Tag: Crime and Incidents

Hit Man in Political Murder-for-Hire Sentenced to 20 Years

NEWARK, N.J.—The man who admitted to helping carry out a murder-for-hire plot engineered by a former New Jersey political consultant was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison. Bomani Africa appeared in federal district court for sentencing in the 2014 death of Michael Galdieri, the son of a former state senator, after pleading guilty just…


DeSantis Calls For Tougher Florida Laws Against Illegal Immigration

Underscoring his intention to combat what he said he saw as the Biden administration’s failed border policies, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new initiatives to crack down on illegal immigration. Speaking in Jacksonville, DeSantis proposed attacking the problem from numerous directions. The new measures would toughen penalties for human smuggling, require all employers in the…


TV Station Identifies Reporter Killed in Florida Shooting Spree

A man riding in a car with his cousin shot and killed another passenger then returned to the same neighborhood near Orlando hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old girl, Florida police and witnesses said. Orange County Sheriff John Mina characterized the shootings Wednesday as…


LIVE 6 PM ET: House Judiciary Committee Holds Press Conference on Border Crisis After Hearing in Yuma, Arizona

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee holds a press conference at 6:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 23 after a field hearing at Yuma, Arizona, on the impact the illegal immigrants brought to the border community in the the “Biden Border Crisis.” …


House Judiciary Committee Holds Press Conference on Border Crisis After Hearing in Yuma, Arizona

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee holds a press conference at 6:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 23 after a field hearing at Yuma, Arizona, on the impact the illegal immigrants brought to the border community in the the “Biden Border Crisis.” …


Overheated Wheel Bearing Caused ‘100 Percent Preventable’ Ohio Derailment: NTSB

An overheated wheel bearing is what caused the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio—an incident that was “100 percent preventable,” according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. “Every event we investigate is preventable,” Homendy noted at a Feb. 23, press conference in Washington….


Ohio Train Derailment ‘100 Percent Preventable’: NTSB

An overheated wheel bearing is what caused the Feb. 3 derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio—an incident that was “100 percent preventable,” according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy. “Every event we investigate is preventable,” Homendy noted at a Feb. 23, press conference in Washington….


On Stand, Alex Murdaugh Denies Killings but Admits Lying

Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh denied killing his wife and son but admitted lying to investigators about when he last saw them alive as he took the stand in his own defense Thursday. Murdaugh, 54, is charged with murder in the fatal shootings of his wife, Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, who…


R. Kelly Avoids Lengthy Add-On to 30-year Prison Sentence

CHICAGO—R. Kelly was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison for child pornography and enticement of minors for sex but will serve all but one of those simultaneously with a separate 30-year sentence on racketeering and sex trafficking convictions. The sentence means Kelly could leave prison alive, when he’s about 80. Prosecutors had asked…


Pro-Lifers Indicted for 2020 Blocking of Doors at Michigan Abortion Facility

The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week is reaching back three years to charge eight pro-life activists who, through sitting and praying, blocked the door of the Northland Family Planning abortion facility in Sterling Heights, Michigan. They face up to 11 years in federal prison. Many have already been charged for similar incidents. According to…