US Air Force Veteran Found Guilty Of Trying To Join ISIS To Engage In 'Jihad'
A U.S. Air Force veteran charged with trying to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group has been convicted in New York City.
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A U.S. Air Force veteran charged with trying to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria group has been convicted in New York City.
A top leader for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria was likely killed in a U.S. airstrike in northeastern Syria last week.
A US official says American warplanes struck multiple targets in Libya overnight, hitting what the official described as an IS training camp
Sources told CBS2 on Wednesday that police were interviewing a man in connection with a terror alert that went out to all officers earlier in the day.
The man and a 9-year-old girl were walking at Watson Avenue and Pugsley Avenue in Parkchester at around 5:30 p.m. Friday when a group approached them, yelling, then punched and kicked him after he fell, police said.
A Rochester bar owner who says his restaurant was the one identified by authorities as the target of a would-be terrorist says the man arrested in the plot is "an aggressive panhandler'' with mental health issues.
The FBI has stopped a possible terror attack in upstate New York.
According to the poll, the most important events to Americans in the past year were the shootings in San Bernardino, California, as well as shootings in South Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee.
Mufid Elfgeeh pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization.
The Islamic State group is already subject to U.N. sanctions under resolutions dealing with al-Qaida.
A 20-year-old New Jersey man has admitted conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group by planning to travel to Syria and join them.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is voicing his support for new gun control laws proposed by President Barack Obama in the wake of the recent terror attacks in Paris and California.
In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama on Sunday night urged Americans to not give into fear following attacks in Paris and California
The president's comments came on one of the busiest U.S. travel days of the year and less than two weeks after the Paris attacks that left 129 people dead.
"This is a cult of evil, everyone," he said of the Islamic State group in a speech Tuesday to the Council on Foreign Relations.
The alert, which is to be in effect until Feb. 24, said current information suggests that militants with the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and other terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in multiple regions.
In a sweeping address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination laid out her vision for how to heighten pressure on the Islamic State and combat terrorism at home.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton reiterated Thursday that the Islamic State video showing images of Times Square appears to have used old footage and there have been no new specific threats.
The New York Police Department greatly enhanced visible security in the city in the wake of a specific threat the against Times Square area.
The Belgian jihadi suspected of masterminding deadly attacks in Paris was killed in a police raid on a suburban apartment building, the city prosecutor's office announced Thursday.
The NYPD has beefed up security and staffing, including at the French consulate, France's mission to the United Nations and Times Square.
A study released on Monday, shows that the semester abroad option is growing in popularity.
President Barack Obama says the Islamic State is "the face of evil'' and that all nations need to step up their efforts to combat the threat it poses.
A French man believed directly involved in Friday's attacks in Paris that killed 129 people in the worst violence in France in decades is on the run and the subject of a manhunt, French security officials said Sunday.
The father of a French family visiting New York City this week said he was touched by all of the outpouring of support.
New York again prevented the Philadelphia Phillies from gaining ground in the NL wild card race with a 10-3 win Saturday.
Ahead of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, will be displaying items from his life and work.
The suspect has been identified in a deadly shooting that happened outside a Wawa location in Toms River on Friday.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
The Yankees used a five-run first inning to take control early and beat the Diamondbacks 9-2 on Friday night.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
Questions are mounting about the death of a man whose body was found in the chimney of a New York City public school.
One teenage girl was killed and a second was injured after they were struck by a large truck in the East Village on Friday night, police say.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
Fire departments were hard at work in Paterson, New Jersey, and Fairfield County, Connecticut, due to flash flooding on Sunday morning.
Rainy weather makes a return to the New York City area this weekend.
After a week filled with periods of storminess and high humidity, a calmer and drier weather pattern is settling in for the holiday weekend.
Ahead of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, will be displaying items from his life and work.
The suspect has been identified in a deadly shooting that happened outside a Wawa location in Toms River on Friday.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
Police body camera video shows the moments a woman and two police officers remove a python that was wedged in the grill of her vehicle in Franklin Township on Monday.
New York City and the surrounding area are in for a weather pattern change over the course of the weekend.
CBS News New York's John Elliott reports from the Brain Aneurysm Foundation Long Island Run/Walk at Jones Beach State Park on Sept. 19, 2026.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below.
The ground beneath a Long Island woman opened up, swallowing her into the earth below. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Racing returned to Belmont Park Friday afternoon, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations. The redevelopment cost $450 million. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Racing returns to Belmont Park on Friday, more than three years after the iconic Long Island track was shut down for renovations.
The Democratic congressman has partnered with Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler to introduce the Stop Rogue AI Act.
In a Truth Social post, Mr. Trump called fears around artificial intelligence possibly becoming a superintelligence that could pose a threat to human existence a hoax.
President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
One Cuba resident said there is "no way to know" when power will be restored to the island nation.
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. immigration officials must offer detainees "a meaningful opportunity to contest" any deportation to countries where they have no ties.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Some people in Keyport, New Jersey, claim the site of a former aircraft manufacturing plant is to blame for a growing number of cancer diagnoses, but the state says otherwise.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
One person has died and a total of five people have been sickened by Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.
The Feast of San Gennaro is filling New York City's Little Italy with faith, music, games and many treats starting Thursday.
The iconic Peanuts character Snoopy is getting a new look for the 100th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
New York again prevented the Philadelphia Phillies from gaining ground in the NL wild card race with a 10-3 win Saturday.
The Yankees used a five-run first inning to take control early and beat the Diamondbacks 9-2 on Friday night.
The Mets kept the Phillies from gaining ground in the National League wild-card race with a 6-3 victory Friday night.
Julian Hall scored early in the second half for the New York Red Bulls in a 1-0 victory over New York City FC on Friday night.
New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone isn't sure whether Aaron Judge will be able to return for the postseason.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
At a Bay Ridge school, students who were born years after the attacks are learning about Sept. 11 through the stories of parents, teachers and first responders who lived through it.
Former Mets players from the 2001 season were at Ladder 25 on the Upper West Side on Tuesday.
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock has your weather forecast for September 19 at 6 p.m.
The annual Brain Aneurysm Run and Walk was held Saturday on Long Island. CBS News New York's John Elliott joined participants at Jones Beach State Park and spoke to our own Jennifer Bisram, who is a brain aneurysm survivor.
Dozens of "Survivor" fans gathered Saturday at a Survivor Island event Saturday at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Bus lovers were living it up Saturday in Brooklyn. They had great weather to enjoy the bus festival at Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Ahead of the beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen on Sept. 24, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, New Jersey, will be displaying items from his life and work. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
