CRIME

(Headline USA) A federal judge on Thursday set a September 2027 trial date for a man charged with attempting to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner earlier this year. Cole Tomas Allen's trial is scheduled to start with jury selection on Sept. 7 in Washington,...

(Headline USA) An Egyptian man faces an additional life sentence after pleading guilty Thursday to federal hate crime and other charges for a deadly firebombing attack on demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado, last year. Mohamed Soliman is already serving life in prison plus hundreds of years of additional time after pleading...

(Headline USA) A shooting Thursday just outside the Republican Party of Virginia offices in Richmond had nothing to do with the upcoming midterm elections, police said. The party said in a statement posted online that a woman was shot around 1:45 p.m. directly in front of the building that houses...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A breach of Department of Homeland Security records has exposed information concerning nearly 42,000 employees, revealing personnel assignments across immigration enforcement and other federal agencies. In a Wednesday report, Mikael Thalen of Straight Arrow said the disclosure included names, telephone numbers, email addresses, and job...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) On July 12, 2024, the FBI arrested a man for participating in an Iranian plot to purportedly assassinate U.S. officials, including Donald Trump. The man, Asif Merchant, had earlier in the year met with two undercover FBI agents, and tried hiring them as “hitmen.” At first,...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times reported Thursday that the FBI has had evidence for over 10 years that Rep. Ilham Omar, D-Minn., likely married her brother to obtain a green card. “The F.B.I. and Department of Homeland Security investigated the marriage in summer 2016, during the Obama...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Trump administration’s sweeping deportation claims face renewed scrutiny from at least one Republican congressman.  Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wants the Department of Homeland Security to explain exactly how many people it has removed and distinguish border enforcement from deportations originating inside American communities. John Binder...

(Headline USA) Conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby were charged Wednesday with unlawful voting and identity theft after a they captured video footage of what they say are vulnerabilities in the state's voting laws. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced the felony charges at a news conference. She said O'Keefe,...

(Headline USA) Three people arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had gotten a floor plan of the school and chosen a date to carry it out early next school year, according to arrest warrants. Shane Keith Taylor, 17, and Michael Brandon...

(Headline USA) A man who played a major role in defrauding a federal food program in Minnesota was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, the latest punishment in a sprawling scheme to collect millions of dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic by claiming to have fed needy children. The depth...

(Headline USA) Three people, including two juveniles, have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a high school in metro Atlanta, authorities said Tuesday. The announcement comes less than two weeks after a 16-year-old boy killed three children and a teacher in a shooting...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson may have breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday after a Washington, DC, grand jury reportedly declined to return an indictment in connection with alleged false statements she made to Congress. The DOJ had sought to secure an indictment against Hutchinson,...