Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(MEMPHIS) — The five Memphis police officers who were fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols after a Jan. 7 traffic stop have each been charged with murder and were taken into custody on Thursday, according to…
Illinois man charged with setting fire to Planned Parenthood clinic
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — An Illinois man has been arrested and charged for allegedly setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic, federal authorities said Wednesday.
Tyler W. Massengill, 32, of Chillicoth, Illinois, is faci…
Monterey Park shooting suspect had no known connection to victims, police say
mbbirdy/Getty Images(MONTEREY PARK, Calif.) — The suspect involved in the Monterey Park shooting had no known connection to any of the victims that were killed in the shooting, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Police also con…
Jury deliberating in deadly New York City truck terror attack
Mint Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Jury deliberations resume Thursday in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, the Uzbek native who took inspiration from the Islamic State group and drove a truck down the West Side Highway bike path, killing eight on Hallow…
Massachusetts mother accused of killing two children, injuring infant
kali9/Getty Images(DUXBURY, Mass.) — A Massachusetts woman is facing charges in the deaths of her two young children and the injury of her baby, authorities said Wednesday.
Police received a 911 call on Tuesday evening, just after 6 p.m. ET, from a m…
Students threaten to sue DeSantis over rejection of AP course on African American studies
Stella/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Several Florida students say they plan to sue the state and Gov. Ron DeSantis over the state’s rejection of the Advanced Placement African American studies course in state schools.
“If he does not negotiate with the Co…
Nearly 27% of inmates in Louisiana custody were held past release dates: DOJ
WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Nearly 27% of all inmates held in the custody of the Louisiana Department of Corrections were held past their release dates over a four-month period, according to a Justice Department report.
The Just…
Tyre Nichols suffered from ‘extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating’: Independent autopsy
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tyre Nichols, the Black man whose death this month at the hands of five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers has triggered national outrage, suffered from “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” accor…
Arrest made after Microsoft executive, father of 4 gunned down in ‘targeted ambush’: Police
Nathan Griffith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Nearly a year after Jared Bridegan, a Microsoft executive and father of four, was gunned down on a Florida road in what authorities called a targeted ambush, a suspect has been arrested in connection with his m…
Baltimore schools failed to fully act on security recommendations before cyber attack: State IG report
Maskot/Getty Images, FILE(BALTIMORE) — Baltimore County Public Schools failed to act on several state recommendations to help mitigate cyber attacks before a hack disrupted school operations and cost the school system millions of dollars in damages an…
29-year-old woman charged after allegedly posing as a student at New Jersey high school
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — A 29-year-old New Jersey woman fraudulently posed as a high school student for several days after allegedly filing false documents, school officials and police said.
The incident was announced during …
Woman allegedly steals $2.8 million from Holocaust survivor in romance scam
US Attorney’s Office(NEW YORK) — A Florida woman was arrested Wednesday for orchestrating a yearslong romance scam that defrauded an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor.
Peaches Stergo began her alleged scheme in May 2017 and bilked the victim out of $2.8…
Names of the Half Moon Bay mass shooting victims released
Ray Chavez/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — The seven farmworkers killed in a workplace mass shooting Monday in Northern California, allegedly by a colleague, were migrants toiling at a mushroom growing operation, all…
Feds announce massive takedown of fraudulent nursing diploma scheme
Peter Dazeley/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A massive, coordinated scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree credentials has been brought down by a joint federal law enforcement operation, Justice Department officials said Wednesday.
As first rep…
Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspects in their 60s, 70s: What to know about older gunmen
Kali9/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A 72-year-old man died by suicide after he allegedly killed 11 people in a mass shooting at a Monterey Park, California, dance studio on Saturday night. Two days later, a 67-year-old man was taken into custody for allege…
Half Moon Bay shooting suspect to face seven counts of murder: DA
amphotora/Getty Images(HALF MOON BAY, Calif.) — The suspect in a deadly mass shooting at two Northern California farms will be charged with seven counts of murder, the local district attorney said.
The alleged gunman, 66-year-old Chunli Zhao, is sche…
Teacher shot by 6-year-old says school was warned four times, announces lawsuit
Jay Paul/Getty Images(NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Abigail Zwerner, the teacher who was shot by a student in a classroom in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this month intends to file a lawsuit against the school board, her lawyer said Wednesday, alleging the …
North Carolina doctor sues over abortion pill access, in test case on federal power
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In a lawsuit that could impact abortion access nationwide, a North Carolina doctor on Wednesday asked a federal district court to strike down the state’s restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone.
The comp…
Rescuers find missing hiker on California’s Mount Baldy, but no sign of actor Julian Sands
Gaj Rudolf / EyeEm/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A hiker who had been reported missing in the mountains of Southern California was found alive on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
Jin Chung, a 75-year-old resident of Los Angeles, disappeared on Sunday …
Gun was used as a weapon in majority of recent mass attacks: US Secret Service
makenoodle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A gun was used for nearly three-quarters of the mass attacks carried out in the United States from 2016 to 2020, and often acquired illegally to carry out the attack, a newly released U.S. Secret Service report foun…
Suspect in hate crime stabbing of Indiana University student set to appear in court
amphotora/Getty Images(BLOOMINGTON, Ind.) — A white woman charged with stabbing an Asian Indiana University student seven times in the head on a public bus in Bloomington, Indiana, had been scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.
The suspect, Bill…
Pack of dogs attack and kill young boy, injures mother
PBNJ Productions/Getty Images(FORT HALL, Idaho) — A young boy has died and his mother has been hospitalized after being attacked by a pack of dogs over the weekend.
The incident occurred late Saturday afternoon at approximately 5:51 p.m. when officer…
4.2-magnitude earthquake strikes near Malibu, California, early Wednesday
Gary S Chapman/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Malibu, California, at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday, U.S. Geological Survey officials said.
Good morning Southern California! Did you feel the magnitude 4.2 eart…
Two charged by DOJ for targeting anti-abortion clinics in Florida
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Two people were charged on Tuesday with threatening reproductive health service facilities clinics in Florida, the Justice Department announced.
Caleb Freestone, 27, and Amber Smith-Stewart, 23, were indicted by …
Actions of ex-agent Charles McGonigal do not represent the FBI, Wray tells bureau employees
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The alleged criminal behavior of former FBI agent Charles McGonigal does not represent the actions of the rest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Director Christopher Wray told employees in an inte…
Howard University becomes first HBCU to partner with the Pentagon
Digital Vision./Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Howard University has become the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) to partner with the Pentagon for military technology research featuring a five-year, $90 million contract.
The research …
Texas senator proposes gun laws allowing school shooting victims to sue state, impose firearms tax
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images(AUSTIN, Texas) — After multiple mass shootings across the country this week, Uvalde families gathered Tuesday as Texas legislators introduced four new bills that would tighten gun laws in the wake of the Robb Element…
Former Proud Boy testifies in Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy trial
ftwitty/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In federal court this week, a former Proud Boy who flipped on his alleged co-conspirators testified to increasingly violent conversations among the far-right group’s members leading up to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S…
Parents speak out after winning nearly $3 million settlement in son’s hazing death
Courtesy Foltz family(NEW YORK) — The parents of a 20-year-old Bowling Green State University student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity say they are on a mission to end hazing in colleges across the country.
Cory and Shari F…
Former Columbia University OB-GYN Robert Hadden convicted of sexual abuse
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Robert Hadden, a former Columbia University gynecologist, was convicted Tuesday on four counts for sexually abusing women during a Manhattan, New York federal court trial.
Hadden, 64, of Tenafly, New Jerse…