Articles filed under Terrorism
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FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone and was ‘100%’ inspired by Islamic State groupJan 02, 2025 6:46 am - A U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people, had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, the president said.
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Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO will return to New York to face murder chargesDec 19, 2024 9:31 am - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO will return to New York to face murder charges after agreeing to be extradited Thursday during a court appearance in Pennsylvania where he was arrested last week after five days on the run.
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Prosecutors charge suspect with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorismDec 17, 2024 2:52 pm - The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from from a Pennsylvania jail.
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Lombard man sentenced to 18 years in prison for drug, terrorism pleaOct 21, 2024 10:28 am - A 42-year-old Lombard man was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to drug-trafficking and terrorism-related charges.
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‘They’ll tell their story’: Traveling Sept. 11 exhibit led by firefighters who were there comes to Arlington HeightsOct 05, 2024 10:11 am - Contained within an 83-foot tractor-trailer, a traveling museum of artifacts from ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001 regularly makes stops at state fairgrounds, community picnics and festivals throughout the country. But more often than not — like Monday and Tuesday at John Hersey High School in Arlington Heights — the Tunnel to Towers Foundation’s 9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit comes to schools.
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‘We are stronger together’: United recalls dark days of 9/11, dedicates memorialSep 11, 2024 4:47 pm - Under a cloudless, perfect September sky, United Airlines employees gathered in Arlington Heights to remember a similar day that devolved into one of the darkest moments in U.S. history.
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Suburbs gather to observe 23rd anniversary of Sept. 11 terrorist attacksSep 11, 2024 2:20 pm - Communities around the suburbs held events Wednesday to honor the the 2,977 people who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001 and to reinforce the collective promise to never forget.
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9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zeroSep 11, 2024 9:31 am - NEW YORK — With presidential candidates looking on, some 9/11 victims’ relatives appealed to them Wednesday for accountability as the U.S. marked an anniversary laced wit...
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Des Plaines to honor 9/11 victims, heroes with ceremonyAug 30, 2024 11:16 am - The Des Plaines police and fire departments will host a Patriot Day ceremony on Sept. 11 to honor the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.
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'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdictAug 10, 2024 8:15 am - WASHINGTON — A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and two others has thrown the cases into disarr...