A convicted sex offender serving life without parole was recaptured in Texas on Monday after escaping jail with the help of his mother a day earlier, authorities said. Robert Yancy Jr., 39, was captured at 8:05 a.m. in Matagorda County after two civilians recognized him at a park in Palacios, …
Read More »Texas slapped with lawsuit over new law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally
Civil rights groups, including the ACLU, filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas on Tuesday over a new law that gives police the authority to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally and allows judges to order them to leave the U.S. The American Civil Liberties Union, its Texas …
Read More »DC moving forward with legal marijuana use; adults will be allowed to smoke, grow privately
WASHINGTON – It will soon be legal to grow small amounts of marijuana at home and smoke it on private property in the nation’s capital. But it can’t be sold, and the District of Columbia will not tax it. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the city’s plans Tuesday to move forward …
Read More »Customs: Beetle in cargo container at Norfolk port is first of kind to be found in US
NORFOLK, Va. – Federal authorities say a wood-boring beetle in a cargo container at the Port of Norfolk is the first of its kind to be found in the United States. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says agriculture specialists discovered the beetle among untreated wooden pallets from Poland. The …
Read More »Texas soldier with top security clearance charged with attempting to pass sensitive tank data to Russia: DOJ
A U.S. Army soldier in Texas with a top security clearance has been charged with handing over sensitive information about the military’s main battle tank in exchange for Russian citizenship. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted transmission of national defense information to a foreign adversary …
Read More »Forensic team reveals Kohberger's panicked phone activity before Idaho murders arrest
Bryan Kohberger saw a news article about a white Hyundai Elantra having been identified as a suspect vehicle in the Idaho student murders and immediately panicked, according to the forensic team that analyzed his phone. “I think the vehicle was a huge stress point for him, because he had registered …
Read More »Las Vegas residents sound alarm on crime-ridden encampments as Trump pushes zero tolerance homelessness plan
An executive order signed by President Donald Trump is aiming to combat crime involving homelessness throughout the country, with cities such as Las Vegas seeing a crisis surrounding encampments overtaking communities and crippling the local area. Sin City has seen an uptick in homelessness throughout the community, with a 20% …
Read More »Jeffrey Dahmer's former classmate on learning of the killer's crimes: 'I couldn't fathom what I was reading'
A former classmate of Jeffrey Dahmer revealed he found out about the cannibal serial killer’s crimes after reading a newspaper while riding a train in Europe. “I was in an unusual situation,” Dr. Mike Kukral told FOX News Digital. “Most classmates, from what I know, of course, learned of it …
Read More »NC hiker falls 150 feet to death from waterfall overlook
A hiker in North Carolina died over the weekend after tumbling 150 feet over a steep cliff from a waterfall overlook along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, officials said. Rescuers responded around noon Saturday to the fall near Glassmine Falls, the Reems Creek Fire Department said in a statement. The …
Read More »Convicted killer Daniel Pelosi claims he can prove he is the fall guy in 2001 murder of financier Ted Ammon
After nearly two decades in prison, a convicted killer claims he can prove he was the “fall guy” in the murder of Wall Street financier Ted Ammon. Long Island electrician Daniel Pelosi is laying all blame for Ammon’s murder at the feet of his estranged wife, Generosa Ammon, whom Pelosi …
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