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Law enforcement on the scene after two people were shot and killed in Simi Valley, Calif., Dec. 1, 2025. KABC. (SIMI VALLEY, Calif.) -- A California doctor and his wife were shot and killed in their Simi Valley home in a targeted attack, not a random incident, according to police. Dr. Eric Cordes and wife, Vicki, were shot multiple times in their open garage on Sunday. The couple was taken to […]

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House on November 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump congratulated Mamdani on his election win as the two political opponents met to discuss policies for New York City, including affordability, public safety, and immigration enforcement. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump is urging […]

A makeshift memorial of flowers and American flags stands outside the Farragut West Metro station on Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) -- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members, killing one, in Washington, D.C., has been formally charged with murder.Lakanwal, of Bellingham, Washington, appeared before a judge remotely on Tuesday from his hospital bed, where he […]

 Luis L. Ortiz #45 of the Cleveland Guardians pitches against the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on June 21, 2025, in Sacramento, California. (Photo by Scott Marshall/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- Emmanuel Clase and his Cleveland Guardians teammate Luis Ortiz will stand trial May 4 on charges they allegedly rigged their pitches so sports bettors could profit.Judge Kiyo Matsumoto scheduled the trial date on Tuesday during a brief status conference. The […]

Mohammad Alokozay is shown in this Nov. 25 2025, booking photo. Tarrant County Corrections Center (FORT WORTH, Texas) -- Homeland Security said investigators arrested an Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about "building a bomb" and threatened to blow up a building in Fort Worth, Texas.Mohammad Dawood Alokozay's arrest took place on Nov. 25, Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary with DHS, said in a social media post […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was convicted in 2024 of trafficking drugs into the United States, has been freed from prison after he was granted a pardon by President Donald Trump, officials said.The 57-year-old Hernandez was released from a federal prison in West Virginia, where he had been serving a 45-year sentence, according to a spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and Hernandez's attorney."After nearly four years […]

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump and his family have boasted of going "all in" on cryptocurrencies -- but a recent downturn in bitcoin has pummeled digital asset investors, including the Trumps, who by one estimate have had roughly a billion dollars of their net worth erased in just a matter of weeks.Bitcoin dropped as much as 8% in trading on Monday, at one point falling below $85,000 -- shedding 30% from its […]

Stock image of police lights. Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) -- Police are investigating the mysterious death of a Texas A&M student who died after a football tailgate this weekend, according to authorities and her family.Austin police said they responded to a report of an unresponsive individual at an apartment complex around 12:45 a.m. Saturday. Brianna Aguilera was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:57 a.m., police said."At this time, […]

(NEW YORK) -- A police officer who responded last Dec. 9 to a McDonald's where witnesses said they may have spotted the man accused of killing a health care CEO testified Tuesday that he knew right away it was the suspect."I knew it was him immediately," Altoona, Pennsylvania, police officer Joseph Detwiler testified about Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City last […]