Federal prosecutors have started describing some crimes as the work of "nihilistic violent extremists." One court filing described them as criminals who act "in furtherance of political, social, ...

An Oregon teen arrested last month in connection with an alleged mass shooting plot targeting a mall in southwestern Washington subscribed to a “nihilistic violent extremist ideology,” according to ...

“Nihilistic Violent Extremist:” President Donald Trump’s administration created this new category of domestic threat (they would say “terrorist”) in the wake of conservative activist and media figure ...

Officials investigating a fatal weekend explosion at a desert California fertility clinic that killed one and injured several others said the suspect "had nihilistic ideations" and believed it was ...

As the investigation into Wednesday's deadly school shooting in Minneapolis unfolds, U.S. officials are placing the shooter into a relatively new category of criminal behavior known as "nihilistic ...

“Nihilism” comes from the Latin word nihil, or nothing, or “that which does not exist.” Nihilism can be defined as the belief that all values, and therefore institutions, are baseless. Consequently, ...