Homeland Security News
Houthis claim attack on oil tankers as US launches more strikes on Iran
Yemen’s Houthis say they have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea as the US launched its 12th consecutive night of strikes on Iran. Iranian state media said two people had been killed in the US strikes on Wednesday, and a tanker caught fire in an explosion in a mined route in the…
Read MoreHow arsonists used cats to spread Italy’s wildfires
As wildfires blazed in southern Italy this week, authorities probing for arson found a grisly clue: cats “with flammable-soaked rags tied to their tails.” “These animals were released into the fields, running around and spreading the fire,” said Domenico Costarella of Calabria’s Civil Protection Agency in a video posted on Facebook on Tuesday. He added…
Read MoreTerror plotter who planned attack on UK target jailed
An associate of the Heaton Park Synagogue attacker has been jailed for life today, after planning his own attack on a UK defence target.Mohammad Bashir, 31, earlier pleaded guilty to preparing an act of terrorism after evidence revealed that rather than being just an encourager of terrorism, he was a committed jihadist planning a mass…
Read MoreWichita man sentenced after selling pipe bombs, drugs to ATF undercover agent
A Wichita man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after selling drugs and explosive devices to an undercover federal agent. According to court documents, Adam C. Garcia, 31, of Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of drug conspiracy. Between March 2024 and April 2024, an undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms,…
Read MorePolice shoot machete-wielding man outside Los Alamitos hospital, prompting lockdown
A man wielding a machete was shot by police outside a hospital in Los Alamitos on Wednesday. The incident triggered a brief lockdown at the medical center. Video posted on the Citizen App shows police using less-lethal rounds. Eventually, they opened fire when the suspect reportedly ran toward officers. Officials say the suspect is out…
Read MoreFeds: Convicted duo in deadly 2019 Clearfield bombing sentenced to life in prison
Two men convicted for their respective roles in a deadly 2019 bombing that killed a Clearfield County woman will both spend the rest of their lives behind bars. Clint Addleman, the man who has been described as the ‘mastermind’ behind the bombing, appeared in federal court Wednesday morning where he was given two life sentences…
Read MoreSecret Service has investigated 10,000 threats in 2026
U.S. Secret Service Director Sean Curran on Wednesday said the agency has opened more than 10,000 investigations this year into threats against protectees. Curren told reporters about the 40-percent rise, and when compared to last year, that the threat number is “off the charts.” “The environment has become very volatile, and that’s just across the…
Read More‘Hamas sleeper cell terrorist’ is found working at luxury Crete hotel ‘while preparing cruise ship attack’
A suspected Hamas operative allegedly worked at a luxury hotel on the Greek island of Crete while preparing for a suspected terror attack targeting an Israeli cruise ship, according to reports. The 37-year-old Egyptian man of Palestinian origin, identified by the media as Motasem, was arrested by Greek special forces in the tourist resort of…
Read MoreMurdered ex-UK minister Widdecombe was struck on head with hammer 21 times
Former British government minister Ann Widdecombe was killed by a man who struck her on the head 21 times with a hammer while she was eating lunch at home earlier this month, prosecutors told a London court on Tuesday. The killing shocked British politics, raising further concerns about politicians’ security, with two serving British members…
Read MoreOpenAI model autonomously hacked a rival firm, fuelling fears of rogue agents
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said late Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a statement posted on social media. AI startup Hugging Face…
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