The ex-husband of an Ohio dentist’s wife killed in a double murder is expected in an Illinois courtroom Monday afternoon as extradition proceedings are expected to begin. Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested after allegedly killing a couple in Columbus, …
The alleged assassination plots tied to Luigi Mangione and Tyler Robinson were chillingly deliberate, prosecutors say, yet both cases stumbled over the same unexpected hurdle — U.S. law doesn’t offer a clear path to the top penalty when there is …
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PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – One year after two major wildfires tore through opposite sides of Los Angeles County, recovery for thousands of families remains far from complete. The fires started just hours apart and burned for a month, killing 31 people and …
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The Smithsonian Institution unveiled a new portrait of President Donald Trump last week, while removing most of the accompanying text that referenced his two impeachments and the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The changes at the National Portrait Gallery’s “America’s …
Dramatic videos show federal Border Patrol agents taking two men into custody at a gas station in St. Paul, Minnesota, as agitators continue to taunt and disrupt authorities in the area. The videos, posted to X on Sunday afternoon, quickly …
Officials in Washington state announced Saturday that two men were killed last week when an avalanche struck a group of four snowmobilers. The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office reported that the avalanche occurred Friday afternoon in a remote area near Longs …
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One person was struck after a U-Haul truck drove through a crowd during a Los Angeles protest in support of anti-regime demonstrators in Iran, with the driver taken into custody, authorities said. The incident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday …
A person appeared to drive a U-Haul truck through a crowd during a Los Angeles demonstration in support of the Iranian people on Sunday. Hundreds gathered in the Westwood neighborhood as part of a march backing protesters in Iran, local …
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The early-morning arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent shockwaves around the world, marking the most consequential move by the United States in its war against the dictator’s notorious “Cartel of the Suns.” Maduro was indicted alongside his wife, Cilia …
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The Trump administration’s renewed interest in tapping Venezuela’s mineral reserves could carry with it “serious risk,” an expert on illicit economies has warned in the wake of the capture of Nicolás Maduro. A day after the U.S. military captured Maduro …