More than 2,000 people gathered in San Diego on Thursday to mourn three men killed while trying to stop an attack on the city’s largest mosque earlier this week. Read More: Two gunmen, three victims dead in shooting at Islamic Centre in US The funeral prayer, or Janazah, was held in a public park where […]
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FBI announces reward in Monica Witt espionage case
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $200,000 for information leading to the location or arrest of former US Air Force officer Monica Witt, who is accused of spying for Iran. Witt, a former counterintelligence specialist and US Air Force service member, was charged in 2019 with espionage-related offences […]
Iran-linked hackers breach personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel
WASHINGTON — Iran-linked hackers have reportedly breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, publishing photographs and a sample of emails online, in what appears to be part of an escalating cyber campaign amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. Read More: Pakistan cyber force hacks Indian channel in bold retaliatory strike The hacker group, identifying […]
Two sentenced to decades in US child sexual exploitation case
DALLAS — Two men have been sentenced to 70 and 80 years in prison for their roles in a child sexual exploitation case, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Department of Justice announced. Read More: Child sexual abuse through ICT Wisam Sharieff, 44, of Euless, Texas, who posed as an imam and worked […]
FBI searches Washington Post journalist home in classified leak probe
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents searched the home of a Washington Post journalist on Wednesday as part of an investigation into potential sharing of classified government information, a move that civil liberties groups warned could chill press freedom in the United States. Read More: FBI thwarts Los Angeles new year bomb plot – Daily […]
Person of interest released in Brown University shooting investigation
PROVIDENCE: Authorities announced Sunday night that a man previously held as a “person of interest” in the Brown University shooting will be released from custody. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez had earlier said a man in his 20s was detained in connection with the attack, which left two students dead and nine injured. Read More: […]
FBI foils Daesh-inspired Halloween terror plot in Michigan
WASHINGTON: The FBI has thwarted a potential terrorist attack allegedly planned for Halloween weekend in the US state of Michigan, officials confirmed Friday. FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X that “multiple subjects” had been arrested in connection with the foiled plot. “Through swift action and close coordination with our local partners, […]
18 Missing, Feared Dead After Massive Explosion at Tennessee Munitions Factory
TENNESSEE, USA – At least 18 people are missing and feared dead after a powerful explosion destroyed a munitions factory in rural Tennessee on Friday, sending shockwaves that were felt miles away. The blast occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems (AES), located about 60 miles (100 km) west of Nashville, and obliterated the building, leaving behind […]
FBI raid on Trump’s home ignites political firestorm
WASHINGTON: Top Republican leaders flung their support behind former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday after an extraordinary FBI raid on his palatial Florida residence sparked a political firestorm in an already bitterly divided country. The FBI move marked a stunning escalation of legal probes into the 45th president and comes as he is weighing […]
9/11: Secret probe document released to public
After an executive order from President Joe Biden, the FBI revealed its first document connected to its 9/11 investigation on Saturday night, and the topic is accusations of the Saudi government backing the terrorists. Within hours of President Biden’s arrival to the World Trade Center memorial in Lower Manhattan, the White House produced a 16-page […]