Two suspects in an attempted attack on Baltimore's electric grid have been arrested, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Unsealed court documents show that Sarah Clendaniel of Maryland and Brandon Russell of Florida are racist extremists who allegedly wanted to "completely destroy" Baltimore by shutting down its grid.
NBC reported that Russell is the founder of a neo-Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division, which the Southern Poverty Law Center said is committed to bringing about the collapse of civilization.
He started communicating with an FBI informant about the attack in December soon after being released from prison.
“Together, we are using every legal means necessary to keep Marylanders safe and to disrupt hate-fueled violence,” said U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron during a press conference on Monday. “When we are united, hate cannot win.”
The arrests come amid a series of attempted attacks on power stations, as well as one successful one in North Carolina that cut power to 45,000 households. So far, no one has been arrested for that attack.
"In the last decade, we have increased our level of investment on grid hardening capital projects, and monitoring and surveillance technologies to work to prevent both physical and cyber-attacks," said Exelon and Baltimore Gas and Electric in a statement. "We remain focused on improving the resiliency of the grid by stocking critical back-up equipment while designing a smarter grid that isolates damage and routes power around it."
Johnson & Johnson will pay $18.8 million to a California man who claims he developed cancer from exposure to the company's baby powder product.
Rex Heuermann, the man charged in the so-called Gilgo Beach murders, is now being investigated by other police departments across the country.
The heat wave continues to break records across the country with Phoenix recording 19 straight days of over 110 degrees as the southwestern cities are also coming close to records as well. Iran recorded a heat index of 152 degrees on Sunday with high temperatures affecting a big portion of the planet.
High-water rescue crews pulled people from flooded homes and vehicles Wednesday in Kentucky, where waves of thunderstorms prompted flash flood warnings and watches. A search continued for two children swept away after torrential rains in the northeastern United States.
Finding the most interesting animal in the Bronx Zoo is one tall order. Cheddar News Senior Reporter Michelle Castillo is hanging out with some of the zoo's biggest stars to find out more about their conservation efforts.
A former unidentified member of the Northwestern University football team filed a lawsuit against the school, alleging former coach Pat Fitzgerald enabled a "culture of racism."
John Gidding, designer and host of HGTV's Curb Appeal: The Block, joins Cheddar News to provide some advice on how to avoid turning your home into a money pit.
Social media influencer Andrew Tate will remain under house arrest, according to a ruling in Romania.
A U.S. national is being held in North Korea after crossing its closely-guarded border with South Korea.
Officials warned residents and tourists packing Mediterranean destinations on Tuesday to stay indoors during the hottest hours as the second heat wave in as many weeks hits the region and Greece, Spain and Switzerland battled wildfires.
