St. Louis man convicted in David Dorn's murder sentenced to life in prison without parole
October 05, 2022 at 15:55
Stephan Cannon, 26, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of former St. Louis Police Capt. David Dorn after a Missouri jury convicted him in July, according to reports. Cannon was convicted of shooting and killing Dorn during a night...
Maryland, Virginia MS-13 gang heads convicted in massive murder, drug, extortion and racketeering conspiracy
October 05, 2022 at 15:31
Luis Flores-Reyes, 41, of Arlington, Virginia, as well as Jairo Jacome, 40, and Brayan Contreras-Avalos, 27, both of Langley Park, Maryland, were convicted on Monday on federal charges related to alleged MS-13 activities. Jacome and Flores-Reyes were found...
GOP rep promises to take aim at 'woke' military if Republicans win election
October 05, 2022 at 15:14
Republicans will look to clean up "wokeness" in the U.S. military if they are able to regain the majority in Congress after this year's midterm elections, according to a leading House Republican. "I think it's one of our very top priorities to clean up the...
Supreme Court vacates controversial Massachusetts gun control law
October 05, 2022 at 14:20
The Supreme Court ordered a lower court ruling on a Massachusetts gun control law to be vacated and directed a lower court to reconsider the case. The case in question, Morin v. Lyver, centers around a controversial Massachusetts law that imposes strict res...
Marist College parent murder: Suspect in hotel shooting linked to another high-profile killing
October 05, 2022 at 14:07
The accused shooter in the slaying of New York father Paul Kutz, who was gunned down in the lobby of a Courtyard Marriott hotel while visiting his son at Marist College for Family Weekend, is being probed for another local murder, according to a new report....
California border agents make bust totaling over $4M
October 05, 2022 at 14:03
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in San Diego made major drug and ammunition busts totaling more than $4 million at its ports of entry. In a release, CBP said that there were 11 significant seizures from Sept. 18 to 24. Officers at the ports used...
Six killings in California happened in dark areas with little surveillance. What we know
October 05, 2022 at 13:48
CNN —Authorities in California’s Central Valley are investigating what they believe is a series of killings that has claimed the lives of six people since last year. They were all alone during evening or early morning hours when they were attacked, police s...
US murder rate continued grim climb in 2021, new FBI estimates show
October 05, 2022 at 13:42
Violent crime continued to rise across the U.S. last, according to an annual estimate the FBI released Wednesday. Murders increased 4.3% last year, rising from 22,000 to 22,900, while rape instances rose as well. The FBI acknowledges that violent crime is a...
Suspended Baltimore police officer enters Alford plea in second-degree murder case of stepson
October 05, 2022 at 13:41
A suspended Baltimore police officer entered an Alford plea to second-degree murder Tuesday in the death of his teenage stepson. Eric Glenn Banks Jr., 35, entered the plea in the July 2021 death of 15-year-old Dasan Jones, news outlets report. He entered th...
Florida sheriff releases new video of teens speeding away in stolen Maserati before deadly crash
October 05, 2022 at 13:41
A Florida sheriff’s office has released new helicopter video showing the moments leading up to a deadly crash involving three teens driving a stolen Maserati. The three teens, later identified as 15-year-old Keondrick Lang, 16-year-old Malachi Daniels and 1...
Burning restrictions begin in Kentucky as wildfire hazard season approaches
October 05, 2022 at 13:38
Burning restrictions are in place across Kentucky with the beginning of fall wildfire hazard season, officials said. Outdoor burning is prohibited between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. if the fire is within 150 feet of any woodland, brushland or field with...
2 Indiana residents killed, another injured in trailer crash
October 05, 2022 at 13:34
A semi's trailer separated from its tractor and was struck by a passenger vehicle, killing a northwestern Indiana woman and her son and injuring a second child Tuesday, police said. The crash killed Angela J. Oehmen, 36, of Wanatah, and 14-year-old Joseph I...
Hurricane Ian closes some Florida schools indefinitely
October 05, 2022 at 13:30
The devastation from Hurricane Ian has left schools shuttered indefinitely in parts of Florida, leaving storm-weary families anxious for word on when and how children can get back to classrooms. As rescue and recovery operations continue in the storm’s afte...
Arrest made in deadly shooting of Wisconsin Black transgender woman
October 05, 2022 at 13:22
An arrest was made in connection to the August killing of a Black transgender woman in Wisconsin. Clayton Hubbird, 31, of Milwaukee, was charged with first-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon in connection to the August 29 deadly shooting...
Purdue University student shot, killed; roommate in custody, police say
October 05, 2022 at 13:07
A Purdue University student was killed in his dorm room, and the victim's roommate has been arrested, school officials said on Wednesday. Purdue President Mitch Daniels said in a statement that the victim’s roommate called authorities to report the incident...
Michigan man fatally shot by police after exchanging gunfire
October 05, 2022 at 13:04
A man has been shot and killed while exchanging gunfire with police outside a home in Lansing. Officers were attempting to serve a search warrant about 5 a.m. Tuesday when the man threatened them with a weapon, Police Chief Ellery Sosebee told reporters. As...
CEO of MI tech company Konnech arrested on suspicion of stealing data from hundreds of LA County poll workers
October 05, 2022 at 12:46
The founder and CEO of a software company targeted by election deniers was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing data on hundreds of Los Angeles County poll workers. Konnech Corporation's Eugene Yu, 51, was arrested in Meridian Township in Michigan and...
'It's kind of surreal': Key voting rights case could reshape the political power of communities of color
October 05, 2022 at 12:35
Washington CNN —To Letetia Jackson, voting is as important as drinking water or breathing. When Jackson was a mere girl in Alabama in the late 1960s, she’d always accompany her mother to the polls. “She would talk with me about how we have a responsibility...
Massachusetts colleges to enforce mask mandates ‘indefinitely'
October 05, 2022 at 12:31
At least three Massachusetts colleges are choosing to enforce mask mandates "indefinitely" and a fourth is considering the measure, according to the New York Post. Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and Hampshire College have each announced the policy, de...
First on CNN: Barnes raises more than $20 million in third quarter of closely watched Wisconsin Senate race
October 05, 2022 at 12:00
CNN —Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes raised more than $20 million in the third quarter of 2022, according to details from the Wisconsin lieutenant governor’s campaign, dwarfing what he raised throughout his entire bid for Senate. Barnes is aiming...