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(José Niño, Headline USA) A Texas federal judge has struck down the Biden administration's signature restriction on untraceable firearms, finding the regulation violates two separate constitutional guarantees roughly 17 months after the Supreme Court let it stand on narrower grounds. Chief U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor of Fort Worth ruled...

(Headline USA) The judge who presided over Texas teenager Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction was removed from the case Wednesday ahead of a key hearing to decide whether to grant a new trial in the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet. The removal was a...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Law enforcement found possible pipe bomb parts when searching the residence of Tyler Robinson and his roommate, Lance Twiggs, two days after Robinson allegedly shot conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, according to newly publicized records. The previously unpublicized information about the possible explosives components...

(Headline USA) Prosecutors in Charlie Kirk's killing pointed Tuesday to an engraved bullet, arguing that the inscription “Hey Facist! CATCH!” demonstrates that Kirk was targeted for how the defendant perceived his politics. Whether defendant Tyler Robinson acted out of political animus could be key for prosecutors seeking the death penalty —...

(Headline USA) A Massachusetts man who told police that he brought homemade firebombs to the U.S. Capitol to kill Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was sentenced on Tuesday to just over six years in prison. Riley English, a 26-year-old man who identifies as a woman, said he was in the grips...

(Adam Herbets and Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) President Donald Trump said he was "not surprised" to hear of confidential documents obtained by The Center Square revealing plans to sue him nearly seven months before he was reelected. Trump made the comments at a press briefing on Monday, acknowledging investigative...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) An FBI scientist has pled guilty to child-pornography related charges as part of a plea deal struck earlier this month. The DOJ Inspector General announced this week that the FBI scientist, microbiologist Cary Andre Rue, pled guilty on August 4 to one count of advertisement for child...

(Headline USA) The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who've been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated. The process launched by newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche is a victory for Second Amendment advocates...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow continued construction on the White House ballroom.  Construction of the ballroom, which has taken over the East Wing of the White House, has gone on for the past several months. A panel of...

(Headline USA) A person has been arrested in connection with vandalism at The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday. Pirro announced on X that her office was filing two felony charges against Melissa L....

(Headline USA) Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024. Mangione, 28, said he even used a...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is being sued for having sex with her security guard and breaking up his family in the process. Depositions from the case were filed in federal court on Wednesday, revealing details about the affair ahead of a legal hearing set for Wednesday. The...