A wave of racist text messages has been condemned by officials and universities across the U.S. The messages, which started appearing on Wednesday, were sent to Black residents in at least 32 states and in the nation’s capital. At least 26 schools have reported receiving the racist messages. The texts included offensive language, claiming reci...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The FBI said Saturday that videos about ballot fraud and Doug Emhoff circulating on social media were inauthentic. The bureau said footage from one of the videos seemingly suggests FBI operatives had apprehended three groups involved in ballot fraud, while the other references Doug Emhoff, the husband of US Vice President...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US officials have warned of Russian disinformation efforts aimed at undermining trust in the Nov. 5 presidential election. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency made the warning on Friday in a joint statement. The statement highlighted...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The FBI announced Tuesday it is investigating the leak of purportedly classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran. “The FBI is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents and working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and Intel...
The United States has charged a former Indian intelligence officer who allegedly directed a foiled plot to murder a Sikh separatist in New York City last year. An indictment of Vikash Yadav was ordered to be unsealed on Thursday, court records showed. Yadav was a former officer in India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) spy […]
The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called on the FBI to launch a hate crime investigation into an apparently bias-motivated incident targeting a small business in Baltimore. Earlier this month, two packages containing fake pagers and a sweatshirt emblazoned with the logo of the Israeli military were mai...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The FBI has arrested an Afghan man living in Oklahoma City who was allegedly planning a “terrorist attack” in the US on Election Day, the Justice Department said. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, allegedly plotted to target large crowds during the presidential election on November 5 with firearms and ammunition, according...
Chicago’s Muslim Community Center has been a subject to possible hate crimes. Established in 1969, it is one of the oldest and largest Muslim organizations in Chicago. Chair of the center’s security committee Saif Mazhar says office staff found what looked like bullet holes on the building’s glass doors during Labor Day weekend. When several ...
FBI Director Christopher Wray has highlighted the unprecedented array of threats facing the US, including cybercrime, terrorism, and foreign interference. Speaking from Minneapolis, Wray expressed concern over the simultaneous rise in domestic and international terrorism, espionage, and election meddling. He stressed the importance of inter-ag...
Chicago, United States – AFP As Chicago welcomes Democrats for their national convention, security services are braced for an array of possible threats — from potentially violent protests to lone wolf bids to avenge the attempt on Donald Trump’s life. America’s third-largest city has been hosting political party gatheri...
