By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Houston is no stranger to bank robberies. But two heists within 30 minutes of each other Monday? The FBI is investigating the twin robberies, which don’t appear to be connected for now. The first happened at 9:25 a.m. at Comerica Bank when three men flashed their guns and demanded cash before…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com An FBI bulletin about ISIS encouraging attacks on law enforcement prompted the New York City Police Department to take extra steps to protect its officers, Fox News reports. “Strike their police, security and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents,” the video, released on Twitter by ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James Risen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who pledged to go to jail before revealing a government source, won’t be called to testify in the case of the former CIA officer suspected of being the leak, the Washington Post reports. Since the ex-CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling was charged with leaking the information…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The terrorist attacks in Paris have prompted Homeland Security officials to ramp up security at federal buildings and airports, the USA Today reports. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the move was “precautionary.” “We have no specific, credible intelligence of an attack of the kind in Paris last week being planned…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects is expected to plead guilty soon to charges of lying to the FBI and deleting information from his computer, the Associated Press reports. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Khairullozhon Matanov plans to enter guilty pleas as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors…
