Egyptian Forces Mistake Tour Group for Terrorists, Kill 12
12 people were killed and 10 more were injured on Sunday when Egyptian anti-terror forces attacked a Mexican tourist convoy they believed to be militants, Reuters reports.
Internet Troll Arrested for Alleged Plot to Bomb 9/11 Memorial Event
A Florida college student described as an “online troll” responsible for “hoax events” is in custody after allegedly instructing an FBI informant to place a pressure cooker bomb at an event commemorating the September 11 attacks, the Justice Department announced on Thursday.
Top Al Qaeda Leader in Yemen Reportedly Killed by Drone Strike
Citing Yemeni national security officials, CNN reports that Al Qaeda’s second-in-command, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, was killed in southern Yemen on Friday by a suspected U.S. drone strike.
Cuba will officially be removed from the US list of nations that sponsor terrorism, meaning that Americans will soon be able to use credit cards in Cuba, go to a real U.S. embassy in Havana, and gradually make the whole place unbearable with our overwhelming presence , as is our way.
Snowden Leak: UK Spy Agency Intercepted Journalists' Emails
You might think of reporters as nothing more than pencil-pushing dorks and neutered Twitter-shouters, and this is basically correct. But according to new Edward Snowden documents published by The Guardian, Britain's NSA equivalent thinks investigative journalists should be treated much like terrorist threats.
"Liberte! Charlie!": Unity March Draws 1.3 Million in Paris
After a string of deadly terror attacks that began with Wednesday's Charlie Hebdo shooting, as many as a million people swarmed the streets of Paris today for a unity rally that also drew more than 40 world leaders, including Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas, the U.K.'s David Cameron and Angela…
Terrorism Works
Terrorism persists because terrorism works. Terrorism works because we let it.
The Fairy Tale of the "Lone Wolf" Terrorists
After 13 years of a spectacularly destructive and unnecessary "War on Terror" it is disheartening that this must be said, but it's better to say it now, before its legend grows: fear not the "lone wolf." All you have to fear is the myth of terror itself.
Dog Pack Swarms Unprotected Seniors in Elaborately Planned Raid
"A little girl saves money to buy dozens of tennis balls at Walmart, presented as wrapped gifts for nursing-home residents, who are puzzled until they realize they're meant for play during a surprise visit by an onslaught of dogs." Walmart's latest ad is fucked up.
Convicted Killer on Parole Stabs Woman to Death, Eats Her Brains
Indiana police arrested Joseph Oberhansley—a convicted killer on parole—last week in connection to the killing of Tammy Jo Blanton, who was stabbed to death in her Jeffersonville home. Oberhansley reportedly admitted to police that he ate part of Blanton's brain, heart, and lungs after killing her. "He further…
Authorities Say a Northeastern Grad Is Doing Social Media for ISIS
Officials say ISIS's social media consultant is a 33-year-old Boston man who made the Dean's List at Northeastern University before becoming a Most Wanted Terrorist.
U.N. Says ISIS Massacred Hundreds in Ethnic Cleansing Push in Iraq
The United Nations' top commissioner for human rights argued Sunday that the Islamic State was committing "crimes against humanity" and offered proof of a prison massacre in which ISIS militants separated the inmates into Sunni and Shia groups and killed all the Shias.
The terrific, radiant, humble thingamajig of a fine phenomenon that was the hero pig on the loose in and scaring residents of Oakland, Maine has been caught. Bad humans! This ends his three-week reign of terror, which is still a good run for a 4-month-old.
Hero Pig Terrorizes Community
There's a pig going around and scaring residents of Oakland, Maine. Some say he is a threatening pig. Others say he is a mystery pig. I say he is some pig!
A Fitness Critique of the ISIS Terrorist Workout Video
Fitness is an important component of people's daily routine, all over the world. But is it the right kind of fitness? Hamilton Nolan investigates.
A Fitness Critique of the ISIS Terrorist Workout Video
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is not just a bloody Islamist terror group currently massacring the Iraqi army; it's also the producer of a workout video. But is this the quality workout video that Middle Eastern radicals deserve?
There Are Terrifying, Fish-Eating Spiders Everywhere
According to a new study published today in the scientific journal PLOS ONE, fish-eating spiders "lurk near rivers, ponds, and swamps on every continent except Antarctica." The countdown for spiders to eventually eat us has begun.
The Wall Street Journal warns of "The Terrorist Army Marching on Baghdad." Once it's an army, can you still call it "terrorist?" Either armies are different from terrorists, or all armies are terrorists. Consistency, please. Arguments on this point are welcome.
Lawsuit: FBI Used No-Fly List to Bully Muslims Into Becoming Informers
Four Americans, all of them Muslims, are suing the FBI, charging that the agency unfairly placed them on its "No-Fly List," and tried to use that as leverage to turn them into informers.
Ex-Con Faces Life In Prison After Ghost Duel On Highway 2
An ex-con who calls himself "The God of Time" used his pickup truck to force a terrified young mom into oncoming traffic on a Washington state highway, prosecutors in Snohomish County said this week.
