Armed Suspect with Long Rifle and Explosives Barricades in South Minneapolis After Firing on Deputies Serving Warrant
An armed suspect with a long rifle and explosives has been barricaded since midday June 9 in a south Minneapolis apartment after firing on Hennepin County deputies, shooting down a police drone, and releasing two hostages; FBI and ATF are on scene with the standoff ongoing.
Three Americans Charged in Multi-State FBI Operation for Conspiring to Fund and Support ISIS
Three US men in Kansas and California were charged June 8 with conspiring to fund ISIS and facilitate attacks on US servicemembers after a 16-month FBI investigation relying on Discord communications and undercover contact.
Russian Geran-2 Drone Strikes Chornobyl Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Building; IAEA Warns of Grave Risk
A Russian Geran-2 drone struck the fuel reception building at Chornobyl's spent nuclear fuel storage facility on June 7; no radiation was released and no one was injured, but the IAEA warned that active nuclear material storage was meters away from the targeted building and Ukraine classified the attack as a war crime.
Update: First-Degree Murder Charges Filed in Arcadia Lake Oklahoma Mass Shooting; 80-Plus Rounds Fired, 24 Wounded Including Six Juveniles
Oklahoma County prosecutors filed first-degree murder charges June 5 against two men for the May 3 Arcadia Lake mass shooting in which at least 80 rounds were fired, killing Avianna Smith-Gray and wounding 24 others including six juveniles, with a gang-related offense count in the charging documents.
12 Shot, Two Critically Injured at Toledo Old West End Festival; Multiple Gunmen at Large
Multiple gunmen shot 12 people near the Old West End Festival in Toledo, Ohio on June 6, wounding two critically; no arrests have been made.
American Journalist Thomas Pauken II Pleads Guilty to Six-Year MSS Operation Targeting US Political Networks
American journalist Thomas Pauken II admitted June 4 to a six-year campaign gathering intelligence on US political figures for China's Ministry of State Security under handler direction, and faces sentencing September 1.