CRIME

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back against a request to extradite a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in custody in Texas, saying he doesn’t trust Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Abbott has been critical of Walz over the past year in response to extensive welfare...

(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...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The DOJ Inspector General released a report Wednesday about a retired FBI special agent in charge who accepted a gift in violation of bureau policies, and who also pointed a gun at a colleague. According to the DOJ Inspector General's report, the special agent in charge...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., spent Sunday afternoon knocking on doors ahead of his Republican primary. On at least one porch, he did more than knock. TMZ first reported that Ring doorbell footage stamped Sunday at 4.55 p.m. ET captured the congressman canvassing in Florida's 6th Congressional...

(Headline USA) A Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet is arguing that a judge did not fairly preside over the high-profile case and is asking for a new trial. Karmelo Anthony, now 19, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years...

(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 former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty Tuesday to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. David Morens is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 12 by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Greenbelt,...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The FBI under embattled Director Chris Wray may have classified files pertaining to its task force findings against Joe and Hunter Biden ahead of the 2020 election, two Republican senators implied in Monday letters to the DOJ. Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., made the...

(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...

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice says a judge was wrong in dismissing smuggling charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia based on a 2022 Tennessee traffic stop. Abrego Garcia was driving an SUV with eight passengers when he was stopped by law enforcement for speeding. One of...

(Jon Styf, The Center Square) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to force the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of assault and falsely reporting a crime. Agent Christian Castro was arrested May 29 in Texas but Abbott has refused to sign an...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) An Ohio man pleaded guilty to his involvement to what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest healthcare fraud case ever prosecuted. Eldar Zarbavel, 45 of Pepper Pike, Ohio, laundered $3.4 million in “illicit healthcare fraud” proceeds through multiple regional banks, the Justice...