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US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
A Kansas woman was executed Wednesday for strangling an expectant mother in Missouri and cutting the baby from her womb, the first time in nearly seven decades that the U.S. government has put to death a female inmate.
Tennessee woman faces charges for allegedly crashing police car during house fire
A Tennessee woman reportedly faces charges after she stole and crashed a police cruiser she was allowed to sit inside while her house was on fire Tuesday afternoon.
This Day in History: Jan. 13
Johnny Cash performs and records a pair of shows at Folsom State Prison in California. (Material from the concerts would be released as a hit album by Columbia Records under the title “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison."
Medical examiner releases Georgia man’s cause of death after Capitol riot
The Georgia man who was found dead after being charged in connection with the US Capitol riot shot himself in the chest, reports said Tuesday.
Olympian Klete Keller reportedly seen at Capitol riot
A former Olympic swimmer was among the crowd of pro-Trump rioters who stormed the US Capitol last week, according to a report.
Sacramento DA blasts LA County’s Gascon on policies that have ‘decimated’ crime victims’ rights
Another California prosecutor has criticized newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon for his expansive policy changes that have "decimated the rights of crime victims" and vowed to never let him have authority over a case originating in her jurisdiction.
CIA releases UFO ‘Black Vault’ documents early: How to see them online
By way of the Freedom of Information Act, thousands of the CIA documents on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) — or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), as the government calls them — are now accessible via download at the Black Vault, a website operated by author and podcaster John... Read More.
‘Flag Called Freedom’ lost amid Capitol protests after cross-country drive, owner wants it back
The “Flag Called Freedom,” a massive U.S. flag driven cross-country to be displayed at the pro-Trump rally last week in Washington, was swept up by the crowd and lost after Capitol Hill turned chaotic and rioters besieged Congress.
Man in bearskin headress in Capitol was booted from Navy over refusal of vaccine, report says
A shirtless rioter wearing a horned bearskin headdress who stormed the Capitol during a mob attack served in the Navy but was booted after refusing to take a vaccine, according to media reports.