Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged a Louisiana man with illegally possessing a firearm and lying to federal agents after the weapon was used in Sunday's massacre of eight children in Shreveport. Police say Shamar Elkins used that gun to kill seven of his own children plus a nephew, ranging in...
Fresno Police Identify Suspect in Kidnapping of Two Young Children, Victims Safe
Officers with the Fresno Police Department investigated a reported kidnapping involving a 3-year-old and a 1-year-old, along with a stolen vehicle, authorities said Wednesday. The incident was reported at Harrison and Cornell avenues. Police said the suspect, identified as Nathaniel Benavidez, is in custody. Both children were found safe, according...
Modesto Police to Hold Dui Checkpoint Friday Night
The Modesto Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint Friday night at an undisclosed location, officials said. The checkpoint is scheduled from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. and will be set based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. Authorities said the primary goal is to...
US Navy Secretary Phelan Fired by Pentagon, Source Says
Navy Secretary John Phelan has been fired, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in another wartime shakeup at the Pentagon coming just weeks after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ousted the Army's top general. The Pentagon said in a statement that Phelan was "departing the administration, effective immediately," without...
Virginia Court Blocks Voter‑Approved Congressional Map Backed by Democrats
A Virginia court on Wednesday halted a new Democratic-drawn congressional map approved by voters that could flip four Republican seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in November's midterm elections. The court in Tazewell County said Tuesday's referendum was invalid, blocking the state from taking any action to enact the...
FBI Said to Have Investigated Times Reporter After Article on Patel’s Girlfriend
The FBI began investigating a New York Times reporter last month after she wrote about the bureau’s director, Kash Patel, using bureau personnel to provide his girlfriend with government security and transportation, according to a person briefed on the matter. Agents interviewed the girlfriend, queried databases for information on the...
Virginians Approve Democratic Map Targeting 4 Republican Congressional Seats
Virginia voters on Tuesday approved a new Democratic-drawn congressional map that could flip four Republican U.S. House seats in November's midterm elections, U.S. media projected, dealing a fresh blow to Republicans' tenuous chances of holding their narrow majority. The special election was the latest battle in an unprecedented coast-to-coast redistricting...
Cause of Death Revealed for Teen Who Authorites Say Was Killed by D4vd
The teenager who Los Angeles prosecutors allege was killed by musician D4vd and found inside the trunk of a car in Hollywood died from "multiple penetrating injuries" from objects, a medical examiner's report released on Wednesday said. The dismembered body of Celeste Rivas Hernandez was discovered in September in the...
Tucker Carlson Says He Is ‘Tormented’ by His Past Support for Trump
Tucker Carlson, who was often at Donald Trump’s side during the 2024 presidential campaign, is now expressing remorse for that support, saying he will long be “tormented” by his role helping Trump return to the White House. Carlson, a titan of conservative media who has broken sharply with Trump over...
Newsom Rejects Gas Tax Suspension, Blames Trump for Price Spikes
Gov. Gavin Newsom unequivocally said he would not suspend the state's gas tax, blaming President Donald Trump for increased prices. But he would not say how he would handle the Middle East differently. "No, nor does Ron DeSantis believe that's appropriate, or Donald Trump," Newsom said about calls to suspend...