(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Natasha Merle has modified the conditions of house arrest for an alleged ISIS fighter to allow her to attend a local craft fair.
Judge Merle’s Friday order came in the case of Halima Salman, who was caught in Syria by forces fighting ISIS in 2019. Salman and...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former official for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond pled guilty last week to insider trading, after he was caught misappropriating confidential information to execute trades.
The defendant, Robert Brian Thompson, 43, of Mosley, worked as a bank examiner and senior manager with supervisory duties...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) A California judge ruled the City of Huntington Beach can keep its new rule requiring voters to present identification—for the time being.
“The Court finds that this matter is not ripe for adjudication, as the City’s Charter is permissive and discretionary in character, and...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Charges were recently unsealed against a Charlotte resident who allegedly purchased as many as 100 firearms for illegal immigrants in the area.
According to an ATF agent’s affidavit, the defendant, Walter Adonai Rivera Chinchilla, came on the ATF’s radar after DHS’s Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI,...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) A New York judge on Friday once again delayed the sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump's porn star case as Trump seeks dismissal of the felony convictions.
Judge Juan Merchan granted Trump's defense request to file a motion for dismissal. He also set deadlines for future...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) An Antifa supporter who detonated a bomb outside of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in February was sentenced Thursday to nine years imprisonment for “the malicious use of an explosive device.”
According to the indictment and other court documents, the defendant, Kyle Calvert, left an explosive device...
(Headline USA) The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s hate crime hoax conviction this week, arguing the conviction was based on a faulty second prosecution by the state.
Smollett was found guilty in 2021 of staging an attack against himself in Chicago and then lying about it to authorities.
The charges...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) After killing protestor Ashli Babbitt on Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Police officer Michael Byrd attempted to purchase a shotgun later that year—but he failed the federal background check and was prevented from doing so.
Byrd’s failed FBI background check was revealed by House Oversight Subcommittee Chair...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The FBI has arrested a homeless man who was supposedly plotting to bomb the New York Stock Exchange—another bureau sting operation involving multiple undercover agents and at least one informant.
According to the FBI’s criminal complaint, the defendant, Harun Abdul-Malik Yener, had been searching online for...
(Julianna Frieman, Headline USA) Republican President-elect Donald Trump reacted Wednesday to the verdict of the Laken Riley trial.
Illegal Venezuelan migrant Jose Ibarra was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for brutally murdering 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley in February when she was on a run at the University of Georgia.
Trump...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Tuesday that his office would oppose President-elect Donald Trump's motion to dismiss his felony conviction in New York.
Bragg said that despite plans to oppose Trump's motion, his office would agree to hit pause on the proceedings pending the...
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) Pennsylvania Supreme Court confirmed for the second time that Republican David McCormick won the Senate race during the 2024 election, telling Democrats to stop counting misdated, outdated or otherwise disqualified ballots to steal the seat for former Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa.
"All respondents, including the...