Mary Grandos, 26, a US postal worker who was shot and her mail van carjacked in a gunman’s wild Texas rampage, was one of seven deceased victims (at left, Courtesy of Rosie Granados). 17 month old Anderson Davis, the youngest victim in the attack, was in surgery on Sunday and is expected to make a full recovery, (Courtesy of her family).

7 Dead in W TX Shooting, 22 Injured: What Happened? (Multi-Video)

September 2, 2019 – In Breaking News – CNN The 36-year-old gunman who left seven people dead in a West Texas killing rampage had been fired from his job hours before the massacre...
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LRAD Returns to Compete in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program (Video)

LRAD Corporation, a Double Award Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce multiple LRAD products have been nominated to compete in the 2019 'ASTORS' Awards...
Noelle Velentzas, 31, and Asia Siddiqui, 35, taught each other chemistry and electrical skills that could be used to build bombs, drawing inspiration from terror attacks launched on US soil like the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. (Courtesy of YouTube)

ISIS-Inspired Queens Women Plead Guilty to NYC Bomb Plot (Multi-Video)

At the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on Friday, Asia Siddiqui and Noelle Velentzas, both citizens of the United States and residents of Queens, pleaded guilty to teaching and distributing information pertaining...
Illinois State Police Trooper Nicholas Hopkins was fatally shot after executing a search warrant Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Hopkins leaves behind a wife and three children. Hopkins was a 10-year veteran of the force, and is the fourth Illinois State Trooper to be killed this year. (Courtesy of the Illinois State Police.)

Hero Down: IL State Trooper Shot & Killed Serving Warrant (Multi-Video)

August 23, 2019 – In Breaking News – Fox News An Illinois state trooper died Friday from wounds he suffered hours earlier while executing a search warrant. Illinois State Police SWAT team member Nicholas Hopkins, 33, was shot at around 5:30 a.m. during an exchange...
Preparation makes all the difference in both preventing these attacks and responding to them.

American Society of Safety Pros Aims to Reduce Risk of Workplace Violence

Violence in workplaces across the United States is a growing problem, with shootings too often reported at manufacturing plants, shopping centers, schools, night clubs, churches and many other places. No industry or...
Crews work as United States Border Patrol Acting San Diego Sector Chief Kathleen Scudder delivers remarks applauding the completion of 14 miles of new border wall construction in San Ysidro, California, August 9, 2019. (Courtesy of CBP, by Tim Tucciarone)

New Border Wall Project Completed in San Diego (Learn More, Multi-Video)

On August 9, 2019, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), completed construction on approximately 14 miles of new border wall system...

AST Travels to Italy to Check Out Security in the Eternal City of Rome

As American Security Today's Editorial Director, I am excited to travel to Italy: Rome & Pompeii on August 27-31, and I am just dying to get on the plane!  Among us will be...

Terrorist Sympathizer Placed Bombs in South Carolina & Gets 30 Yrs

By the FBI A man and his daughter were driving down a rural highway in Anderson County, South Carolina, on January 30, 2018, when they noticed something odd—a glowing wicker basket in...
Authorities announced this weekend they had foiled three potential mass shootings after arresting three men in different states who expressed interest in or threatened to carry them out, brought to the attention of authorities thanks to tips from the public. James Patrick Reardon (Courtesy of the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office), (at left), and Brandon Wagshol (Courtesy of the Norwalk Police Department)

3 Potential Mass Shootings Averted by Arrests (Learn More, Multi-Video)

August 18, 2019 – In Breaking News – CNN Authorities this weekend announced they had foiled three potential mass shootings after arresting three men in different states who expressed interest in or...
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Liteye C-AUDS Counter-UAS a New Competitor in 2019 ‘ASTORS’ Awards

Liteye Systems, a world leader and technology solutions provider of military and commercial Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS), is proud to announce the company's C-AUDS, (Containerized Anti-Unmanned Defense Systems) has been...