NEW YORK — A loud explosion that shook the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan Saturday night was “an intentional act” that injured 29 people, according to New York authorities. New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio declared the explosion was deliberate, speaking to reporters on the street near the scene of the blast. DeBlasio emphasized, however, there was no […]
WASHINGTON—Nearly 15 years after terrorists hijacked four passenger jets and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon outside Washington, D.C., and a farm field in Pennsylvania, 28 pages detailing foreign support for the attackers could soon be made public. Only a select group of U.S. officials have read the highly […]
It was a very scary scenario: Chinese national Cheng Le, living in New York City, attempted to order ricin through the so-called dark web. Ricin, of course, is a highly potent and potentially fatal toxin with no known antidote. And the dark web includes a number of extensive, sophisticated, and widely used online criminal marketplaces […]
(Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes fluctuated on Thursday as equities tracked oil prices. Oil pared earlier gains but remained steady after jumping 7 percent on Wednesday as the dollar weakened after weak U.S. data and comments from a Fed policymaker signaled that further rate hikes could be delayed. The dollar index <.DXY> which measures the […]