Man charged with aiding Whitmer kidnap plot testifies in own defense
One of three men accused of assisting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is testifying in his own defense.
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One of three men accused of assisting a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is testifying in his own defense.
A Detroit-area man linked to an anti-government group has been sentenced to a year in prison for gun-related crimes.
Prosecutors were preparing Wednesday to present evidence against three men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in what investigators described as an extremist scheme to ignite a civil war.
The final trial of suspects in a bizarre plot to kidnap Michigan's governor begins this week.
A fourth and final day of testimony is expected in Michigan where a judge must decide whether a school shooter gets a life prison sentence or a chance for freedom some day.
A Detroit-area man has been charged with providing support to the Islamic State group, which the U.S. government has designated as terrorists.
Three members of a Kansas militia group were charged Friday with plotting to bomb an apartment complex home to Somali immigrants in western Kansas.
Authorities say Mohammad Hamdan told agents he was going to Lebanon for dental work and also told an FBI confidential source that he was going there to join Hezbollah in order to fight in Syria.
Along with bombs and guns, the head of the FBI warns that social media has become a favorite tool of terrorists.
The FBI says Khalil Abu-Rayyan has expressed support for Islamic State, but defense attorneys say he was simply trying to impress an undercover agent.
The father of a Dearborn Heights man accused of plotting to attack a church is promising to keep an eye on his son if a judge releases him.
Court files say that conversations online with undercover agents revealed that 21-year-old Khalil Abu-Rayyan of Dearborn Heights was planning to open fire at an unnamed Detroit church.
Attorneys for Ibrahim Parlak have said if the man is forced to go back to Turkey, he will most likely be met with harn.
The threats also caused two area schools to go into precautionary lockdowns.
"I wasn't this concerned about my safety after 9/11. This is the first time in my life that I've ever said I worry when I leave the house."
"Islam does not teach one to kill or hate others..."
Police say the 21-year-old man made a "nonspecific" threat about killing kids at four different schools.
"If you see something that appears suspicious, notify law enforcement immediately. The smallest tip can make all the difference."
Investigators have said the girls' plan might have been inspired by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Colorado.
Two girls are facing some very serious charges on allegations they created a "hit list" in an act that might have been inspired by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Colorado.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev now faces the possibility of the death penalty.
A complaint says Al-Hamzah Mohammad Jawad told FBI agents he was connected with violent extremists in Iraq but later admitted he made it up.
Arab-American activists are fuming over a report that says Dearborn is No. 2 in the number of known or suspected terrorists and their associates.
Congressional investigators say the government is underestimating the threat of a chemical attack in 10 states -- including Michigan.
Youth groups have thousands of teenagers in Israel for the summer and they are trying to figure out what to do.
