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FBI Says Texas Naval Base Shooting Is ‘Terrorism-Related’

A shooting at a Texas naval air station that wounded a sailor and left the gunman dead was being investigated as “terrorism-related,” the FBI said, but divulged few details as to why.

US Charges 2 with Terror Crimes over Threats to Spread Virus

The Justice Department charged two people with federal terrorism offenses for allegedly claiming they were intentionally trying to spread the coronavirus.

Police: 2 Injured, Suspect Killed in London Terror Stabbings

London police officers shot and killed a suspect after at least two people were stabbed in what authorities are investigating as a terror attack.

Shooting Outside Kansas City Bar Leaves 2 Dead, 15 Hurt

A motive for the late-night attack outside 9ine Ultra Lounge was not immediately clear.

FBI Arrests 3 White Supremacists Ahead of Pro-Gun Virginia Rally

The three men are members of The Base, a violent white supremacist group.

5 Stabbed at Rabbi’s House on Hanukkah; Suspect Arraigned

A man stabbed five people as they gathered to celebrate Hanukkah at a rabbi’s home in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City.

Truck Bomb in Somali Capital Kills at Least 78 at Rush Hour

A truck bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia’s capital, killing at least 78 people including many students.

FBI Says It Presumes Base Shooting Was Act of Terrorism

The FBI is working under the presumption that a fatal shooting at a Florida naval base carried out by an aviation student from Saudi Arabia was an act of terrorism.

Official: Base Shooter Watched Shooting Videos Before Attack

A US official says the Saudi student who fatally shot three people at a Florida naval base had hosted a dinner party the night before to watch videos of mass shootings.

Focus on Early Release of Terror Convict in London Stabbings

UK counterterrorism police on Saturday searched for clues into how a man imprisoned for terrorism offenses before his release last year managed to stab several people before being tackled by bystanders and shot dead by officers on London Bridge.

German Synagogue is Attacked on Holy Day; 2 Dead Nearby

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said authorities must assume that it was an anti-Semitic attack, and said prosecutors believe there may be a right-wing extremist motive to it.

Legal Settlement Over Las Vegas Shooting Worth up to $800M

Attorneys for thousands of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history said that they reached a settlement expected to pay between $735 million and $800 million to those who sued over the Las Vegas massacre.