HUNTSVILLE, Texas—A man convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago was executed on Wednesday, the sixth inmate to be put to death in the U.S. this year and the second in as many days. John Balentine, 54, received a lethal injection at the state…
US Man Convicted of Aiding ISIS as Sniper, Trainer
NEW YORK—A former New York stockbroker-turned-ISIS group terrorist was convicted Tuesday of becoming a sniper and trainer for the terrorist group during its brutal reign in Syria and Iraq. The trial of Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, a Kazakh-born U.S. citizen, was the latest in a series of cases against people accused of leaving their homelands around…
Gunman Apprehended in Rancho Santa Margarita After 10-Hour Standoff
An armed suspect was apprehended Feb. 7 after a nearly 10-hour standoff and two school lockdowns in Rancho Santa Margarita. The incident occurred at a condominium complex near the intersection of Arroyo Vista and Las Mesitas. Deputies arrived on the scene around 12:30 a.m. after receiving a call that a man had pointed a handgun…
Parents at School Where 6-Year-Old Boy Shot Teacher Prepare to Sue
NORFOLK, Va.—The families of two students at a Virginia elementary school where a 6-year-old shot and wounded his teacher have filed notices of potential legal action against the school system over trauma they say the shooting inflicted on their children. The parents of a first-grader said their daughter was in the classroom when the shooting…
Hearing Fails to Establish Twitter Collusion with FBI in Blocking New York Post Story
Five hours of questioning by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability failed to establish a clear political motivation for former Twitter executives who temporarily blocked sharing of a negative news story about Joe Biden or any testimony establishing collusion between Twitter and the FBI. Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) nevertheless said the Feb….
No End in Sight as Jan. 6 Prosecutions Near the 1,000-Case Milestone, DOJ Reports
The U.S. Department of Justice’s historic, sweeping effort to arrest and prosecute supporters of former President Donald Trump for alleged crimes at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is nearing the 1,000-case milestone with no end in sight. As the Jan. 6 prosecution effort enters its third year, the pace of FBI arrests has…
Official Says 7 More Memphis Officers Could Face Discipline in Tyre Nichols Case
More Memphis police officers are expected to face disciplinary charges following further findings from an investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, an official said on Tuesday. Jennifer Sink, chief legal officer for the city of Memphis, told council members that the number of officers disciplined for policy violations could rise to 13, noting that…
North Texas Couple Charged With Distributing Fentanyl That Led to 3 Teen Deaths, Multiple Poisonings
A North Texas couple is accused of running a fentanyl ring linked to three student deaths and at least six hospitalizations. On Friday, Luis Eduardo Navarrete, 21, and Magaly Mejia Cano, 29, were arrested at a Carrollton home where they allegedly sold fentanyl-laced pills to eight R.L. Turner High School students between 14 and 16…
2 Men Arrested in 1975 Slaying of Indiana Girl, 17
Two Indiana men have been charged with murder nearly a half-century after a 17-year-old girl failed to return home from her job at a church camp and was found dead in a river, state police announced Tuesday. Fred Bandy Jr., 67, of Goshen, and John Wayne Lehman, 67, of Auburn, were arrested Monday on one…
Utah Man Googled ‘Gunshot in a House’ Before Murder-Suicide
SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother, and their five kids before turning the gun on himself had done online searches about how loud different guns sound and whether neighbors could hear gunshots five days before the killings, new court records posted online show. According to a document containing the…
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