A homeless Florida man in bloody clothes was arrested Tuesday after stabbing a hiker who befriended him on a trail for “unknown reasons,” authorities said. The stabbing happened on the Florida Natural Scenic Trail in Crestview after the hiker and his wife set up camp and met the homeless man, who was later identified as 37-year-old…
Major League Baseball has seen such a recent decline in Black ballplayers that there was a higher percentage of African Americans in the league during the Civil Rights era. On Opening Day in April, just 7.2% of major leaguers were Black. Eleven years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, that number was…
A Florida man is under arrest after allegedly attempting to use a false identity to purchase over $20 million in properties and a luxury car while also pledging $3 million to a well-known cancer research foundation. Robert Schnepf, 48, was arrested on a single felony charge of scheming to defraud more than $50,000 after the…
Within a 24-hour period this week, a homeless encampment at a Portland, Oregon, park was removed, and a construction crew showed up to build pickleball courts and a skate ramp in its place. Homelessness has skyrocketed in Portland, most notably during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more than two years, tents have lined a two-block area…
The U.S. and South Korean militaries are extending joint air force drills into this weekend after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICMB), as well as two short, rang missiles Thursday. South Korean media reported that officials believe the North’s ICBM failed in flight but did not elaborate. Meanwhile, North Korea’s two short-range ballistic…
President Biden on Wednesday touted an expansion of apprenticeship programs that are often run by his union allies, even as he prepares to dissolve a Trump-era apprentice program that unions have openly declared as a threat. Biden delivered a speech at the White House on how his legislative victories expanded apprenticeship programs through his administration’s…
The New York City Police Department is searching for a suspect caught on video approaching a woman from behind and groping her. The police department says it is asking for the public’s help to find an unidentified male seen on surveillance camera approaching a 34-year-old female from behind on Sept. 25 in Brooklyn and squeezing…
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday on CNN that what President Biden and Democrats have done on inflation was “truly impressive,” despite surveys showing her party underwater on its handling of the economy. “CNN This Morning” host Don Lemon asked Clinton about Democratic messaging in the context of polling that showed the economy…
A top House Democrat is demanding answers from U.S. Capitol Police regarding the security protections for members of Congress after the brutal attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi. House Administration Committee chairwoman Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) wrote to U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger on Tuesday with several “significant questions” related…
The suspect who was arrested in the alleged burglary of Arizona Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs’ campaign office is an illegal immigrant from Portugal who is wanted by immigration authorities, according to a report. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told Phoenix-based 12News that 36-year-old Daniel Mota Dos Reis is a citizen of Portugal who came…