Ten hostages are safe after a tense 15-hour standoff at a downtown Bakersfield bank ended early Wednesday with the death of the suspect, authorities said.
Four alleged members of an extremist group are suspected of planning bomb attacks on New Year's Eve across Southern California.
The League City Police Department says it's investigating multiple hoax bomb threat calls made to businesses around the area.
Homeland Security said investigators arrested an Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about "building a bomb" and threatened to blow up a building in Fort Worth, Texas.
Passengers on a Frontier Airlines flight faced a frightening morning after a bomb threat note was found on board, forcing everyone to remain on the tarmac for hours.
All flights at Reagan National Airport were halted for some time on Tuesday due to a bomb threat on a flight from Houston, federal authorities said.