Spy program credited with stopping Taylor Swift terror plot barrels toward expiration

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A key U.S. surveillance program is on the brink of expiring after House Democrats and a group of conservatives sank a temporary extension amid a standoff over President Donald Trump’s intelligence chief pick.  Lawmakers voted 198-218 on Thursday to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance … Read more

Man convicted in plot to shoot up Ohio State sorority now lives two blocks from campus

An Ohio man and self-described “incel” who was convicted of plotting a sorority mass shooting now lives two blocks from one of his potential targets — the Ohio State University campus. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. And the Justice Department wants Tres Genco evicted from … Read more

Michigan court overturns man’s conviction in plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a conviction against a man in connection with the 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Joseph Morrison was found guilty and sentenced in 2022 after prosecutors argued that he provided material support for a terroristic act as a member of the Wolverine Watchmen. Morrison, as well … Read more

Brendan Banfield to be sentenced in elaborate au pair double murder plot

The former IRS agent convicted in a deadly catfishing scheme targeting his wife and a stranger is expected to be sentenced Friday to a mandatory life term in prison. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Brendan Banfield, 40, was found guilty in February on two counts … Read more

Taylor Swift concert attack plot suspect sentenced to 15 years after being found guilty in Austrian court

An Austrian court on Thursday convicted a man of planning to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna nearly two years ago. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The state court in Wiener Neustadt found the 21-year-old defendant, an Austrian citizen known only as Beran A., in line with Austrian privacy rules, guilty … Read more

Federal judge sentences man to 10 years in plot to kill Iranian American writer

NEW YORK — A former truck and bus driver charged in an assassination plot against an Iranian American writer who authorities said was targeted for death by the Iranian government was given a 10-year prison sentence on Wednesday by a federal judge. The judge, Lewis J. Liman, sentenced Jonathan Loadholt, 37, of Staten Island, in … Read more

Illinois school shooting plot foiled by relative who tackled the armed child, officials say

An Illinois school shooting plot was foiled Friday after a relative spotted a boy with a firearm and called 911, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Deputies responded to the 2400 block of Helmar Lane in Plainfield Township, part … Read more

Social media influencer charged in murder-for-hire plot to kill child’s father during custody dispute

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday charged social media influencer Gabriela Gonzalez, her father and her former boyfriend with a plot to kill former boy band singer Jack Avery — the father of her 7-year-old daughter — during a 2020 custody dispute.  Gabriela Gonzalez, 24, her father Francisco Gonzalez, 59, and her … Read more