FBI Director Chris Wray says more mail bombs may still be in transit following the arrest of a Florida man on Monday in connection with the investigation of explosive devices being sent to Democrat leaders and critics of President Donald Trump (Oct. 26…
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Bomb suspect has lengthy criminal record
According to court and other public records, Cesar Alteri Sayoc Jr., 56, has been convicted on theft, stolen property and traffic charges and in 2002 on a threat to “throw, place, project or discharge any destructive device.” (Oct. 26)
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Museum honoring lives of veterans opens in Ohio
A first-of-its-kind museum celebrating all veterans, with the aim of exploring their individual lives before, during and after they served, opens to the public in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday. (Oct. 26)
NYC mayor hails quick work of security guard
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is hailing the “quick-witted work” of a security guard who alerted authorities to a suspicious device at Robert De Niro’s Manhattan office. (Oct. 25)
China’s building boom churns up dinosaur fossils
Xu Xing is a diligent standard-bearer for China’s new prominence in paleontology, discovering dinosaur after dinosaur. He’s succeeded in part by trailing the construction crews of China’s rapid urbanization, which has churned up tons …
Dozens of firefighters respond after man uses blowtorch to kill spiders, reports say
A man attempting to kill venomous spiders with a blow torch likely caused a California house fire on Tuesday night, according to local media reports.
Winning numbers in Powerball’s $620 million drawing are …
The Mega Millions lottery hit a winner Tuesday night and was waiting for the $1.5 billion jackpot champ to come forward. Wednesday night, Powerball’s drawing takes center stage with a hefty $620 million jackpot.
Suspicious packages prompt nationwide security response
Suspicious packages sent to prominent Democrats and a news organization appeared to be the biggest mail terror plot since the anthrax attacks of 2001.
Why we might never know who won the $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot
The ticket matching all six numbers was sold in South Carolina, where winners can remain anonymous. The jackpot is the largest in lottery history.
‘Protecting my babies.’ How a mom 700 miles away may have stopped a Kentucky school shooting
Dylan Jarrell threatened a woman in New Jersey over Facebook. She called police and they discovered he planned to attack a school.