Tsarnaev Formally Charged With WMD Use

NBC's Pete Williams breaks down charges brought against Boston Bombing suspect

The surviving Boston bombing suspect is being charged with using weapons of mass destruction resulting in death and injury to others, a charge punishable by death or life in prison, Attorney General Eric Holder said Monday in a statement.

A criminal complaint against 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev also accuses him of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device.

Abdul El-Sayed Proposed Commuting All Sentences for Juveniles Facing Life in Prison. The Plan Would Grant Early Release to Some of Michigan's Most Violent Killers.

El-Sayed, running in the Democratic primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, has attempted to distance himself from his past anti-police positions

Alana Goodman - December 16, 2025

Australian Officials Confirm Bondi Beach Hanukkah Attacks 'Motivated by Islamic State Ideology'

Authorities investigated one of the attackers in 2019 for his ties to ISIS but determined he wasn't a threat

Jameson Mitrovich - December 16, 2025

California Dems Silent on Radical Anti-Israel Group's Foiled Los Angeles Bomb Plot

The group, Turtle Island Liberation Front, planned to blow up buildings in Los Angeles marked by painted Hamas triangles

Meghan Blonder - December 16, 2025

Chinese Investment Firm Funded By Yale and Princeton Buys Slice of Shanghai Tech Company That Works With China's Military

The company, WuXi AppTec, 'operates genetic testing centers established in coordination with the PLA,' lawmakers warned last year

Jon Levine - December 17, 2025

Kansas Senate Candidate Names His Political Inspiration: A Black Panther ‘Soldier’ Working To Destroy the American ‘Empire’

Democratic candidate Erik Murray credits Elaine Brown with changing the 'wiring' in his brain

Andrew Kerr - December 17, 2025