60-year-old Ron Hirsch, the transient suspected in an April blast that sent a 250-pound metal pipe encased in concrete crashing through a roof next to the Santa Monica Chabad House and into a home where a 12-year-old girl was sleeping, pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles federal court on Monday to four federal felony charges that could send him to prison for up to 70 years if convicted, reports the Daily News. more ›

A spokesman for the U.S. attorney's office says Ron Hirsch, the suspect in an explosion earlier this month at a Santa Monica synagogue, has been ordered held without bond after appearing in a Riverside court late Friday on "a federal charge of unauthorized flight," reports the Associated Press notes CBS Local. more ›

After reports that 10 members of congress, including California Senator Dianne Feinstein, received letters and photos in the mail that possibly claimed responsibility for yesterday's bombing in Times Square, the FBI did the obvious thing: go to the man's house who was listed on the return address. Nothing turned up when they questioned the man. "We're continuing to investigate, but right now there is no evidence linking the individual being questioned to the incident in New York or the letters themselves," Eimiller said to KNBC. more ›