Watch: ‘Intentional’ Manhattan Explosion Caught on Video
Mayor Bill de Blasio said at a news conference at the scene of the explosion that it was an “intentional act”, but not connected to terrorism, as far as initial indications go.
NYC Dumpster Bomb Rocks Chelsea, Injuring 29; Second Device Found Nearby
A “deafening’’ explosion rocked Chelsea Saturday night, injuring 29 people, blowing out scores of windows and forcing the evacuation of at least two buildings.
FBI Takes Over Investigation Into Seaside Park Blast
A pipe bomb exploded in a garbage can in Seaside Park Saturday morning just as a charity 5k race was about to start.
AP, Other Media Sue FBI For Details On IPhone Hacking Tool
Washington – The Associated Press and two other news organizations sued the FBI on Friday to learn who the government paid and how much it spent to hack into an iPhone in its investigation into last year’s San Bernardino, California, massacre.
Feds Raid John Gotti’s Daughter Victoria’s Long Island Mansion
Federal agents on Wednesday raided the Long Island home of Victoria Gotti, daughter of late mob boss John Gotti, and an auto-parts store in Queens owned by her jailed ex-husband, Carmine Agnello, sources said.
Jewish Man Arrested For Arson At Florida Mosque
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — About two months before Joseph Michael Schreiber allegedly tried to burn down a mosque sometimes attended by Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen, he posted on Facebook that “All Islam is radical” and that all Muslims should be treated as terrorists and criminals.
Hasidic Man Arrested At JFK and Charged In Satmar Kidnapping Plot
Federal prosecutors have charged a third Hasidic man in an alleged conspiracy to kidnap a man who had refused to release his wife from marriage.
FBI To Right-Winger: If You Go To Israel, You Will Be Detained
An Israeli-born American man with the internet handle “Ashriko” has been warned by the FBI that if he travels to Israel he will be detained for posting photos of Israel’s Prime Minister and President wearing Nazi uniforms.
FBI Tip-off, Israel Arrests Two For $600,000 Cybercrime Operation
Two 18-year-old Israeli men who are believed to have earned over $600,000 running a massive cybercrime operation were arrested Thursday, after the FBI alerted Israel Police of their activities.
Orthodox Rabbi, Woman Plotted To Kidnap and Kill Husband Who Wouldn’t Grant Her A Religious Divorce
An Israeli rabbi and an acolyte from an Orthodox Jewish community upstate were charged by the feds Tuesday in a scheme to kidnap and kill a fellow member of their sect for refusing to grant his wife a religious divorce.