Archive for September 24, 2026
Terrorism charge against San Antonio mother accused in school attack plot dismissed
A terrorism-related charge against a San Antonio mother accused of helping her teenage son prepare for possible violence at his middle school has been dismissed. Ashley Pardo was arrested for the offense in May 2025, but court records show the charge of aiding in the commission of terrorism was dismissed Wednesday for “insufficient evidence.” The…
Read MoreRCMP say Quebec man researched chemical weapons, planned attack for ISIS
A 24-year-old Quebec City man has been charged with terrorism-related offences, according to federal police. The RCMP say Louay Angoud intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State. He is alleged to have communicated online with members of a terrorist group and gathered information to build a chemical weapon that could…
Read MoreTrial dates set for Sioux City man charged with terrorism threats against county attorney, police department
A jury trial has been scheduled for a Sioux City man facing terrorism charges after he allegedly threatened to bomb the Sioux City Police Department and threatened the life of the Woodbury County attorney. Court documents say 28-year-old Christian Burford is charged with two counts of threats of terrorism. A pretrial conference is scheduled for…
Read More14-year-old arrested for threatening high school shooting on Roblox
A 14-year-old Clay High School student was arrested Wednesday after authorities traced an alleged threat to carry out a mass shooting at the school to a Roblox account, Green Cove Springs police said. The FBI forwarded a tip about the online threat to the Green Cove Springs Police Department on Wednesday. Investigators identified the Roblox…
Read MoreDallas man sentenced to over 17 years for threats to federal judges, hoax biological weapons
A Dallas man was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for mailing threatening communications to federal judges and sending hoax biological weapons to the Fort Worth federal courthouse. A federal jury convicted Donald Ray McCray, 67, in April of three counts of mailing threatening communications and one count of hoax weapons of mass destruction.…
Read MorePM vows ‘full severity of Polish law’ after priest killed, four injured in abbey knife rampage
PM vows ‘full severity of Polish law’ after priest killed, four injured in abbey knife rampage A Ukrainian man who went on a knife rampage at a Benedictine abbey in southeastern Poland, leaving a priest dead and four other people injured, has been detained by police. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday that the…
Read MoreArizona congressional candidate arrested for alleged threats against judge, attorney’s office
An Arizona congressional candidate was arrested Saturday for allegedly making threats against a judge and an attorney’s office. David Redkey, 45, was booked into a Phoenix jail on suspicion of two felonies – using an electronic communication to intimidate, threaten or harass and computer tampering – and a misdemeanor count of threatening or intimidating, according…
Read MoreFire at Starlink station in central Poland was ‘sabotage,’ digital affairs minister says
A fire that broke out at a Starlink satellite communications station in central Poland overnight is being called an act of “sabotage,” the country’s digital affairs minister said on Thursday. “This act of sabotage was deliberately designed to disable the station…disrupting internet access for various institutions, including the Ukrainian army,” Krzysztof Gawkowski told Polish public…
Read MoreRenewed fighting in northern Ethiopia effectively shatters peace deal that ended 2022 war
Renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia on Thursday effectively shattered a peace pact that ended a devastating two-year war in 2022, with rebel forces mobilizing for an armed struggle they hope will lead to the removal of the federal prime minister. The main combatants are Ethiopian federal troops and fighters loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation…
Read MorePakistani airstrikes target Afghanistan after Islamabad accuses Kabul of drone attacks
Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the two countries that threatens international mediation efforts. The airstrikes struck southern and eastern Afghan provinces of Kandahar, Paktia and Khost,…
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