport and detonator removed
A drone with an explosive device was found at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport and a detonator was removed from the object, authorities said Wednesday. Both the airport’s runways were closed and several flights, including one passenger plane, were diverted to other airports after a flying object was sighted nearby shortly before midnight, police said, and an…
Read MoreRussia kills 17 in heavy ballistic hit on Ukraine, destroys warehouses, logistics
Russia fired dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and the surrounding region on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and destroying warehouses and logistics centers of major retailers, Ukrainian officials said. Multiple explosions ripped through the area during the night, and fires lit up the dark skies over the Ukrainian capital, which has…
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