Homeland Security News
Suspect vehicle sought in Portland, Vancouver ballot box arson cases
Authorities are searching for a suspect vehicle possibly connected to a ballot box arson case in Southeast Portland early Monday morning, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The Portland arson was the first of two burned ballot boxes on the same day, with the other happening a short while later across the river in Vancouver.…
Read MoreFBI: Canadian teen charged with Bethlehem threats and menacing calls to airports, hotels, suicide hotline
A 14-year-old boy in Halifax, Nova Scotia, has been charged under Canadian law with offenses tied to 11 calls threatening violence at Bethlehem High School as well as airports, hotels and a suicide hotline in a campaign the FBI describes as a “reign of chaos.” The teen was using IP and telephone spoofing technology to…
Read MoreAttack On A Health Center Used In An Anti-Polio Campaign In Pakistan Kills A Police Officer
Militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, triggering a shootout that left a police officer dead, local authorities said. Three of the attackers were also killed in the exchange. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Orakzai, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and…
Read More3 Men Indicted In A Case Involving An Alleged Plan To Attack A Jewish Target In Germany
Three men have been charged in a case that involves an alleged plan to attack a Jewish target in western Germany, prosecutors said Tuesday. The 25-year-old main suspect, a German citizen whose name wasn’t released in line with local privacy rules, flew to Istanbul in April with the intention of continuing to Syria to join…
Read MoreIsraeli Strike In Northern Gaza Kills At Least 60, Officials Say, As Hezbollah Announces New Leader
An Israeli strike on a five-story building where displaced Palestinians were sheltering in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 60 people early Tuesday, more than half of them women and children, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. In a separate development, Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah said it has chosen Sheikh Naim Kassem as its new top…
Read MoreGermany Recalls Ambassador From Iran As It Protests The Execution Of An Iranian German Prisoner
Germany protested to Iran on Tuesday over the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the U.S. and was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, and recalled its ambassador to Berlin for consultations. The Foreign Ministry wrote on the social network X that Iran’s charge d’affaires in Berlin was…
Read MoreDefendants with Ties to White Supremacy Sentenced in Connection with Plot to Destroy Energy Facilities
The fifth of five defendants charged with targeting an energy facility was sentenced today. Jordan Duncan, 29, of Bailey, North Carolina was sentenced today to seven years in prison for manufacturing a short barrel rifle in violation of the National Firearms Act. Joseph Maurino, 25, of Manalapan, New Jersey, was sentenced on Oct. 25. Paul…
Read MoreBolivia’s former President Evo Morales claims his car was shot at in attempted assassination
Former President Evo Morales of Bolivia claimed he survived an assassination attempt on Sunday after unidentified men opened fire on his car. He was not injured in the alleged attack that quickly became the latest flashpoint in a power struggle between the ex-leader and his protégé-turned-rival, current President Luis Arce. Morales, 65, blamed President Arce’s…
Read MorePresident Joe Biden scheduled to visit Baltimore on Tuesday
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Baltimore on Tuesday, October 29. The 46th President of the United States plans to discuss how his Investing in America agenda is helping to rebuild infrastructure, tackle the climate change crisis, and create good-paying union jobs, according to officials. The details regarding the location and time of his…
Read MoreRussian strikes damage critical infrastructure in north, central Ukraine
Parts of two Ukrainian regions were without power after Russian air strikes damaged local infrastructure, energy officials said on Monday. National grid operator Ukrenergo said it was forced to implement emergency cuts in parts of the northeastern Sumy and central Poltava regions following overnight attacks by Russian forces. Kyiv’s air force said it had destroyed…
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