On 26 December 2024, Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) investigators executed a search warrant at a home in Valparaiso and discovered nine explosive devices, a stolen shotgun, a rifle, and a small quantity of unspecified drugs. Based on a photo, six of the IEDs were red, white, and blue striped cylindrical tubes capped on both ends with fuses protruding from one end, while another pictured device was a larger cylindrical tube wrapped in green tape, sealed on both ends and possessing a fuse.

On 1 January 2025, at approximately 0000 hours local time, the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) and other local first responders responded to an explosion at a residence on Keaka Drive in Honolulu caused by illegal aerial pyrotechnics falling onto crates of additional pyrotechnics killing four people and injuring 20 others. The home caught fire and sustained extensive damage. HPD’s Specialized Services Division Bomb Unit responded to assist and rendered safe other pyrotechnics that were found but did not function. The investigation is ongoing.  

On 2 January 2025, Airway Heights Police Department officers and Stevens County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered an IED while searching a residence on the 13000 block of West 6th Avenue in Airway Heights during an identity theft investigation. Explosive Disposal Unit technicians from the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office and Spokane Police Department were called to remove the explosive device, described as a “2-foot-long pipe-shaped object with fuses sticking out of the top.” Authorities also discovered seven additional IEDs in the suspect’s vehicle.

On 17 December 2024, an 18-year-old Egyptian national was arrested by the FBI Washington Field Office's Joint Terrorism Task Force in Falls Church for allegedly plotting a mass casualty attack on the Israeli General Consulate in New York City. The suspect reportedly ran several social media accounts that advocated for ISIS, al-Qaeda, and Hamas. According to the affidavit, the suspect shared bomb-making instructions with an undercover FBI confidential human source (CHS) and encouraged them to carry out an attack against the Israeli Consulate.

On 6 January 2025, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered unspecified BMM while searching a residence in Cookeville. Deputies searched the home after receiving a tip that a juvenile occupant could be in possession of BMM. The Tennessee Highway Patrol Special Operations Unit was called to assist in handling the BMM. The juvenile was charged with possession of explosive components. No further information has been released. The investigation is ongoing.