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Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez is seen circa October 2024 in a photo released by the FBI. (FBI) (FLORIDA) -- A truck driver who went missing in a possible hijacking while transporting vehicles from Georgia to Florida has been found dead, the FBI said Wednesday.Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, was last seen alive in the early morning hours on April 17 at a rest stop on I-95 south in Brevard County, Florida, according to the […]

(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday grappled with whether the Trump administration has the authority to end humanitarian protections for thousands of immigrants without facing judicial review. While an unrelated ruling about the Voting Rights Act overshadowed the arguments, the court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical of the legal challenge to reverse the cancellation of temporary protected status for thousands of Haitians and Syrians. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that Congress gave the […]

(ATLANTA) -- Former Fulton County Jail detainee Rashaad Muhammad detailed what he said was a harrowing experience being held at the Atlanta, Georgia, facility from August 2025 to February of this year.After being arrested on Aug. 11, the 33-year-old -- who used a cane to walk and took medication regularly for a blood condition -- alleged at a press conference last Friday that he was repeatedly denied medical care as his […]

E. Jean Carroll arrives for her civil defamation trial against President Donald Trump at Manhattan Federal Court on January 25, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A federal appeals court in New York on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump's request to rehear his challenges to the writer E. Jean Carroll's successful defamation and sex assault claims.Carroll successfully argued during a nine-day trial in 2023 that Trump sexually abused […]

(NEW YORK) -- Against the backdrop of polls showing declining Democratic support for Israel -- especially among young voters -- the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's support for candidates is under intense scrutiny and is becoming a dividing line in contentious Democratic primaries from Michigan to New Jersey.A poll released earlier this month by the Pew Research Center shows that Americans' views toward Israel are trending negative, especially among Democrats.The […]

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Army special forces soldier who was indicted last week on charges of using classified information about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to make more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Manhattan federal court and was released on bond.Master Sergeant Gannon Ken Van Dyke appeared in the same courthouse complex where Maduro appeared following the raid on his […]

(NEW YORK) -- A man who was seen on video being beaten and wrongfully arrested by two NYPD officers at a liquor store in Brooklyn has filed a notice saying he plans to sue the department over the incident.Timothy Brown told reporters Tuesday that he felt "humiliated, disrespected and embarrassed" by the arrest and will never be the same after the April 14 incident.Brown, a home health aide and security […]

(NEW YORK) -- A federal grand jury in North Carolina has indicted former FBI Director James Comey over a controversial Instagram post from last year that President Donald Trump and members of his administration claimed was a threat against the president.Renewing efforts to prosecute one of Trump's longtime adversaries, Department of Justice prosecutors brought the case after a judge last year threw out an indictment against Comey on unrelated charges.The […]

Former NBA player Damon Jones departs after his arraignment hearing at U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on November 24, 2025 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges he tipped off sports bettors about an injured LeBron James and used his own celebrity to lure high rollers to rigged poker games.Jones, 49, […]