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Iowa man facing terrorism charges after threatening local police department, county attorney
A Northwest Iowa man is facing terrorism charges after he allegedly threatened to bomb the local police department, and threatened the life of a county official. On Tuesday, Aug. 18. officers say 28-year-old Christian Burford, of Sioux City, was taken into custody and charged with two counts of terrorism. On Monday, Aug. 17, at 7:27…
Read More17 Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the IRGC and Other Iranian Entities
A 14-count superseding (S2) indictment was unsealed today charging 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company that, since at least 2013, has conducted a coordinated campaign of cyber intrusions into computer systems for 144 U.S.-based universities, 178 foreign universities, at least 42 U.S.-based private sector companies, at least 11 foreign private sector companies,…
Read MoreTurkey’s Erdogan signs law offering conditional pardon for thousands of PKK militants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signed into law a measure that would introduce a conditional pardon for thousands of Kurdish militants as part of a government peace effort with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. The measure was published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday. It will only come into force after Turkey’s National…
Read MoreTeen charged with murder of mother and brother used ChatGPT to create ‘fantasy stories’ about killing family, officials say
A Massachusetts teen charged in the double murder of his mother and younger brother had used the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to search for “theoretical ideas or fantasy stories” about the killing of his family, prosecutors have said. A plea of not guilty was entered Thursday for Arjun Aravind, 17, on two counts of murder,…
Read MoreHate crime charges filed in Manhattan synagogue attack
Hate crime charges have been filed against a man who disrupted Shabbat services in Manhattan’s Central Synagogue and struck two people while being hustled outside Friday night. “As synagogue security was escorting him out, he struck a member of the congregation, damaged synagogue property, and then spit at and head-butted a member of the security…
Read MorePhilippine student live-streamed fatal school shooting before taking own life, official say
A student live-streamed himself shooting and killing another student in a classroom in the southern Philippines on Tuesday before taking his own life, an official said, in the second school attack in the country in less than two months. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered law enforcement agencies to investigate and to determine measures to…
Read MoreShip hit in Hormuz as Iran’s top negotiator says strait to stay shut
Iran’s top negotiator said the Strait of Hormuz would not open until the US lifted its naval blockade and released frozen Iranian assets, as a ship was hit by a projectile in the strait with a crew member reported as a casualty. Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Tuesday that the crucial waterway will…
Read MoreCastle Rock man pleads guilty to attempting to support ISIS after arrest at Denver airport in 2023
A man who attempted to join and help ISIS in 2023 has accepted a plea deal earlier this month, according to court documents. On Aug. 5, 21-year-old Davin Meyer pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization, according to FBI Denver. Meyer was arrested…
Read MoreAntioch police investigate explosive device thrown at home after racist video goes viral
A racist confrontation caught on camera in Antioch has gone viral, prompting an investigation into both the original incident and an explosive device later thrown at a home in the neighborhood. The video shows a man repeatedly calling a Black woman the N-word last month. The woman, who asked that her identity not be revealed…
Read MoreCatasauqua man charged in Election Day explosive device incident now accused of harassing person who testified in case
A Catasauqua man already charged in connection with an explosive device thrown near a polling place during the May primary is now facing new charges. State police say back in May, an explosive device detonated near a Catasauqua voting location. Authorities later charged Jack Pletz and his father, Matthew, after investigators say they found 17…
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