(CHICAGO) -- A teenager now faces murder charges after a 7-year-old boy was fatally shot in the chest in a random act of gun violence in Chicago, police announced Friday.The victim, Jai'mani Amir Rivera, had just left his apartment and was on the sidewalk Tuesday afternoon when shots rang out,…
(BLUE ISLAND, Ill.) -- Three people were injured after multiple gunmen in a vehicle opened fire on a community center that was hosting a funeral reception in the Chicago suburbs, officials said.The shooting occurred around 3:30 p.m. local time Friday in the city of Blue Island, Illinois, located about 16…
(BERKELEY, Calif.) -- A California jury has found David DePape guilty on all charges in the state trial over the hammer attack against Paul Pelosi, following his federal conviction for the 2022 assault, prosecutors said.The jury began deliberations Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco, with the court dark on Wednesday, before…
(TUSCON, Ariz.) -- A housing assistance agency in one of the hottest regions in the country has found a sustainable way to provide relief from scorching temperatures.Two shipping containers that used to sit on the U.S.-Mexico border have been repurposed into cooling stations for residents in Tucson, Arizona, who may…
(FRESNO, Calif.) -- A 4-year-old boy was found safe after going missing overnight at a campground in California, authorities said.Christian Ramirez's family reported him missing Thursday shortly before 11 a.m. PT at the Rancheria Campground near Huntington Lake, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.More than 50 sheriff's deputies and…
(LAS VEGAS) -- A Clark County, Nevada, judge on Friday dismissed the charges filed by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford against six so-called "alternate electors" related to their alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in favor of former President Donald Trump.The move makes the Nevada case…
(NEW YORK) -- Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, in a court filing Friday, opposed lifting the limited gag order on Donald Trump as the former president awaits sentencing in his criminal hush money case.The limited gag order prevents Trump from targeting witnesses, jurors and others associated with the case.Trump's lawyers…
(RICHMOND, Va.) -- After nearly three decades, a convicted serial rapist has been identified as the suspect in the 1996 double murder of two women in a Virginia national park, federal authorities said.But the suspect won't face charges, as he died in prison six years ago, authorities said.On May 24,…
(NEW YORK) -- In the organization's first network television interview in nearly a decade, new NRA President Bob Barr explored the organization's relevance in an election year.With Barr assuming leadership of perhaps the nation's most controversial advocacy group, a significant shift in the NRA's stance on gun control is not…
(NEW YORK) -- Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Friday filed an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in an attempt to remain out of prison for his contempt of Congress conviction.Bannon was ordered by Judge Carl Nichols to surrender to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month…