Judge sets $500k bail for suspect in terror threat investigation, armed standoff

The suspect who threatened a mass shooting and led police on a heavily armed standoff at the Sunset Station Casino parking garage appeared in court Wednesday. Allison Howlett faces several charges including assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, making a threat related to an act of terrorism, grand larceny of a vehicle, grand larceny…

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Manhunt launched after Monaco blast targets Ukrainian-born oligarch

Police in ​Monaco and France were searching for a suspected bomber on Tuesday after three people were wounded ‌by an explosion in the wealthy principality which two sources said was an attack on a Ukrainian-born oligarch. The suspect is believed to have fled on foot to France, Monaco prosecutor Stephane Thibault said, after the attack…

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UK student gets almost four years for bomb threat

A teenager who admitted possessing explosive substances and threatening to bomb his college and kill his fellow students has been sentenced to three years and 11 months in custody. Police found explosives at Jagger Strang’s home, in Stafford, in September. He also admitted accessing material on YouTube about the manufacture of gunpowder and how to…

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15-year-old sentenced for ‘calculated, predatory’ Tri-City school shooting plot

The student who developed a detailed plan for a mass shooting at Kamiakin High in Kennewick last year received the maximum sentence allowed in juvenile court Monday. Following an emotional hearing, Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Shea-Brown ordered Mason Bently-Ray Ashby, now 15, to be jailed for about five more years, until he turns 21. Because…

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Officer among 2 killed in a Montreal shooting

The tranquility of a residential neighborhood in the Canadian city of Montreal – home to diverse communities, including areas with deep Jewish roots — was shattered Monday morning after a gunman opened fire, prompting a shootout with police that killed at least two people, sent families running for cover and paralyzed the city for hours.…

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FGCU student accused of praising mass shooters, making terrorism threats online

A Fort Myers man was arrested after investigators said he made online posts glorifying mass shooters and advocating violence. According to an affidavit, FBI special agents interviewed FGCU civil engineering student Joseph Baer, 21, on February 26, 2025, regarding a series of posts uploaded on Feb. 18, 2025, from an X account with the username…

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Utah man faces terrorism charges less than 6 months after similar charges

A 27-year-old man in St. George is facing terrorism and threat of violence charges after he allegedly threatened to “kill all the Mormon kids.” The charges come less than 6 months after he received a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to similar charges. Kevin Benjamin McDermott was arrested on Sunday and is being held…

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