Homeland Security News
Puntland offensive deals blow to Islamic State in Somalia
Forces from Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a weeks-long offensive they hope will draw increased international support, according to officials and Reuters reporters. The advances come against an IS faction that has gained in importance and was the target last week of the first air strikes of…
Read MoreTeen in custody after entering Texarkana airport with guns, demanding plane
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after authorities said he displayed a firearm Tuesday morning at Texarkana Regional Airport and demanded an airplane before being confronted by a pilot who had retrieved a firearm from his truck. The boy entered from the general aviation side with an AR-style rifle, according to a statement from the…
Read MoreNew Albany warehouse shooting, arrest
A shooting at a New Albany warehouse Tuesday night sparked a large search Wednesday from law enforcement agencies across central Ohio. Authorities said 28-year-old Bruce Reginald Foster III allegedly shot six people, resulting in one death, at the KDC/One building on Smith’s Mill Road. Roughly 12 hours later, Foster was arrested in a Columbus neighborhood…
Read MoreWorkplace shooting in Ohio warehouse leaves 1 dead, 5 more wounded, suspect on loose, police say
Police are seeking an employee of a warehouse in a Columbus, Ohio suburb who they say shot one co-worker to death and wounded five others late Tuesday night. New Albany, Ohio said in a statement early Wednesday that authorities are looking for Bruce Reginald Foster. Police Chief Greg Jones told reporters in a news conference…
Read MoreThe Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare a unilateral ceasefire
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo’s key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region Monday for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The M23 rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday. The announcement came shortly after the U.N. health agency…
Read MoreNeo-Nazi group leader convicted of plotting Maryland power grid attack
The founder of a Florida-based neo-Nazi group was convicted Monday of conspiring with his former girlfriend to plan an attack on Maryland’s power grid in furtherance of their shared racist beliefs. Brandon Russell, 29, encouraged Sarah Beth Clendaniel to carry out a series of “sniper attacks” on electrical substations around Baltimore that could have caused…
Read MoreNo survivors expected after air ambulance carrying 6 crashes in Philadelphia
An air ambulance carrying six people crashed near a mall in northeast Philadelphia on Friday evening, the company that operates the aircraft said. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said it could not confirm any survivors among those on board its plane, which included four crew members, a pediatric patient and the patient’s escort, according to a…
Read MoreAmerican-Israeli Keith Siegel, 2 other hostages released in Gaza in 3rd exchange of Israel-Hamas ceasefire
American-Israeli dual national Keith Siegel was among three hostages released by Hamas militants in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Saturday, more than 15 months after they were taken captive by the group during its Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack. Siegel was freed in Gaza City about two hours after Israelis Yarden Bibas and Ofer Calderon…
Read MoreMan in critical condition after self-inflicted gunshot wound inside Baltimore courthouse
A 35-year-old man is in the hospital after suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an incident at the District Court of Baltimore Friday morning. According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, around 8:40 a.m. on Jan. 31, a 35-year-old man entered the courthouse at 1400 E. North Avenue in Baltimore. It’s unclear why the man…
Read MoreFour Members of Online Neo-Nazi Group that Exploited Minors Charged with Producing Child Sexual Abuse Material
Two men were arrested today on charges of participating in a neo-Nazi child exploitation enterprise that groomed and then coerced minors to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and images of self-harm. The group allegedly victimized at least 16 minors around the world, including two in Southern California. Colin John Thomas Walker, 23, of Bridgeton,…
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