Boston Marathon bomber's COVID stimulus payment going to victims, judge says

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment can be used to help pay the millions of dollars he is ordered to pay his victims, a judge has ruled.

Boston Marathon bomber got $1,400 pandemic stimulus payment

Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received a $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment — and now federal prosecutors are asking a judge to force the imprisoned terrorist to use that money to help compensate his victims. Tsarnaev owes them millions of dollars.

Nearly 100 hostages freed after 2 months in captivity in Nigeria

A military operation targeted the camps of armed groups that have been terrorizing remote communities in northwest Nigeria. Soldiers rescued dozens of hostages, including many babies and children.

Border Patrol official’s tweet on capture of ‘potential terrorist’ deleted; CBP says it violated protocol

CBP Public Affairs Assistant Commissioner Luis Miranda said in a statement that the tweet was deleted because "it contained law enforcement sensitive information, violating agency protocols."

Congo attack: Suicide bomber kills 6 at restaurant and bar

Saturday's attack marked the first known time that a suicide bomber has killed victims in eastern Congo, where an Islamic State group affiliate earlier this year took responsibility for a suicide bombing near another bar in Beni who had caused no other casualties.

FBI: Pan Am Flight 103 bombing still under investigation 33 years later

FBI officials believe they have not captured all of the people responsible for the Pan Am bombing that killed 270 people, including 190 Americans in 1988.

Saudi Arabian 'potential terrorist' nabbed at US-Mexico border

A "potential terrorist" with links to a number of "Yemeni subjects of interest" was captured in Arizona after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities say.

Journalists investigated by CBP anti-terror unit, watchdog group reports

Jeffrey Rambo, an agent who acknowledged running checks on journalists in 2017, told federal investigators the practice is routine.

Liverpool explosion: UK says taxi blast was a bomb, raises threat level

U.K. police say an explosion in a taxi outside a Liverpool hospital that killed the suspected bombmaker is being treated as a terrorist incident.

Paris Terror Attacks: Saturday marks 6 years since gunmen killed 130

The Paris Terror Attacks of 2015 live in the minds of the French every day, but especially on Nov. 13. Here’s a look back at what happened the night of the attacks.

Terrorism threat 'heightened' over holiday season, DHS says

While DHS said it had no credible information on a specific threat, the agency warns in its latest national terrorism advisory bulletin that mass gatherings for the upcoming religious holidays could be potential targets.

Kashmir students face terror investigation for cheering Pakistan win

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir are investigating students and staff at two medical colleges under a harsh anti-terror law for celebrating India's loss to archrival Pakistan in a T20 World Cup cricket game

Airborne terrorism threat test includes releasing non-toxic gas into subway system

If you happen to see aerosol gases being pumped into the subway starting Monday do not be alarmed.  It’s part of a nearly two-week-long study on airborne terrorism threats.

Norway bow-and-arrow massacre 'act of terror,' officials say

Authorities are calling the shocking bow-and-arrow rampage in which an attacker killed five people in a small town in Norway a terrorist act. Police arrested a 37-year-old Danish citizen for allegedly targeting people in a supermarket and elsewhere.

Taliban rules out working with US to contain ISIS

The Taliban have ruled out cooperation with the U.S. to contain extremist groups in Afghanistan.

NYC man convicted of trying to join Taliban to fight the US

A New York City man has been convicted on charges alleging that he tried to help the Taliban fight American forces.

California man sentenced to life for fatal synagogue shooting

A 22-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday for bursting into a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover in 2019 with a semiautomatic rifle, killing one worshipper and wounding three others.

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