Thursday, June 18, 2026

CRIME

Mexican Human Smuggling Rings Busted Nationwide

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Mexican-based human smuggling rings have been busted in multiple states. One involved smuggling hundreds of people from Central America, Africa and the Middle East into Arizona; another involved holding hostage foreign nationals in a ransom scheme where they were killed. Another involved a $200...

New Mexico Deepens Probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘Zorro Ranch’

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that New Mexico’s attorney general has ordered more than two dozen companies to preserve their records about deceased sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein’s property known as Zorro Ranch. The companies, including JP Morgan, Google and American Express, are reportedly required to...

Luigi Mangione to Assert Psychiatric Defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing

(Headline USA) Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial, claiming he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance when he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. It wouldn't absolve him of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing, but could free him...

Alleged Charlie Kirk Killer’s Lawyers Want to Cross-Examine Ex-Roommate at Preliminary Hearing

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk, want to cross-examine Robinson’s former roommate at his preliminary hearing next month. The ex-roommate and purported lover, Lance Twiggs, is set to be a “central witness” against Robinson, due to the incriminating note...

U.S. Department of Justice Investigates Newsom’s Associates

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating people close to California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the past year for reasons that have not been fully disclosed, according to information obtained by The Center Square. Newsom alleged that President Donald Trump had weaponized the DOJ...

Congressional Investigators Visit Ghislaine Maxwell’s Prison Camp

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Congressional investigators visited on Tuesday the minimum-security prison camp in Bryan, Texas, where convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred last July after giving an interview to the Justice Department about her accomplice, Jeffrey Epstein. The visit was related to the House Oversight Committee's investigation into...

FBI Director Allegedly Has a ‘Slush Fund’ to Pay Agents Loyal to Him

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee say that FBI Director Kashyap Patel has been using part of the bureau’s budget as a “slush fund” to pay bonuses to agents loyal to him. House Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wrote a letter to Patel on Monday,...

Feds Name Five Individuals Charged in UFC Terror Plot

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Federal court records made public Tuesday reveal the identities of five individuals in the alleged terror plot to disrupt the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House over the weekend. The suspects in custody are 19-year-old Tycen Proper from central Ohio; Bryan Omar Roa...

SPLC Official Shared Bank Accounts w/ Neo-Nazi Informant

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Post reported on Tuesday the identity of the Southern Poverty Law Center official who, according to court records, was in a relationship with one of the SPLC’s paid neo-Nazi informants. According to the Post, the SPLC official is Heidi Beirich, who was the...

FBI Purportedly Foils Planned Attack on UFC White House Event

(Headline USA) Law enforcement officials disrupted “planned attacks” meant to target the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend, and multiple people were in custody, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Tuesday. The nature of the potential threat was not immediately disclosed, with additional details expected to...

DOJ’s Probe Into Gavin Newsom Stems from Biden Era

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent much of his Monday announcement making unsubstantiated claims about criminal investigations involving his wife. Left out of the fiery remarks, however, was one notable detail: one of the probes may have started during the Biden administration. Newsom revealed the alleged investigation in...

Knicks’ NBA Title Celebrations Draw Arrests, Hefty Police Security Bill

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch is praising the city's officers after celebrating Knicks fans blocked intersections, damaged police cruisers and set school buses on fire Saturday night following the team’s NBA championship win. The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs, 94-90, to win...
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