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Man dies after detonating explosive device as officers approach Sumner property
A 46-year-old man died after detonating an explosive device as officers approached him at a Sumner property following a domestic violence call in Puyallup on Wednesday, police said. Puyallup police received a 911 call at about 3 p.m. from a 45-year-old woman reporting a domestic violence incident at her apartment. Officers responded, but the male…
Read MoreExplosive devices found in a SoCal boy’s home after school threat, officials say
A Santa Barbara County sheriff’s bomb squad was dispatched to the home of a youth after threats were made to a school, according to authorities. Two explosive devices were recovered from the boy’s home Saturday, and officials said the “potential school threat” had been thwarted. Raquel Zick, a spokesperson for the county Sheriff’s Office, declined…
Read MoreRiverside County man arrested for allegedly vandalizing Flock camera, assaulting contractor
A Riverside County man was arrested on Monday for allegedly vandalizing a Flock camera and assaulting a contractor who was installing a new license plate reader, according to authorities. In a news release shared by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, deputies said they were called to the 73000 block of Fred Waring Drive in Palm…
Read MoreNorway teen arrested over alleged axe attack plot against preschool
A 16-year-old boy is in custody in Norway on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack with an axe and a knife on a preschool. The teenage boy had developed a concrete plan for when and how he would attack a specific preschool, report Aftenposten and NRK. According to an arrest warrant, the boy is suspected…
Read MoreUK Man jailed for mosque threats after synagogue attack
A man who made death threats to two mosques in the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack has been jailed for more than two years. Gabriel Levy, 21, from Wakefield, made an anonymous phone call to the Al-Sunnah Mosque in Cheetham Hill on 4 October 2025, telling the person who answered: “I’m going to come…
Read More‘Chucky-style’ mask suspect accused of threats in Philadelphia arrested in Las Vegas
A man accused of threatening people in Philadelphia while wearing a “Chucky-style” mask has been arrested in Las Vegas, authorities said. Zymire Hughes, 22, was wanted for terrorizing citizens in Center City Philadelphia. The USMS Nevada Violent Offender Task Force arrested Hughes Tuesday in Las Vegas just before 5 p.m. in the 6500 block of…
Read More$10K bond for man accused of arson in massive fire that destroyed historic Cleveland church
A 19-year-old man was arraigned Wednesday morning in connection with the devastating fire at a historic Cleveland church, according to an arrest warrant. John Patrick McManamon, 19, faced a judge on Wednesday morning and was arraigned on a felony arson charge, according to court records. His bond was set at $10,000. According to the arrest…
Read MoreRussia bombards 9 Ukrainian cities overnight, calling the strikes ‘massive’
Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that ran into the daylight of hours Thursday, when explosions echoed around Kyiv through the morning. Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air defense missiles that can counter Russia’s ballistic missiles, and Moscow’s fast-flying jet-powered drones have brought another challenge since…
Read MoreSecond arrest over deadly sword attack at Swedish school
A second man has been arrested over a sword attack at a school in central Sweden that left a 17-year-old girl dead and three other students wounded, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The man is suspected of assisting murder and attempted murder over the attack at Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, on August 21.…
Read MoreFrench driver, 46, detained in Italy after three Akeron missiles found in van
A routine check at the port of Bari turned into an investigation into a shipment of high-powered military equipment. Italian law enforcement officers stopped a 46-year-old French citizen, named as Regis Claude Albert Normand, after he disembarked from the Superfast II vessel after it arrived from Patras. In his van, which had French number plates,…
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