Terror Alert DHS legally deployed officers in Portland but had no...

On Location: April 21, 2021 What to watch next Click to expand Replay Video UP NEXT The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general released a report Wednesday saying DHS had the legal authority to deploy agents and officers to Portland, Oregon, last summer but did not have a comprehensive...

Terror Alert DHS unprepared when responding to Portland protests, new...

A new report from the office of the inspector general shows that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under the Trump administration had the legal authority to help protect federal buildings in Portland last summer, but officers were unprepared due to incomplete training and missing equipment. Federal agents were first deployed to Portland in June 2020 to protect federal buildings, after...

Terror Alert Private screening of Hong Kong protest doc may be...

A private screening of a documentary about the 2019 Hong Kong protests might have violated the city’s national security law, a pro-Beijing lawmaker has said. He called for police action after state ...

Terror Alert The hack that allowed the FBI into the San Bernardino...

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Terror Alert Critics Say Texas Not Doing Enough To Combat Domestic...

This is Texas Freedom Force members showed up as counter protesters to BLM at the Alamo Cenotaph in San Antonio, May 30. The January assault on the U.S. Capitol was carried out by hundreds of people — some of whom were in paramilitary organizations or private militias. Dozens of the MAGA rioters traveled from Texas , a state that has anti-militia laws on the books. Despite this,...

Terror Alert Marjorie Taylor Greene faces backlash for calling BLM...

The Conversation Chauvin conviction: 2 things to know about jury bias and 2 ways to reduce it In Atlanta, Ga., one person's sign reflects the actual verdicts that had just been delivered in the Derek Chauvin trial. Megan Varner/Getty ImagesShortly after the guilty verdicts were revealed in former police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial for murdering George Floyd, legal experts suggested...

ISIS SMILE! You're on ISIS TV! Celebs tricked into thinking...

Article content A new Iraqi TV show is in hot water after tricking celebs into believing they’ve been kidnapped by ISIS wackos. In the prank show — called Tanneb Rislan — terrified stars are kidnapped, have fake suicide vests strapped onto them and are warned of their impending deaths. “Troops” eventually come to their rescue and put an end to their ordeal. In one episode, a comic...

ISIS TV prank shows fake ISIS jihadis ‘kidnap’ celebs telling...

A TV prank show in Iraq has sparked outrage after it featured fake ISIS jihadists who ‘kidnap,’ celebrities and strap fake suicides vests to them. As part of the programme, the terrified participants are tricked into visiting a house before being ambushed by pretend fighters who tell them they are “going to be killed.” 5 The Iraqi prank show features fake ISIS jihadists who...

ISIS President Obama addresses the fight against ISIS

President Obama addresses the fight against ISIS - CBS News Watch CBSN Live At a news conference Thursday, President Obama addressed the United States' effort to combat ISIS, the 400 million dollar payment made to Iran, and the 2016 campaign. CBS News senior political editor Steve Chaggaris and vice president of The Heritage Foundation James Carafano join CBSN to break down...

ISIS New IRA so desperate it's reduced to copying worst...

The targeting of a part-time female officer with a firebomb-style device will horrify even the most hardened of republicans. he PSNI say they believe the so-called New IRA may have been responsible for leaving the bomb at the home of the young woman. The organisation has been limping along since the arrests of the alleged leadership of the terror group in August last year. The...

ISIS Iraqi army arrests two senior Islamic State commanders

Iraqi security forces announced earlier this week that they apprehended two senior Islamic State while they tried to enter the country across the Syrian border. "One of the men was in charge of the ...

ISIS Russia Strikes Islamic State Strongholds in Syria as...

Russia unleashed airstrikes that it said killed as many as 200 militants in central Syria amid an intensifying assault by Islamic State insurgents that threatens the Syrian government’s access to oil and heightens the risks for its foreign backers. The airstrikes on a training camp took place Monday in Palmyra, according to Alexander Karpov, deputy chief of the Russian Center for...

U.S. No one hurt in St. Louis contractor accident

FOX 2 and KPLR 11 in St. Louis cover the news in Missouri and Illinois. There are over 68 hours of live news and local programming on-air each week. Our website and live video streams operate 24/ 7. Download our apps for alerts and follow us on social media for updates in your feed. President Harry Truman said: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”...

U.S. Atomwaffen Division: UK government accused of ‘dithering’...

© Provided by The Independent The British government has been accused of “dithering” over the decision to ban a neo-Nazi group that was formed more than five years ago. MPs approved the proscription of Atomwaffen Division , and its alias National Socialist Order, as terrorist organisations on Wednesday but some questioned the timing. Bambos Charalambous, Labour’s shadow Home...

U.S. US advises against travel to Philippines amid COVID-19 spike

PHL and US flag The US State Department has advised against travel to the Philippines due to the high number of COVID-19 cases in the country. In an advisory on April 20, the State Department raised alert level 4 for the Philippines, which has been grappling with the spike in infections and deaths in recent months that led to the re-imposition of stricter quarantine protocols...

U.S. US issues travel warning to PH due to Covid-19

MANILA – The United States government advised its citizens on Wednesday to avoid all travel to the Philippines due to the "very high level of Covid-19". "Do not travel to the Philippines due to Coivd-19. Additionally, exercise increased caution due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, and kidnapping," the State Department said in a travel advisory dated April 20. The US Centers for Disease...

U.S. Doyle McManus: Afghanistan’s war — and America’s stakes...

When President Joe Biden announced last week that the United States would withdraw its last troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, he cast the decision as closing the book on a 20-year conflict. “It’s time to end the forever war,” he said. But the battle for Afghanistan began long before American troops arrived in 2001, and won’t end when the last U.S. soldier leaves. Taliban forces are almost...

U.S. ‘Extremely difficult, but not impossible’: General...

America’s ability to strike extremist targets in Afghanistan will be significantly constrained once U.S. forces depart this year, making the task of containing terrorism threats extremely difficult but “not impossible,” a top general said Tuesday. Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, told members of the House Armed Services Committee that he is developing plans...

World America’s Military Risks Losing Its Edge

For almost a decade, U.S. defense officials have deemed the return of great-power competition to be the most consequential challenge to U.S. national security. In 2012, during the Obama administration, the Defense Department announced that “U.S. forces will no longer be sized to conduct large-scale, prolonged stability operations,” such as those in Afghanistan and Iraq, marking a sharp...

World Terror attacks in Zamfara: Matawalle constitutes three...

Members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ilorin branch, in the Kwara State capital, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest in support of the clamour for financial autonomy for the judiciary in the state. DAILY POST recalls that members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, are currently on strike to press for financial autonomy for the judiciary, with law courts still under...

World Coronavirus cases in the Philippines hit 962,307 with...

(Philstar.com) - April 21, 2021 - 4:29pm MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Wednesday recorded 9,227 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 962,307. Active cases: 116,434 or 12.1% of the total Recoveries: 19,699 pushing total to 829,608 Deaths: 124, bringing total to 16,256 What's new today? Agencies of the US government are...

World Saad Hussain Rizvi will be prosecuted in terrorism case:...

Your browser does not support the video tag. "The FIRs against Saad Hussain Rizvi and 209 other Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan supporters will go through court," Federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed said. In a press conference on Wednesday, he said that TLP chief Saad Hussain Rizvi's case includes sections 78A (Acts done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court) and 302 (Punishment...

World The mission in Afghanistan is far from accomplished

US President Joe Biden has justified his decision to unconditionally and fully withdraw American troops from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021 on grounds that the original objective of preventing that country from being used as a launchpad for terrorist attacks on the US has been accomplished. US defense secretary Lloyd Austin and secretary of state Antony Blinken have delivered similar...

World Chad Leader's Death Means Uncertainty for French...

PARIS - Few countries are feeling the loss of Chad’s President Idriss Deby more keenly than former colonial power France. Paris has long seen Deby as a key ally in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel. Now some observers say his death brings uncertainty to this campaign — and France’s hopes for an eventual drawdown of its Barkhane force in the region. The loss of a courageous friend —...

Coronavirus News NH's mayors unite to urge masks, social distancing after...

Republican Gov. Chris Sununu let the New Hampshire mask mandate expire last week, and in response mayors on the Seacoast and statewide are encouraging continued mask wearing and COVID-19 safety protocols. Since the pandemic began, New Hampshire's 13 city mayors have been meeting via video conference on a regular basis. The discussions initially included Sununu. As time went on and Sununu met...

Coronavirus News One chart shows how pandemic poverty reached a new high...

Pandemic-era poverty levels reached a new high in March 2021, right as a new stimulus was passed. That $1.9 trillion package contains several measures that could drastically cut poverty. Still, long-term economic recovery is still far off for many. See more stories on Insider's business page . Throughout the pandemic, researchers from Zhejiang University, University of Chicago,...

Coronavirus News Indy 500 to host 135,000 in largest sports event in pandemic

The Indianapolis 500 is set to be the largest sporting event in the world since the start of the pandemic with 135,000 spectators permitted to attend “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” next month. Indianapolis Motor Speedway said Wednesday it worked with the Marion County Public Health Department to determine that 40% of venue capacity can attend the May 30 race on Memorial Day weekend. The...

Coronavirus News Despite rise in coronavirus cases, Japan confident...

© Carl Court/Getty Images A woman takes a selfie in front of the Olympic Rings in Tokyo Wednesday. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) Even as Japan’s government prepares for a third state of emergency in Tokyo, Olympic officials remain confident they’ll be able to successfully stage a Summer Games and say they aren’t entertaining a cancellation. Speaking to reporters on a...

Coronavirus News New coronavirus cases around the world reached a new...

More new coronavirus cases were reported around the world last week than in any seven-day period since the beginning of the pandemic, according to new data published on Tuesday by the World Health Organization . Last week’s figure — 5.24 million new cases — broke the previous record set at the beginning of 2021, when 5.04 million new cases were reported in the week ended Jan. 4. The...

Coronavirus News Michigan reports 5,584 new COVID-19 cases, 45 deaths, 32%...

CLOSE Coronavirus  (Photo: Standard-Times File) The Michigan health department confirmed 5,584 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the state total to 804,724 cases since the start of the pandemic. Another 45 COVID-19 deaths were also reported, increasing Michigan's death toll to 17,031. Michigan coronavirus cases:   Tracking the pandemic In the state’s latest update on...