Chicago police officer charged in US Capitol riot, assigned to desk duty
A Chicago police officer was arrested Friday and charged for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal authorities said.
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Pennsylvania explosion that leveled multiple homes set in motion by hoarding complaints, police say
The body of a Pennsylvania man who chased a code enforcement officer with a firearm and engaged in a standoff with police was found hours after multiple explosions and a fire he started destroyed three homes, authorities said Friday.
Florida man paid bum $100 to attack girlfriend, visited her in hospital, police say
A Florida man accused of paying $100 to a homeless man who slashed his girlfriend’s face also allegedly placed a GPS tracker on her car and drove the attacker to a parking garage outside her job for the ambush, then visited her on the... Read More.
NYC dad who pulled daughter from private school over ‘antiracist’ teachings launches parent support site
Andrew Gutmann, the New York City father who made headlines in April after pulling his daughter out of an elite private school over what he described as a failure to address harmful "antiracist initiatives" in a letter to parents, has launched a website and... Read More.
Children sleeping in offices as pandemic decreases foster families
Children across the country enter the foster care system every day. But the pandemic has made finding a family for kids needing to be fostered more challenging than ever.
Eagle Scout receives ‘Heroism Award’ for pulling woman from burning car
Equipped with the lessons instilled in him from the Boy Scouts of America, Mychal VanAllsburg, an Eagle Scout, rushed to the scene of a harrowing accident.
Yellowstone introduces autonomous shuttles
Yellowstone National Park announced Wednesday that it is testing its first autonomous electric shuttle.
Chicago shooting suspect fired at officer from point-blank range, shocking video shows
Chicago Police have released shocking bodycam video showing a shooting suspect pulling out a gun and firing at officers, leaving two cops, and their attacker, wounded.
Facebook fails to police human smugglers sneaking migrants into US, report finds
Nineteen pages on Facebook purportedly offering human smuggling services to help migrants illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border remained active on the platform for a least a month despite the company being notified about them, a report says.
Wild Brooklyn gunfight captured on surveillance video
A group of men got into a wild gunfight on a Brooklyn street this week — spraying bullets that struck two parked cars, new video shows.