Nation May 22 Fire that engulfed historic Black church in Memphis was intentional, investigators say By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press
Politics Apr 14 Man arrested for arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence planned to beat him, police say Authorities say Cody Balmer had planned to beat Gov. Josh Shapiro with a small sledgehammer early Sunday. A police affidavit released Monday says the Harrisburg man “admitted to harboring hatred” toward Shapiro. By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo, Associated Press
Politics Apr 13 Police arrest man after suspected arson attack at Pennsylvania governor’s residence Sunday’s announcement came after Shapiro and his family were awakened by state troopers at about 2 a.m. and were evacuated from the official governor’s residence in the state capital of Harrisburg. By Marc Levy, Associated Press
World Jul 26 Arson attacks on train tracks cause chaos before start of Paris Olympics French officials condemned the attacks as "criminal actions," though they said there was no sign of a direct link to the Games. By Thomas Adamson, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press
Politics Apr 11 Man accused of lighting fire outside Bernie Sanders’ office had past brushes with the law According to an affidavit, 35-year-old Shant Michael Soghomonian threw liquid at the bottom of the door that opens into Sanders' third-floor office in Burlington and set it on fire with a lighter last Friday. By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press
Apr 05 Fire outside Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office investigated as arson By Associated Press Authorities say an unknown male suspect sprayed what they described as a possible accelerant on the office door, set it on fire and fled. Continue reading
Jan 25 Man sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36 By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press Aoba stormed into Kyoto Animation's No. 1 studio on July 18, 2019, and set it on fire in an attack that shocked Japan and drew an outpouring of grief from anime fans worldwide. Continue reading
Jan 05 Apparent arson on a train in Bangladesh kills 4 ahead of tense Sunday election By Julhas Alam, Associated Press The fire rapidly raced through four coaches in the passenger train late Friday in what one police official called an attack aimed at scaring people ahead of the voting. Continue reading
Nov 19 Los Angeles freeway closed due to arson fire set to fully reopen by Monday morning By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed because of an arson fire on Nov. 11 is expected to reopen ahead of Monday morning's commute, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday. Continue reading
Nov 14 Newsom says arson was cause of fire that closed Los Angeles freeway indefinitely By John Antczak, Julie Watson, Jeff McMurray, Associated Press Drivers were tested Monday during the first weekday commute since the raging fire. Some freeway exits backed up as people were forced to use crowded surface streets to bypass the damaged freeway stretch south of downtown. Continue reading