Dylann Roof's death sentence should stand, prosecutors say
In court documents filed Thursday, federal prosecutors argued that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals correctly ruled last month that the government had proven its case against Dylann Roof
Al-Qaida chief appears in new video released on 9/11 anniversary
Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead.
Paris 2015 attacks: France begins trial of 20 men accused in night of terror
France began the trial of 20 men accused in the Islamic State group’s 2015 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured.
3 children killed in US air strike that targeted suicide bombers, Afghan official says
An Afghan official says three children were killed in a drone strike that U.S. officials said struck a vehicle carrying Islamic State suicide bombers.
US drone strike against ISIS-K in Afghanistan won't be the last, Biden says
President Biden said Saturday’s retaliatory drone strike against ISIS-K in Afghanistan won’t be the last measure the United States takes against the group.
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The Islamic State offshoot that Americans blame for Thursday's deadly suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport got its start six years ago with several hundred fighters who regarded the Taliban as too moderate. The group known as Islamic State Khorasan formed along the mountain border of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
FBI to review more 9/11 records for possible public release
The U.S. Justice Department said it intends to provide families of 9/11 victims with more information about the lead-up to the terrorist attacks in connection with a federal lawsuit seeking to hold the government of Saudi Arabia accountable.
New York woman sentenced for teaching about making and using explosives
Prosecutors said the New York woman and a co-conspirator researched old terrorist attacks and then taught each other the chemistry and engineering skills needed to build and set off explosives.
Suspect faces terror charges in killing of Muslim family in Canada
Prosecutors laid terrorism charges against a man accused of driving down and killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario. The prosecution says Nathaniel Veltman's four counts of first-degree murder constitute an act of terrorism and prosecutors have upgraded those charges under section 83 of Canada's Criminal Code.
Oldest prisoner at Guantanamo cleared for release
A 73-year-old from Pakistan who is the oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was notified on Monday that he has been approved for release
DHS issues national terrorism alert warning of threat from violent extremists
The Department of Homeland Security says violent extremists may seek to exploit the easing of COVID-19-related restrictions across the United States to conduct attacks.
Death toll soars to 50 in bombing near girls' school in Afghanistan
Many of the dead are between 11 and 15 years old, Afghan officials said.
DHS to begin internal review of potential domestic violent extremism threat within agency, Mayorkas says
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas plans to put a team together to begin an internal review of the Department of Homeland Security for possible threats of domestic violent extremism within the agency.
NYC subway bomber sentenced to life in prison
Akayed Ullah, the man whose pipe bomb mostly misfired in a crowded Manhattan subway station in 2017 was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday.
Yemeni men arrested at border were on FBI terrorist watch list
U.S. Border Patrol agents in California arrested two men in two months who turned up on the terrorist watch list.
FBI: U.S. couple tried to board ship in New Jersey to go fight for ISIS
The couple planned to travel to Yemen aboard a cargo ship in an attempt to stay away from law enforcement, according to a federal prosecutor.
Prosecutors seek life term for would-be NYC suicide bomber
Prosecutors say a Bangladeshi immigrant who set off a pipe bomb attached to his chest in New York City’s busiest subway station should face life in prison.
20 injured in suicide bombing at Indonesian church during Palm Sunday Mass
Two attackers have blown themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding at least 20 people.
Some Capitol rioters could face seditious conspiracy charges
Federal prosecutors may bring charges under a seldom-used federal law against members of white nationalist groups, such as the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, that took part in January's Capitol siege.
Pentagon working to root out extremist groups in US trying to recruit members within the military
The U.S. military is focusing on identifying extremist organizations in the United States that are trying to recruit members from within the armed forces. A top official compared the recruitment effort to that undertaken by international terrorist groups trying to lure the support of servicemembers.