Terrorist cell is alive in Minneapolis, U.S. judge in ISIL case says

In sentencing nine young Somali-Minnesotans on terror conspiracy charges this week, U.S. District Judge Michael Davis closed a chapter in the federal government’s long, extraordinary investigation of ISIL recruitment in Minnesota. But the full story is far from over. In nine hearings over three days before a courtroom packed with the families of the young […]

Trump chooses Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Rep. Mike Pompeo for CIA director

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he plans to nominate Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as attorney general and Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) as CIA director, the first selections to his Cabinet as his transition continues to build momentum. Trump also confirmed that he has selected retired general Mike Flynn as his national security adviser, news […]

Defense Secretary Carter pushes back on Trump’s call for ‘sneak attack’ on ISIS

Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Monday pushed back against President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated assertion that the offensive against Mosul is a “total disaster” because US and Iraqi forces didn’t keep the operation a total secret beforehand. “It’s actually important that the enemy know that and that ISIL [knows] that we intend and will destroy them,” Carter […]

Police investigate what led gunman to kill airline worker, NFL player’s father

Oklahoma City police are investigating why a man waited to gun down an airline employee outside Will Rogers World Airport in a deadly ambush that forced hundreds of travelers to take shelter and prompted authorities to shut down the state’s busiest airport for hours. Later Tuesday, police discovered the suspected shooter dead from an apparently […]

5 Utah Students Stabbed in Boy’s Locker Room; Teen Detained

As a group of boys at a Utah high school changed Tuesday morning into gym clothes for physical education class, a straight-A student pulled out a knife in the locker room and stabbed five of his classmates, sending the injured running for their lives and covered in blood, police said. The 16-year-old suspect with no record of […]

One person shot at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma, airport on lockdown

The Will Rogers World Airport has been shutdown for both incoming and outgoing flights after a person was shot outside of an airport parking garage. The condition of the victim is unknown at this time. In the video below, Oklahoma City Police stated that they have received reports of a possible second victim but were unable to locate anyone […]

Three Minnesota men sentenced for conspiring to join ISIS

Three Minnesota men convicted of plotting to join ISIS received prison sentences Monday ranging from 10 years in jail to time served. U.S. District Judge Michael Davis gave the 10-year sentence to  Zacharia Abdurahman, who pleaded guilty but did not cooperate with the government against the other members of what Davis called a “terrorist cell.” Prosecutors […]

NASA and FEMA Rehearse for the Unthinkable: An Asteroid Strike on Los Angeles

Imagine if scientists discovered that an asteroid was hurtling toward Los Angeles. The possibility has existed on the pages of Hollywood scripts. But in what may be a case of life imitating art, NASA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other government agencies engaged last month in a planetary protection exercise to consider the potentially devastating consequences of […]

150 US border agents being sent to South Texas

About 150 Border Patrol agents will be deployed to South Texas from Arizona, California and elsewhere to help process a spike in immigrants who have been apprehended after illegally entering the U.S., federal officials announced Saturday. Agents from Tucson, Arizona, and San Diego will be temporarily reassigned to the Rio Grande Valley, and agents working […]