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TAIPEI — Taiwan will intentionally reduce mobile internet speeds across large sections of the island during nationwide civil-defense exercis

Physical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders rose during the first half of 2026 as criminals used violence, kidnapping, intimidation an

PITTSBURGH — Sixteen Pittsburgh residents have been indicted on federal charges accusing them of participating in a cocaine trafficking cons

LONDON — British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has reappointed cybersecurity minister Liz Lloyd to a government position, positioning her to c

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The FBI has donated 30 body armor kits to the Wasilla Police Department through a nationwide program that transfers surp

DALLAS — The FBI Dallas Field Office is seeking additional potential victims of Richard Reinaldo Garcia, an Arlington resident federally ind

SAN FRANCISCO — The FBI San Francisco Field Office has concluded its security operations supporting the FIFA World Cup 2026 matches held at

THREAT SUMMARY CISA Alert Code: AA26-204ARelease Date: July 23, 2026Threat Category: Russian State-Supported Cyber EspionageThreat Actor: LA

ST. LOUIS — A federal judge has sentenced Michael Grady to life in prison for arranging the 2011 murder of a St. Louis County man as part of

WACO, Texas — A Waco jewelry-store owner and an alleged co-conspirator have been arrested and federally indicted on charges accusing them of

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal jury has convicted an Austin man of wire fraud and money laundering after finding that he obtained $1 million from

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis County man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge after admitting that he communicated with a 14-year-old girl throu

MINNEAPOLIS — Vance Luther Boelter has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms in federal prison followed by an additional consecutive

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State announced a new visa restriction policy targeting foreign nationals responsible for or complicit i

A New York man has been charged with federal arson after authorities say he ignited flammable liquid outside the entrance to the Jacob K. Ja