In the face of surging retail robberies by groups of thieves in major cities, state leadership in California is taking steps to bolster law enforcement. On Friday, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom—accused by Republicans of being “soft on crime”—announced his plan to seek $300 million in state funding to help police combat the “smash-and-grab” robberies that … Read more
A federal judge on Friday denied a motion filed to release former Army Ranger and Capitol rioter Robert Morss from jail. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden ruled that Morss will remain in jail pending trial as he faces charges of assaulting police officers during the Capitol attack on January 6, the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette reported. Morss’ … Read more
Vladislav Klyushin, a Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin, was extradited from Switzerland to the U.S. on Saturday. The Swiss justice ministry said U.S. police officers accompanied Klyushin on a flight from Zurich to the U.S., where he faces charges of insider trading, according to Reuters. Russia has slammed the move, calling it part … Read more
A 23-year-old man in Australia faces charges after police say they found 22 pounds of methylamphetamine in a truck he was driving. A search of the semi turned up large potted plants in which the drugs were buried in duffel bags. Police said the drugs would have a street value of $5 million. “The seizure … Read more
Anne Milgram, the head of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, said Sunday that officials have seized enough doses of fentanyl in the past year to “kill every single American,” as the nation grapples with 100,000 opioid deaths. Speaking on Face the Nation, Milgram said the agency has collected 15,000 pounds of the powerful synthetic opioid … Read more
A minivan crashed into a New York state Dunkin Donuts store after the driver suffered a seizure at the wheel, according to reports. Local police said a woman lost control of the vehicle while driving in Syracuse on Sunday, according to syracuse.com. Sergeant Matthew Malinowski, a Syracuse Police Department (SPD) spokesperson told the outlet the … Read more
A clip of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos making an emotional plea before a Colorado judge sentenced him to 110 years in jail over a crash that killed four people has gone viral. On December 13, District Court Judge Bruce Jones handed the 26-year-old the lengthy prison term after he was found guilty in October of … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II has “put her faith in” Prince Andrew despite the Jeffrey Epstein-related sexual abuse lawsuit against him in New York. The Duke of York is being sued by Virginia Giuffre who says she was forced to have sex with him in London, New York and the U.S. Virgin Islands when she was 17. … Read more
An investigation is underway after a SUV was taken from a gas station in Illinois with a 1-year-old girl still inside the vehicle. Dolton police said at about 8:19 p.m. on Sunday, a 2015 BMW SUV was stolen from the Food-4-Less gas station in the 1000-block of East Sibley Boulevard in Dolton, a village in … Read more
Jurors are set to begin their first full day of deliberations Monday after listening to three months of evidence in the trial against former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, who faces 11 charges of fraud and conspiracy. Holmes, 37, claimed with just a finger prick and a few drops of blood that her blood-testing technology could … Read more