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April 8, 2021

FBI, bomb squads respond to Ohio nuclear site after man falsely claims to have trailer full of explosives

A Michigan man was arrested Wednesday after arriving at an Ohio nuclear power plant and allegedly making false claims to have explosives in his trailer, prompting a heavy law enforcement response from the FBI, several bomb squads and other local agencies.

April 2, 2021

New York City subway bomber should get life sentence, prosecutors say

A Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York City’s busiest subway station should spend the rest of his life behind bars for a "premeditated and vicious" terror attack committed on behalf of Islamic State group, prosecutors said Thursday.

March 29, 2021

Thousands flee Burma airstrikes, complicating crisis

Thailand's prime minister advised that his government is preparing for a massive influx of refugees.

March 28, 2021

Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 14 wounded

President Joko Widodo condemned Sunday’s attack and said it has nothing to do with any religion.

March 15, 2021

Nashville bomber driven by conspiracies, paranoia: FBI

Investigators chased down hundreds of tips and leads but used DNA evidence to determine the suspect.

February 26, 2021

Sentences reduced for some men convicted in 1993 WTC bombing

Decades after going to prison, some of the men responsible for the World Trade Center bombing that killed six people 28 years ago Friday are still trying to whittle down their onetime life sentences on the remote chance that they could someday be freed.

January 30, 2021

Iraq kills ISIS commander, week after Baghdad suicide blasts

Iraqi security forces have killed a senior commander of the Islamic State group, the prime minister said on Thursday, a week after the rare, twin suicide bombing by IS militants killed dozens in Baghdad.

January 29, 2021

FBI investigation into DC pipe bomb suspect reveals new details; reward increased to $100G

Federal authorities are now offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information that leads investigators to the person they believe placed suspected pipe bombs at the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national committees in Washington, D.C., officials announced Friday.

January 24, 2021

FBI investigates 'IED attack' at California church targeted by protesters over anti-LGBTQ views

The FBI is investigating what it described as an improvised explosive device attack early Saturday at a church in southern California that’s been a target of recent protests for promoting views perceived to be anti-LGBTQ, misogynistic and against Black Lives Matter. 

January 21, 2021

FBI now offering $75G reward for information leading investigators to DC pipe bomb suspect

Federal authorities are now offering a reward of up to $75,000 for information that leads investigators to the person they believe placed suspected pipe bombs at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees in Washington, D.C., the office announced Thursday.