Tulsa police have arrested a disgruntled Walmart worker in Oklahoma who they say threatened to shoot another store employee before responding officers found her sitting in a car outside with a loaded handgun, according to authorities. The suspect, identified as Adrienne Edwards, allegedly made the threats after supervisors disciplined her …
Read More »2 exonerated in 1990s NYC murders after re-investigation points to faulty witness testimony
Two men who served decades in prison for separate murders in New York City were exonerated on Monday after reinvestigations found that they had been convicted based on unreliable witness testimony. Jabar Walker, 49, walked free after he was cleared of a 1995 double murder. He had been serving 25 …
Read More »Nation's capital records most homicides in 2 decades: 'A brazen return to lawlessness'
Washington, D.C., police have recorded 250 homicides so far this year — the highest number of murders that the nation’s capital has seen in two decades — with a month left until the year’s end. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) recorded 248 homicides in 2003, after which homicides began to …
Read More »Hunter Biden's attorney claims indictments would not have been brought if he was not related to the president
Hunter Biden’s attorney said Thursday that his client would not be facing charges out of Delaware and California if he was not President Biden’s son, saying the charges would not be brought if his last name was “anything other than Biden.” Earlier Thursday, Hunter Biden was indicted in California on …
Read More »Lenient sentence for teen involved in fatal Minneapolis carjacking prompts outrage
A Minnesota man admitted in court on Thursday that he played a role in a fatal carjacking in Minneapolis, but relatives of the victim were angered by the plea agreement that will allow the man to soon walk free. Husayn Braveheart pleaded guilty to one count of attempted assault in …
Read More »Bipartisan congressional resolution calls on US officials to drop charges against Julian Assange
Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., introduced a resolution expressing that “regular journalistic activities” are protected by the First Amendment and that the U.S. government should end its prosecution against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is accused of publishing classified U.S. military documents. The bipartisan resolution introduced Wednesday was co-sponsored by Reps. …
Read More »Georgia teacher accused of threatening to behead Muslim girl for calling his Israeli flag offensive
A Georgia middle school teacher was arrested after allegedly threatening to cut off the head of a Muslim student who confronted him about an Israeli flag in his classroom. Benjamin Reese, 51, a seventh-grade social studies teacherat Warner Robbins Middle School,was arrested on Dec. 8 on charges of making terroristic …
Read More »New Mexico's largest city introduces advanced surveillance network to address record homicide rates
New Mexico’s largest city is blanketed with 10,000 cameras, license plate readers along some of the busiest roadways and special listening devices that hone in on the sound of gunfire — all part of a technological net of sorts that Albuquerque authorities say has been an integral part of addressing …
Read More »Austin officer indicted in deadly shooting of armed man on own porch
An Austin, Texas, police officer has been indicted for deadly conduct in the fatal shooting of a man standing on his own front porch. A grand jury indicted Austin police Officer Daniel Sanchez on Wednesday in Rajan Moonesinghe’s death. Video and audio show Austin police officers arrived at Moonesinghe’s home …
Read More »Indianapolis homeowner says he shot intruder with suspect’s own gun during struggle: ‘Like a movie’
An Indianapolis homeowner described fighting for his life against an armed intruder as something out of a movie after he wrestled away the suspect’s gun and killed him Tuesday night. Brent Smith told FOX59 Indianapolis that a masked man broke into his home just before 7 p.m. and smacked him …
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