Texas prison officials have suspended inmate transports after a convicted murderer allegedly killed a man and his four grandchildren after escaping from custody. Gonzalo Lopez, 46, escaped a prison bus after stabbing the driver in the hand and chest on May 12. Lopez was serving a life sentence for capital […]
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Documentarian, Capitol Police officer to testify at 1st prime-time Jan. 6 hearing
New details are emerging about how the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol plans to begin presenting its findings to the American people this Thursday, June 9. The prime-time hearing, kicking off at 8 p.m. EDT, will feature never-before-seen footage, including a dramatic 10-minute […]
American woman pleads guilty to leading ISIS battalion
A Kansas mother accused of leading an ISIS battalion pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors in northern Virginia announced Tuesday. Allison Fluke-Ekren, 42, allegedly expressed interest in carrying out terrorist attacks in the United States in support of ISIS on six separate occasions between 2014 and 2017, according to court documents unsealed […]
5 killed, 5 hurt when van collides with truck in Arkansas
DERMOTT, Ark. — Five people were killed and five others injured after a large truck collided with a van belonging to a school serving disabled adults in southeast Arkansas, authorities said. The crash happened Monday afternoon on U.S. 65 when the 15-passenger van failed to yield when crossing U.S. 65 […]
Louisiana transgender sports ban becomes law
The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act which bans transgender women from participating in women’s sports, will now become law in Louisiana. Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards took no action on the Republican-led bill by the end of the legislative session, allowing the bill to become law. “Whether it’s intended or […]
Family of Andrew Brown Jr. to get $3 million in settlement
A North Carolina sheriff’s office said Wednesday it has reached a settlement with the estate of Andrew Brown Jr., an unarmed Black man shot by police last year. An independent autopsy conducted by Brown’s relatives last year showed he was shot five times, including once in the back of the […]
Corporate America mostly silent on recent mass shootings: Experts
A mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last week — which left 19 children and two teachers dead — has prompted outcry from figures across public life. President Joe Biden and Sen. Mitch McConnell. R-Ky., usually political opponents, both expressed horror at the shooting and McConnell OK’d negotiations with Democrats on […]
Inflation to ‘remain high’; hopes it’s ‘coming down’: Yellen
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen acknowledged Tuesday that she and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “could have used a better word” than “transitory” when describing the expected run of inflation in the U.S. economy. She added that she was hopeful it would soon be on the decline. “I do […]
Wildfire erupts near LA as record-breaking heat scorches Southwest
A brush fire erupted Monday afternoon in Hesperia, California, leaving one burn victim and up to 50 acres of scorched land, amid record-breaking temperatures in the Southwest. The condition of the victim was not released. The Hesperia area is under an excessive heat watch starting Thursday through the weekend as […]
Mother charged with husband’s death after 2-year-old son finds gun, shoots dad
A 28-year-old Florida mother on probation for child neglect has been charged in her husband’s death after authorities alleged her 2-year-old son found an unsecured handgun in their Orlando home and fatally shot his dad in the back. Marie Ayala was being held at the Orange County Jail Wednesday morning […]