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Boy from Birmingham charged with terrorism offences
A teenage boy has appeared in court charged with terrorism offences. He has been charged with possessing and disseminating information useful to a terrorist, inviting support for a banned organisation and claiming to belong to a proscribed organisation. West Midlands Police said the 16-year-old, from Birmingham, was arrested at London Stansted Airport on 9 September.…
Read MoreExplosive device found during homicide investigation safely detonated: Winnipeg police
A potentially dangerous explosive device found by officers during a homicide investigation Friday has been safely detonated, Winnipeg police say. Officers were investigating the homicide of Damion Wayne Skrumeda, 46, at a Mulvey Avenue apartment when they found a suspicious item believed to be an improvised explosive device around 5:45 p.m. Friday, police said in…
Read MoreJury clears 3 men in the last trial tied to the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
A jury acquitted three men Friday in the last trial connected to a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a scheme that was portrayed as an example of homegrown terrorism on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. William Null, twin brother Michael Null and Eric Molitor were found not guilty of providing support…
Read MoreDHS Continues to See High Risk of Foreign and Domestic Terrorism in 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment
Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the 2024 Homeland Threat Assessment (HTA), which continues to identify a high risk of foreign and domestic terrorism in 2024. The HTA provides the public and the Department’s partners with a detailed report on the most pressing threats to the United States as part of the Biden…
Read MoreUS Homeland Security Department reveals new AI guardrails as it deploys technology across agency
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday plans to announce new limits on its use of artificial intelligence even as it highlights the agency’s success using the technology to aid in drug busts and catch criminals. “We must…ensure that our use of AI is responsible and trustworthy, that it is rigorously tested to be effective,…
Read MoreA second major British police force suffers a cyberattack in less than a month
Personal details of thousands of police officers and staff from Greater Manchester Police have been hacked from a company that makes identity cards, the second such cyberattack to affect a major British police force in less than a month. Details on identity badges and warrant cards, including names, photos and identity numbers or police collar…
Read MoreAlabama Will Mark The 60Th Anniversary Of The 1963 Church Bombing That Killed Four Black Girls
Alabama on Friday will mark the 60th anniversary of one of the most heinous attacks during the Civil Rights Movement, the 1963 bombing of a church that killed four Black girls in 1963. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court, will give the keynote address at…
Read MoreBelgium Requires A Controversial Class Program. Now Schools Are Burning And The Country Is Worried
A series of school arsons in Belgium believed to be connected to a controversial school program in some parts of the country is prompting authorities to strengthen their police response. Interior Minister Annelies Verlinden on Friday called for a halt to the attacks in the French-speaking Wallonia region hours after another school was set on…
Read MoreTexas Man Pleads Guilty to Hate Crime Charges
A Dallas man pleaded guilty today to federal hate crime charges arising out of a fatal shooting at a car repair shop. Anthony Paz Torres, 38, pleaded guilty to five federal hate crime counts for killing one individual and attempting to kill four others during a shooting at Omar’s Wheels and Tires in Dallas, Texas,…
Read MoreRogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022
A Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, the BBC has learned. The pilot fired two missiles, the first of which missed rather than malfunctioned as claimed at the time. Russia had claimed the incident last September was caused by a “technical malfunction”. The UK’s…
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