Members phkrause Posted January 2 Author Members Posted January 2 Prominent California farmer pleads not guilty to killing estranged wife in Arizona HOLBROOK, Ariz. (AP) — A prominent California farmer has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge in the shooting death of his estranged wife at her home in an eastern Arizona mountain community. https://apnews.com/article/california-farmer-abatti-wife-shooting-arizona-190b3b822917f8b92b03a4d3014bcc65? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 6 Author Members Posted January 6 Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself “the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela. https://apnews.com/article/maduro-venezuela-trump-criminal-case-131f59e517cc8314a53c8dace230d328? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 7 Author Members Posted January 7 ⚖️ Charted: D.C. crime plunge Data: Metropolitan Police Department. Chart: Axios Visuals Violent crime is down in D.C. for the second straight year — extending a steep drop from the city's post-pandemic crime peak, Axios D.C.'s Anna Spiegel writes. Homicides fell 32% from 2024 to 2025, according to city data. D.C. recorded 127 murders — down sharply from 274 in 2023, its deadliest year in decades. Violent crime overall dropped 29% in 2025. Robberies are down 37%, and assaults with a dangerous weapon fell 10%. Keep reading. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 7 Author Members Posted January 7 Record $9.6 million fine for Third Coast after substantial oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico Pipeline safety regulators on Monday assessed their largest fine ever against the company responsible for leaking 1.1 million gallons of oil into the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana in 2023. But the $9.6 million fine isn’t likely to be a major burden for Third Coast to pay. https://apnews.com/article/gulf-oil-spill-pipeline-record-fine-99f9da1b10d8ff59f935f9989b55e5a2 Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 8 Author Members Posted January 8 Police release footage of a person of interest in the killing of an Ohio couple COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities have released security footage of a person of interest in the killing of an Ohio couple who were found shot to death in their home last week. https://apnews.com/article/dentist-ohio-couple-killed-51d310ada47235ea6aaa40c8bcc1e9af? Detroit suburb agrees to a $3.25 million settlement in the case of woman found alive in a body bag A Detroit suburb has agreed to a $3.25 million settlement with the family of a young woman who had been declared dead at home but then gasped for air and opened her eyes when her body bag was unzipped at a funeral home. https://apnews.com/article/woman-alive-body-bag-michigan-5d019983abe14fc328503cf7d85f3ddd? Shooter who killed Brown students and MIT professor planned attack for years, DOJ says BOSTON (AP) — The man identified as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and an MIT professor planned the attack for years and left behind videos in which he confessed to the murders but gave no motive, according to information released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Justice. https://apnews.com/article/brown-university-mit-shooter-planning-killing-months-c5daf1283b181a1ef383fb099e0e719f? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 8 Author Members Posted January 8 Notorious New York City-area ‘Torso Killer’ confesses to 1965 killing FAIR LAWN, N.J. (AP) — One of the New York City area’s most notorious serial killers has confessed to another killing. https://apnews.com/article/torso-killer-confession-new-jersey-new-york-cad4cb423cdffd03b149baf0732a39b3? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 9 Author Members Posted January 9 Judge indicates Elon Musk’s fraud lawsuit against OpenAI will head to trial A federal judge on Wednesday indicated a jury will be allowed to decide whether artificial intelligence trailblazer OpenAI hoodwinked its billionaire co-founder Elon Musk during its evolution from a nonprofit research lab into a capitalistic enterprise now valued at $500 billion. https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-openai-fraud-sam-altman-ee5bfbc14c2be20906886a9ae1d2cb20? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 11 Author Members Posted January 11 ? 1 for the road: What art thou, McRib? Photo: David Paul Morris/Getty Images A new class-action lawsuit accuses McDonald's of deceiving customers about the contents of its popular McRib sandwich, Axios Chicago's Carrie Shepherd reports. ? The plaintiffs allege the McRib — famously a limited-time offering — is actually a rib-shaped patty covered in barbecue sauce, and does not contain any pork rib meat. Instead, they say it's made of "lower-grade pork products such as inter alia, pork shoulder, heart, tripe, and scalded stomach." McDonald's, to Axios: "This lawsuit distorts the facts and the claims are meritless." ? "Our fan-favorite McRib sandwich is made with 100% pork sourced from farmers and suppliers across the U.S. — there are no hearts, tripe or scalded stomach used in the McRib patty as falsely alleged in this lawsuit." Go deeper ... Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 11 Author Members Posted January 11 Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial could start before the end of the year NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could begin before the end of the year, a judge said Friday while weighing a defense bid to bar the government from making it a capital case. https://apnews.com/article/mangione-unitedhealthcare-murder-death-penalty-031e32785dcebaaac643440336b8c222? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 13 Author Members Posted January 13 6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murder WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A 24-year-old Mississippi man killed six people — his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor and the pastor’s brother — at three locations during a Friday night rampage in a rural area, authorities said. https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-shooting-deaths-west-point-e7fcceb607e0e830c0215c4ae560e1c1? Ex-husband charged in murders of Ohio couple PHOENIX (AP) — The ex-husband of an Ohio woman was charged with the murders of her and her husband, according to court and county records. https://apnews.com/article/ohio-couple-killed-03f47d11f7d14f3a5581933b0f2a5013? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 15 Author Members Posted January 15 Actor Kiefer Sutherland arrested for allegedly assaulting a ride-hail driver, police say LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats early Monday morning after Los Angeles police say he assaulted a ride-hail driver. https://apnews.com/article/kiefer-sutherland-arrest-jail-0f32eb1ec4ee839e38197c9782cf0c5c? A part that broke on a UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky failed 4 times on other planes years ago Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15 last year but at that point the plane manufacturer didn’t believe it threatened safety, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. https://apnews.com/article/ups-louisville-plane-crash-ntsb-md11-6d4cfff0c3937f847a3ac39809e31c11? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 16 Author Members Posted January 16 NCAA basketball players and gamblers are charged for allegedly rigging games PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games has ensnared 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, federal prosecutors said Thursday. https://apnews.com/article/college-basketball-betting-charges-bribery-ncaa-4a558591ffedcd9bbf8450e602ebc99a? 83-year-old man convicted of killing Uber driver who he wrongly thought was scamming him SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A jury convicted an 83-year-old Ohio man of murder in the shooting of an Uber driver who he wrongly thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both. https://apnews.com/article/uber-driver-scam-shooting-4532b05caee0a17e5e9b02f5ede3cca5? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 18 Author Members Posted January 18 Defendant in Charlie Kirk’s killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors PROVO, Utah (AP) — The Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk returned to court Friday, as his attorneys sought to disqualify prosecutors because the daughter of a deputy county attorney involved in the case attended the rally where Kirk was shot. https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-hearing-187d3d4f1b2166232f9d2362001074d5? Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again. https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-synagogue-bombing-0ab3be11c838d81519497a644a1cb138? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 20 Author Members Posted January 20 Prison guard accused of failing to step in during fatal inmate beating pleads to reduced charge UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York prison guard accused of failing to intervene as fellow officers beat an inmate to death pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment Friday after jurors deliberating over a more serious manslaughter charge said they were deadlocked. https://apnews.com/article/new-york-inmate-death-robert-brooks-fisher-f7ec2bcdc20c21044a2594ab969e452f? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 23 Author Members Posted January 23 ⚖️ Lowest murder rate since 1900 Data: Council on Criminal Justice. Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios Murders fell 21% last year in 35 large U.S. cities — the biggest one-year drop ever and likely the lowest rate since at least 1900, Axios' Josephine Walker writes from data compiled by the Council on Criminal Justice. Why it matters: The decline signals a complete reversal of the COVID-era crime wave. ? By the numbers: Of the 35 cities reporting homicide rates, 31 saw declines. Murders plummeted 41% in Denver and 40% in D.C. and Omaha, Nebraska. Aggravated assaults also fell by 9%, and gun assaults and robbery tumbled by 22% and 23%. Drug crimes rose 7%, the lone category to increase. Explore the data. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted January 24 Author Members Posted January 24 Former Iowa superintendent pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former superintendent of Iowa’s largest school district pleaded guilty Thursday, and admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms. https://apnews.com/article/ian-roberts-ice-superintendent-iowa-schools-8bc3cc1a8605814b4d650071d71e967e? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 1 Author Members Posted February 1 A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. https://apnews.com/article/sonya-massey-grayson-murder-sentence-b4af388a9e7133449e861033a741d2ff? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 1 Author Members Posted February 1 Seattle ordered to pay over $30 million for fatal shooting of teen in 2020 protest SEATTLE (AP) — A jury on Thursday ordered the city of Seattle to pay more than $30 million over the unsolved, fatal shooting of a teenager at the “ Capitol Hill Occupied Protest " zone, which arose in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd. https://apnews.com/article/chop-seattle-occupied-protest-george-floyd-court-45f66e3184c3e950948eb6ca3ca2cc69? Jury finds Wisconsin man guilty of forging threat against Trump to get witness deported MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A jury found a Wisconsin man guilty Thursday of forging threats against President Donald trump in an attempt to get the victim in a robbery case against him deported. https://apnews.com/article/trump-threat-letter-charges-demetric-scott-milwaukee-33e1ad0f37c747ca2cd79be0b483541e? Top aide to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams took a bribe of diamond earrings, prosecutors say NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have accused a top aide to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams of accepting diamond earrings from two real estate developers, then pressuring city regulators to expedite their construction projects, despite safety concerns. https://apnews.com/article/eric-adams-ingrid-lewismartin-bribery-c92b83e162dccb7565505c085bb6b6c1? A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say NEW YORK (AP) — A man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York City on Wednesday night and told officers he had a court order to release Luigi Mangione, authorities said. He’s now locked up there too. https://apnews.com/article/luigi-mangione-jail-release-arrest-brooklyn-dc5ec1c87b636bfe99352ef3299acdf2? Judge hears testimony from DNA expert as man convicted of killing Laken Riley seeks new trial ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — A judge considering whether to grant a new trial to the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley heard testimony Friday from a DNA expert retained by his attorneys to analyze evidence in his murder case. https://apnews.com/article/laken-riley-jose-ibarra-georgia-nursing-student-e15b2d2c083fef3c090cb2774ce696bf? Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes after covering anti-ICE church protest LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. https://apnews.com/article/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-service-d3091fe3d1e37100a7c46573667eb85c? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 1 Author Members Posted February 1 Judge bars federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration’s bid to see him executed for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.” https://apnews.com/article/mangione-unitedhealthcare-death-penalty-dismissed-killing-1d17a30d0297acda29fc82dbf54d2677? Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes after covering anti-ICE church protest LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. https://apnews.com/article/don-lemon-arrest-minnesota-church-service-d3091fe3d1e37100a7c46573667eb85c? Polygamous sect’s sway has dwindled in twin towns on Arizona-Utah line. Residents enjoy new freedoms Two neighboring towns on the Arizona-Utah border that once served as a haven for a polygamous religious sect have entered a new era. Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah, were once controlled by the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The changes to the towns came after the sect’s leader and prophet, Warren Jeffs, was imprisoned for sexually assaulting girls he considered brides. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ A timeline of two towns on the Arizona-Utah border once controlled by a polygamist sect WATCH: Towns once run by Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect emerge from court supervision transformed Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted February 4 Author Members Posted February 4 Authorities believe ‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother was taken against her will TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities believe the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will, and the sheriff said Monday it’s imperative she’s found soon because she could die without her medication. https://apnews.com/article/savannah-guthrie-mother-missing-arizona-tucson-6c7b78d17d7b647c64f71f64ecaecf8b? ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse convicted on sexual assault charges LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury on Friday convicted “Dances With Wolves” actor Nathan Chasing Horse of sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls in a case that sent shock waves through Indian Country. https://apnews.com/article/nathan-chasing-horse-trial-verdict-1b68a516e8af37b557a27265fadd5645? Virginia man in ‘au pair affair’ case convicted of murdering wife and another man in elaborate ruse A Virginia man having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was found guilty Monday of murdering his wife and another man that prosecutors say was lured to the house as a fall guy. https://apnews.com/article/brendan-banfield-trial-verdict-virginia-au-pair-798af081cfcdf7d6116239dfdbd764c6? 3 fraternity members arrested in death of Northern Arizona student following rush event A Northern Arizona University student found dead at a fraternity house drank a large amount of vodka during an initiation event and some partygoers suspected he may have had alcohol poisoning, according to court documents released Monday. https://apnews.com/article/northern-arizona-university-fraternity-pledge-death-7915d5a86b9a06daabc0d50ed0e9280f? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted Saturday at 01:50 AM Author Members Posted Saturday at 01:50 AM ⚖️ Luigi Mangione said in court today that facing back-to-back state and federal trials for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson amounts to "double jeopardy." A Manhattan judge set Mangione's state murder trial for June 8, months before jury selection for his federal case begins in September. Go deeper. Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted yesterday at 10:09 PM Author Members Posted yesterday at 10:09 PM ‘We will pay,’ Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother Savannah Guthrie told the potential kidnappers of her mother Nancy Guthrie on Saturday that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return, as the frantic search for the 84-year-old Arizona resident has entered a seventh day. The “Today” show host was referencing a message that was sent to the Tucson-based television station KOLD on Friday afternoon, according to Kevin Smith, a spokesperson for the FBI office in Phoenix. Read more. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom calls lack of video a disappointing setback Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom continues Savannah Guthrie’s demand for mom’s ‘proof of life’ is complicated in this era of AI and deepfakes Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted 21 hours ago Author Members Posted 21 hours ago Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court began on Monday. https://apnews.com/article/meta-instagram-youtube-social-media-addiction-los-angeles-1b409b31438e5ba46e2e8c064229b51a? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
Members phkrause Posted 1 hour ago Author Members Posted 1 hour ago New York City police officer convicted of manslaughter in cooler throwing death NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer was convicted Friday of second-degree manslaughter after he tossed a picnic cooler filled with drinks at a fleeing suspect, causing the man to fatally crash his motorized scooter. https://apnews.com/article/new-york-police-cooler-death-convicted-3d84146766bac526c97d48d687f0ff77? Quote phkrause Read Isaiah 10:1-13
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