Security

A Chinese spy balloon has been flying at high altitudes above the continental United States, Pentagon officials said on Thursday. “The United States government has detected and is tracking a high-altitude surveillance balloon that is over the continental United States right now,” Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said in …

An Afghan soldier seeking U.S. asylum who was detained for months after trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has been freed from detention and reunited with his brother, his attorney said Wednesday. Abdul Wasi Safi, or Wasi, crossed multiple continents trying to escape the Taliban’s revenge, only to be arrested …

A former top counterintelligence agent for the FBI was freed on bail after being charged with secretly working for the very people he once investigated. Charles McGonigal, 54, left Manhattan federal court on Monday on a signature bond – with no money up front – on a $500,000 personal recognizance pledge. …

Search teams in Nigeria are looking for armed men holding four students out of six kidnapped from their school Friday, one of many violent incidents reported in Nigeria in recent months as the country gears up for elections in February. Nassarawa state’s police commissioner, Maiyaki Mohammed Baba, told VOA Sunday …

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez on May 12, 2022 was on a prison transport bus in Central Texas when he managed to escape his handcuffs, cut into the driver’s compartment, and stab the driver with a makeshift weapon. He stole the officer’s gun, wrestled him …

by Jose Campos Drug cartels are using migrants as a commodity in order to fund their illicit enterprises, a Mexican police chief said. The cartels hold migrants for ransom, or trade them to human smugglers. “Organized criminal gangs are financing their operations through migrant trafficking,” Chihuahua state police Chief Gilberto …

A Maryland police officer used screw drivers as if they were ski poles, and pulled herself through ice-covered waters in order to rescue a 71-year old stranded pilot. The daring rescue occurred on Dec. 26, after Steve Couchman’s single-engine plane crashed into a frozen river. Police Officer Elizabeth Myers found …

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat One of the most influential capos in Mexico’s history met a tragic end, according to authorities. One of the most powerful drug lords in Mexico was Amado Carrillo Fuentes, who was born in Navolato, Sinaloa, in 1956. El Señor de los Cielos (Lord of the …

by Alex Walters / British Armed Forces The Duke of Sussex has been accused of making the Invictus Games a target for extremists by revealing he killed 25 people in Afghanistan. Admiral Lord West, former head of the Royal Navy, called Prince Harry (the Duke of Sussex) “very stupid” for giving details …

by Ahmed Mohamed, VOA MOGADISHU — The Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabaab has widened its revenue stream beyond its traditional activities, like charging tolls at checkpoints, to illegally taxing properties and construction. In a new report, made public this month, U.N. experts say the terrorist group is seeking more funds to …