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Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister speaks at a press conference on Feb. 4, 2026. (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office) (WIMAUMA, Fla.) -- A 14-year-old is in custody after allegedly discussing plans to carry out a shooting at a church in Wimauma, Florida, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced Wednesday.The teen suspect allegedly "engaged in an online chat room that's designed or designated for violent extremists," Chronister said.The sheriff said that the […]

(LOS ANGELES) -- Investigators are working to determine whether four murders of homeless people in Los Angeles that occurred between October and January are connected, officials said.The killings occurred in the same general location, the 1300 block of East 120th Street in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau.Among the killings was that of former NFL player Kevin Johnson, whom investigators […]

(NEW YORK) -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates is speaking out publicly for the first time since the latest release by the Department of Justice of nearly three million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, saying he was "foolish" to spend time with the late convicted sex predator.In an interview with 9News Australia, Gates denied any wrongdoing involving Epstein, including unfounded allegations made against the tech billionaire in draft emails […]

The Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office released this image of a man in connection with a homicide, Feb. 2, 2026, in rural Momence near the Illinois/Indiana border. (Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office) (KANKAKEE COUNTY, Ill.) -- A man has been arrested in the death of a bar owner who was fatally shot Monday morning near the Illinois-Indiana state border.Julius E. Burkes Jr., 47, was arrested Tuesday in Indiana as he was exiting […]

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Judge Aileen Cannon on Wednesday sentenced Ryan Routh to spend the rest of his life in prison for attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump on his Florida golf course in September 2024.Prosecutors argued that Routh, 60, should get a life sentence after a jury last year convicted him on five counts for allegedly plotting “painstakingly to kill President Trump, and [taking] significant steps toward making that happen.” “Routh’s crimes undeniably […]

(NEW YORK) -- No suspect or person of interest has been identified in the apparent abduction of Nancy Guthrie, mom of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, the sheriff's department said on Wednesday.Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona, home on Saturday night, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.Investigators do not believe Nancy Guthrie left her home willingly and said it appears she was abducted in her sleep early Sunday morning, the […]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House on February 03, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) -- A federal judge on Wednesday is set to consider moving President Donald Trump's conviction in his criminal hush money case in New York to federal court, where Trump could try to overturn it.Trump's lawyers and prosecutors from the Manhattan district […]

Voters casting ballot (CREDIT: Hill Street Studios/Getty Images) (FULTON COUNTY, Ga.) -- Officials in Fulton County, Georgia, filed a motion Wednesday seeking the return of all files from the 2020 election that were seized by the FBI last week, according to a spokesperson for the county. FBI agents last Wednesday removed 700 boxes containing ballots and other materials associated with the 2020 election from a county election site after obtaining a search warrant approved by a […]

(WASHINGTON) -- Over the weekend, the former chief of staff of the Justice Department -- who was one of Attorney General Pam Bondi's top advisers during her first seven months on the job -- issued a public call for lawyers who "support President Trump" to join the Justice Department's ranks.In a post on X, the former chief of staff, Chad Mizelle, seemed to suggest he could help such applicants become […]