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FBI Arrests Puerto Rico Resident for Threats of Violence and Child Exploitation Offenses
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) San Juan Field Office announced today the arrest of Robinson De La Cruz Hilario (DE LA CRUZ), following an investigation that uncovered repeated online threats of mass violence targeting the LGBTQ community, as well as the receipt and possession of illegal child exploitation material. According to the criminal complaint…
Read MoreIsrael destroys Hezbollah underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military has destroyed underground infrastructure used by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in a village in southern Lebanon, according to a joint statement by the Israeli prime minister and defense minister on Sunday. The Israeli statement said the tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and launchers. The attack comes hours after the Israeli military said…
Read More3 firefighters killed, 2 injured responding to Snyder wildfire on Utah-Colorado border
Three firefighters were killed on Saturday while responding to the Snyder Fire, a wildfire burning along the Utah-Colorado border, the U.S. Wildland Fire Service announced overnight. Two other firefighters are being treated for burn injuries, the service said. “Our immediate focus is on supporting their families, friends, and fellow crewmates during this incredibly difficult time,”…
Read MoreIran strikes Kuwait and Bahrain as escalating attacks threaten to unravel peace efforts
Bahrain and Kuwait faced fresh Iranian attacks early Sunday, hours after U.S. Central Command said it had hit multiple targets across Iran in response to “continued aggression” against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. “It is very possible that they will never learn! There may come a point when we are no longer able…
Read MoreKyiv hit with ballistic missiles, as civilians killed by drone strikes in Russia
A Russian ballistic missile attack on Kyiv early Sunday has wounded at least two people, the city’s administration said not long after it had warned residents to take shelter.“Air defence forces are operating in the capital. Remain in shelters!”, the capital’s mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram. Explosions and several flashes in the sky have…
Read MoreMilitant rams explosive-laden vehicle into paramilitary headquarters in Pakistan
A militant rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the provincial headquarters of the paramilitary Pakistan Rangers in Karachi on Saturday, triggering an intense exchange of gunfire with security forces, police and witnesses said. Ambulances rushed to the scene as security forces responded to the assault in the capital of southern Sindh province. A little-known militant group,…
Read MoreWhite nationalist groups have attracted young men around the U.S. Now, they’re recruiting girls
Photos of two young women on a sunny Wisconsin hike picked up traction on the messaging platform Telegram in May. The photos, plain and anonymous, feature a woman in a white dress, her head cropped out of the photo and a girl in pink, heavily blurred, turning away from the camera to reveal a braid…
Read MoreFBI warns battlefield-style drone attacks could reach US: ‘Only a matter of time’
It is “only a matter of time” before the type of drone attacks seen on battlefields overseas reach the United States, FBI Deputy Director Chris Raia warned in an interview with Fox News Digital — as investigators race to prepare for rapidly evolving technology that could eventually allow operators thousands of miles away to pilot…
Read MoreDOJ says operation used drones to deliver drugs to prisons
The U.S. Justice Department announced charges Wednesday for 12 people it said used drones in a conspiracy to smuggle drugs, weapons and other items into multiple prisons. The department said the conspiracy affected 10 federal prisons in eight states, including Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi, WAPT-TV reported. U.S. Attorney William Keyes…
Read MorePhilippines bans video game played by alleged high school shooter
The Philippines has temporarily blocked gaming app Gorebox after an initial investigation found that a teenage suspect in a rare school shooting had been playing the game. Three students were killed and 20 others wounded after two suspects – aged 15 and 14 – allegedly fired handguns inside a classroom in Tacloban, south-east of Manila,…
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