The Biden administration will send Ukraine a new $725 million military aid package and other assistance as it continues to fight Russian forces as Moscow continues to escalate its invasion, the White House said Friday. The move comes as European defense leaders had pledged weapons and air defense systems to Ukraine and as Russia has…
A Broward County, Florida jury reached a verdict Thursday to determine whether Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz should be executed for the 2018 school massacre. The jury’s recommendation is expected to be read Thursday morning. Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty last year to the murders of 14 students and three staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School…
Two police officers were killed and another was seriously wounded in an officer-involved shooting in Bristol, Connecticut late Wednesday night, Connecticut State Police announced. All three officers were members of the Bristol Police Department. Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould identified the fallen officers as Sgt. Dustin Demonte, 35, and deputy Alex Hamzy, 34, in a…
A Polk County, Florida, deputy is expected to be released from the hospital after being shot by a suspect. Sheriff Grady Judd says the deputy’s bulletproof vest saved his life. The suspect has been identified as 41-year-old Gabriel Batista. The shooting happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday in Davenport. Deputies reportedly responded to a family disturbance…
Los Angeles police released chilling surveillance video showing a man kidnapping a 14-year-old at a park in El Sereno before allegedly forcing the victim into a bathroom and sexually assaulting the teen. Edward William Banks, 27, was arrested on Tuesday and is currently held on $1 million bail on the charge of aggravated kidnapping to…
An Ohio woman is recovering after being trampled by a deer during a 5K race earlier this month, according to a report. Rebecca Heasley has been competing in races for years and was nearly done with the “Space Race” in Montville Township on Oct. 1 when she was struck by a deer that charged her….
The former mayor of Beaverton, Oregon, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to illegally possessing child pornography, according to a Department of Justice news release. Dennis “Denny” Doyle, 73, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a single count of possession of child pornography. Between November 2014 and December 2015, Doyle knowingly and unlawfully possessed digital…
A 31-year-old New York City man who was arrested and released without bail last month after terrorizing McDonald’s patrons with an ax was arrested again this week for graffiti, stealing a bike and evading police, and was again released without bail. Michael Palacios was approached by police Sunday evening after being spotted spraying graffiti in…
A suspect was killed in a shooting that left three SWAT officers wounded in Philadelphia early Wednesday after officers served a homicide arrest warrant to a suspect who then barricaded himself inside a residence, according to local media. The shooting happened in the 800 block of 10th Street in North Philadelphia’s Poplar section around 6…
A suburban Chicago toddler with a rare genetic condition returned home with his family for the first time on Tuesday after spending his entire life in the hospital. Francesco Bruno, who is 2 years and 10 months old, has skeletal dysplasia, which prevents his rib cage from growing properly and affects his lungs. After undergoing…