At least three shot in apparent human smuggling operation, police say
Sheila Paras/Getty Images(HOUSTON) — At least three people were shot in Houston on Wednesday during what police described as a human smuggling operation.
Officers from the Houston Police Department were dispatched to an IHOP restaurant on West Sam Ho…
Multiple razor blades found hidden in children’s Halloween candy as authorities search for suspect
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(EUGENE, Ore.) — Multiple razor blades have been found hidden in children’s Halloween candy and authorities have narrowed down their hunt for a suspect to a small neighborhood where the families may have been trick or treatin…
Trump sues New York AG Letitia James after she sued him for $250M
RapidEye/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump asked a Florida court on Wednesday to shield his revocable trust from New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has filed a $250 million civil lawsuit against Trump and his family.
In…
Trump aide offered immunity to testify before grand jury about Mar-a-Lago docs: Sources
Thinkstock/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has offered Trump aide Kash Patel an immunity deal to testify before a grand jury probing former President Donald Trump’s mishandling of documents marked as classified found at Mar-a-Lago, s…
Texas lawmaker proposes $300M fund to support victims of Uvalde shooting
IronHeart/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — Democratic Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez announced a policy proposal to establish a $300 million fund to support victims of the shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which claimed the lives of 19 stu…
Residents in Louisiana parish evacuated after train derailment causes acid leak
Louisiana State Police(NEW YORK) — Residents in a Louisiana parish were evacuated Wednesday after a train derailment caused an acid leak, officials said.
Louisiana State Police said crews were on-site Wednesday afternoon evaluating the derailment in …
Dozens of gun and drug cases to be dismissed as feds continue to probe DC police
Emily Fennick / EyeEm/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors will dismiss dozens of gun and drug possession cases, as the D.C. Police Seventh District Crime Suppression Team continues to undergo a months-long investigation.
Police Chief Rober…
Pulse oximeters need to be improved for people of color, FDA panel says
Grace Cary/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel suggested on Tuesday that pulse oximeters should be improved because they may not give accurate results to people of color.
Pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels, but studi…
Facing threats of violence, election officials are growing frustrated with DOJ task force
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — When the Department of Justice introduced a federal election security task force in the summer of 2021 to assist election officials with risk assessment and to investigate and prosecute threats against election worke…
DHS chief hopes new Twitter owner Elon Musk acts ‘responsibly’
ABC News(WASHINGTON0 — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he hopes Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, acts “responsibly.”
“He’s going to be in a position of responsibility with respect to an important platform, and we hope…