Nevada: 17-year-old accused of plotting terror attack in Las Vegas to support Islamic State

A 17-year-old is accused of planning a terror attack in Las Vegas in support of the Islamic State, according to a grand jury indictment. Joshua Robles is charged with eight counts, including attempt to commit or cause an act of Read More …

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II heading to Michigan

Radioactive waste from the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II is coming to Wayne County. In September, thousands of tons of the toxic material will be hauled to the Republic Services facility in Van Buren Township. The Read More …

University of Houston Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Technique in X-Ray Imaging

Researchers at the University of Houston unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in X-ray imaging technology that could provide significant improvements in medical diagnostics, materials and industrial imaging, transportation security and other applications. In a paper featured on the cover of Optica, Read More …

Nebraska National Guard called to rural home after suspected artillery shell found

The Nebraska Air National Guard was deployed Monday to a rural home in Adams, Neb. after a suspected artillery shell was discovered, according to the Gage County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched around 5 p.m. after a man reported striking Read More …

23rd Civil Engineer Squadron Hosts CBRN Rodeo

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The 23rd Civil Engineer Squadron and the 23rd Wing Inspector General office hosted a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, August 12, 2024. While the event did Read More …

Syria: Missile attack targets US airbase in Conoco gas field

A missile attack targeted a US airbase in Conoco gas field in Syria’s Deir al-Zor province, Syrian state media reported early on Wednesday. However, two US officials said the projectiles launched in the direction of a US airbase in a Read More …

Syria: Eight US Troops Treated for TBI, Smoke Inhalation After Attack

Eight U.S. service members were treated for traumatic brain injury and smoke inhalation after a one-way drone attack in Syria over the weekend, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. The injuries were caused by a drone that struck Saturday at the Read More …

Tennessee: Athens man charged after more than 40 guns, explosive devices seized in search

An Athens man was arrested on several charges on Wednesday after meth, guns, firearms and explosive devices were seized from his home and a storage unit. According to Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones, multiple agencies served a search warrant at Read More …

Hawaii: IED explosion leads FBI, MPD to issue public warning

An explosion caused by an improvised explosive device on Old Haleakala Highway, which was placed in a nearby trash receptacle, struck a passing vehicle and the driver was transported for medical services, but was later released. The FBI and Maui Read More …

Hawaii: FBI and Maui police investigating IEDs found in Kahului and Pukalani

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Maui Police Department are investigating Improvised Explosive Devices left in the Kahului and Pukalani areas of Maui, according to a joint statement from the FBI’s Honolulu Division and MPD. “Several devices have been Read More …

Root causes of terrorism in Pakistan: Beyond military operations

Pakistan has recently announced a fresh counter-terrorism operation, Azm-e-Istehkam, to rein in the surging terrorism in the country. This is not the first operation against terrorism in Pakistan and unfortunately, may not be the last one. Since the September 11 attacks Read More …

Mexico fears outbreak of violence after arrest of ‘El Mayo’ Zambada

A pre-arranged surrender to the authorities, a deception, or kidnapping at the hands of his former associates. These are the three main hypotheses that have gained traction following the fall of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the world’s most feared Read More …

Houthi drone expert among those killed in U.S. strike in Iraq

A Yemeni drone specialist who had traveled to Iraq to train other Iranian-backed fighters was among those killed in a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad last week, American and Iraqi defense officials said, illustrating the extensive cooperation among militant groups supported Read More …

Arkansas: Area firefighters learn about improvised explosives in one-day training course

More than 20 emergency service personnel were at the Garland County Landfill on Friday afternoon to conclude a day of training on improvised explosives led by the Arkansas Render Safe Task Force. The main portion of the course was at Read More …

Alabama: Suspects Ditch ‘Homemade Explosive Device’ with Deputy in Pursuit

A man and woman are being held in the Limestone County Jail in connection with the discovery of what authorities say was a “homemade explosive device.” The Limestone County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday investigators were searching for a stolen Read More …

Trump Shooter Began Buying Guns, Bomb Materials More Than a Year Ago

Thomas Matthew Crooks made 25 different gun-related buys online between spring 2023 and the first half of this year, and bought material used in explosives six times, officials said, offering new glimpses into their far-ranging investigation into the July 13 Read More …

Pakistan: National Workshop on Evolving responses to Countering IEDs in terrorism-related offences through downstream network disruption

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, in collaboration with the National Action to Counter Terrorism (NACTA) and with financial support from the U.S. Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), organized a three-day National Workshop Read More …

New York: Governor Hochul Announces Completion of “Ravens Challenge” at State Preparedness Training Center

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State recently hosted the 2024 “Raven’s Challenge,” the world’s largest annual training exercise for public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams at the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) in Read More …

New York: Explosive device found in car outside East Harlem NYPD precinct

Police say a domestic dispute led to a homemade “potentially viable improvised explosive device” being discovered inside a car in East Harlem on Wednesday morning. Chontrell Wrencik, 50, the man accused of having the device, is facing multiple charges, including Read More …