CRIME

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former FBI lead electronics technician who illegally funneled at least $350,000 in government contracts to his sister’s companies has avoided prison. Instead, he and his sister both received probation and were fined $8,000 apiece. The former FBI technician, Jeffrey Spencer, and his sister, DOJ contractor...

(Headline USA) The closely watched case of the Massachusetts mother who killed her three young children was on the verge of being declared a mistrial Friday — but there was still one more dramatic moment to come. After weeks of grueling testimony, the jury could not get beyond an impasse...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Billionaire investor Leon Black skipped a sworn deposition before House investigators on Thursday and asked a federal judge instead to void the two subpoenas the Oversight Committee served on him in June.  His complaint landed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia the...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Researcher Steven Camarota told lawmakers Tuesday that as many as 300,000 babies were born on American soil to visiting foreigners over the past 10 years, according to Breitbart. Camarota, who directs research at the Center for Immigration Studies, delivered the figures before a House Oversight...

(Headline USA) A judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial declared a mistrial Friday after jurors failed to reach a verdict in a case that sharply divided many Americans over whether the Massachusetts woman should be criminally responsible for killing her three young children. The trial generated intense interest for more...

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) Federal prosecutors are charging an ICE agent with making false statements in connection with a shooting during Operation Metro Surge, according to an anonymous AP source. ICE agent Christian Castro is also facing state charges for the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis...

(Headline USA) The U.S. Secret Service dealt with several drone-related incidents without adjusting its protection policies or documenting why it didn't, according to a government report released Thursday. That information may have helped illustrate the emerging threat of civilian drone use before one was used in the 2024 assassination...

(Headline USA) The man who carried out a deadly shooting in a Minneapolis apartment building had been investigated in June after displaying a handgun, but wasn’t charged, the county prosecutor said Thursday. Carlton Johnson was killed by police who raced to the building after the first reports of gunfire, said...

(Headline USA)  The deadlocked jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial went home without a verdict Thursday in a dramatic sixth day of deliberations. Her defense lawyer told the judge that the panel’s foreperson said in a note that a single juror won’t follow the court's instructions about reasonable doubt...

(Headline USA) An 18-year-old in Washington state has been arrested for the investigation of manslaughter and arson in connection with a deadly July 4 fire, a county sheriff said Thursday. The teen from Kent was among a group of people setting off illegal fireworks from the back of a truck...

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) Three people are dead and six others are injured after a mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis on late Wednesday afternoon. Three police officers sustained injuries and are expected to make full recoveries. “Grateful to law enforcement actively working to ensure the safety of our neighbors...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) Ohio’s inspector general says he has uncovered more than $3 million in suspected unemployment benefits fraud dating back to the COVID-19 pandemic period. In 2024, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services referred an allegation of wrongdoing to the state Inspector General’s Office, involving...