Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, New York, was arrested and charged with planning an Islamic State-inspired attack on the New York State Capitol building, according to the Justice Department. The FBI said it used a sting operation during its investigation. Prosecutors allege Bowie had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, expressed support for terrorism online, and planned to detonate explosives before fleeing to IS-controlled territory in Syria.
BBC News – World Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, allegedly planned to deploy explosive before fleeing to IS-controlled territory in Syria US authorities arrested and charged a New York woman with planning to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on the state’s capitol building in Albany, the justice department said on Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, was charged with planning to deploy an explosive device at the stat…
Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, allegedly planned to deploy explosive before fleeing to IS-controlled territory in Syria US authorities arrested and charged a New York woman with planning to carry out an Islamic State-inspired attack on the state’s capitol building in Albany, the justice department said on Thursday. Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany, was charged with planning to deploy an explosive device at the stat…
The FBI says it used a sting operation as part of an investigation into an alleged plot to bomb the New York State Capitol building in Albany.
The FBI announced the arrest of a 35-year-old woman they said had converted to Islam, expressed support for terrorism online, and allegedly developed a plan of her own to blow up the New York State Capitol. Meg Oliver reports.
A criminal complaint outlines the sting operation that led the FBI to apprehend 35-year-old Jessica Bowie.
BBC News – World Prosecutors say the Albany woman had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, and wanted to bomb the statehouse to kill lawmakers.
A New York woman is accused of plotting "a major attack" on the state capitol building in Albany, authorities said Thursday.
NPR – US The US Supreme Court cleared the way for Tennessee to execute Christa Pike, the state's only woman on death row, by lethal injection. The execution had been scheduled for Wednesday and was briefly paused by a lower court before the Supreme Court allowed it to proceed. Pike, 50, was convicted of torturing and murdering a classmate in Knoxville in 1995. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee had earlier denied her clemency request. If carried out, it would be the state's first execution of a woman in 200 years.
Arizona State University placed hockey coach Greg Powers on administrative leave after sophomore player Matthew Mayich, 21, from Ontario, Canada, collapsed during an outdoor workout on Aug. 20 and remained hospitalized. The school is investigating the incident. A lawyer said Mayich is unlikely to recover.
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