Bethel Park, PA

Columbus, OH

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Joe Biden signed two years ago Tuesday.  A White House report obtained by The Associated Press on the implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act also said that enhanced background checks under the new law have stopped roughly 800 sales of firearms to people under age 21 who would be prohibited from buying them.  It highlights that 14 states are using or planning to use funding from the legislation to make better use of red flag laws, which allow law enforcement to remove weapons from people in crisis but are often underused or not well understood. And the report lays out how $85 million in funding has been awarded to 125 school districts across 18 states to help identify students who need mental health care and help them access it.  “It was designed to reduce gun violence and save lives,” Biden said recently of the law. “And I’m so proud of the tremendous progress we’ve made since then.” 

More than 500 people have been charged with federal crimes under the gun safety law Biden signed

ABC News

As investigators look into the suspect who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, investigators are wondering whether the shooter expected to survive the attack.

Did Trump's alleged shooter expect to survive attack? What evidence suggests so far

Texas State

An American man was executed Wednesday in Texas for the 2001 murder of a woman. Gonzales' attorney had appealed for a stay on his execution to the US Supreme Court, but it was rejected on Wednesday. 

US death row inmate executed in Texas

HuffPost

Insiders told reporters that one word would not be used in the former president's speech. It was — twice.

Trump Utters The 1 Word He Wasn't Supposed To Say During RNC Speech

Springfield, IL

Warning: The following details may be disturbing for some individuals. (NewsNation) — Graphic video of a 36-year-old woman, Sonya Massey being shot dead by an Illinois sheriff’s deputy has been released. Sean Grayson, a sheriff’s deputy for Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office in Springfield, Illinois, shot Massey in the...

Body camera shows sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting woman

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Law & Crime

"They took and put a knife and fork — like a butter knife — on top of the stove and heated it up and they just started sticking it to the bodies."
The post ‘Pure torture’: Family duct-taped, held hostage and maimed with hot fork and butter knife by large group of masked intruders demanding cash and guns during sleepover, police say first appeared on Law & Crime.

'Pure torture': Family duct-taped, held hostage and maimed with hot fork and butter knife by large group of masked intruders demanding cash and guns during sleepover, police say

Two men have been arrested after a person was raped in a cemetery in the early hours of Sunday. North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened at about 01:50 BST in Dean Road Cemetery in Scarborough. Officers said two men, 18 and 21, were arrested shortly after the incident on...

Two held after 'terrifying' rape in cemetery

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Can You Flash Your Headlights to Warn Other Drivers About Speed Traps?. Flashing headlights can serve as a signal to other drivers that law enforcement is nearby, often warning of speed traps or sobriety checkpoints.

Is it legal to flash your headlights to warn drivers of speed traps? What Drivers should now

CBS News

Johannesburg — Kenya's National Police said Monday they had arrested a 33-year-old man whom they called a "psychopathic serial killer with no respect for human life." They said the suspect, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, had admitted to murdering 42 women, including his wife, whom they say he acknowledged as his first victim.Mohammed Amin, chief of Kenya's national Directorate of Criminal Investigations, said Khalusha  had murdered some victims as recently as just four days prior to his arrest, but that his alleged killing spree began in 2022.  Amin made the statement during a news conference at DCI headquarters in Nairobi on...

Police say "psychopathic serial killer" arrested over murder of 42 women

Clarke County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

Massachusetts State

Camilo Díaz

(MA) Meet an amazing and loving Goldendoodle who is searching for his TRUE furever family. Waylon is a three-year-old pup who was put into rescue through no fault of his own. According to his Petfinder profile, Waylon originally grew up with a family of his own, but after that family got a new puppy they decided Waylon had to go. There are no further details provided, but it is lucky that Great Dog Rescue New England was there to give Waylon the chance at happiness he truly deserves!

Goldendoodle Surrendered To Rescue After Original Owners Get New Puppy

Athens, GA

Now Habersham

A 19-year-old Lawrenceville man is in custody after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor, according to a news release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

Teen arrested for kidnapping and molestation after Athens hit-and-runs

Illinois State

Reuters

(Reuters) - The Illinois State Police released video on Monday of a sheriff's deputy killing a woman in her home this month, revealing details of a shooting that some likened to high-profile cases in which law enforcement has used excessive force on Black Americans.

Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage

TheDailyBeast

One of the biggest benefits of the internet is that it affords people the ability to Google individuals they’ve begun dating to see if there are horrific skeletons in their closets. That resource would have been invaluable to at least some of the six women who married Thomas Randolph, a Nevada man whose spouses had a strange habit of turning up dead after he had taken out multiple, sizable life insurance policies on them. Randolph’s messy past earned him the nickname the “Black Widower,” and it came to a head with the demise of his sixth (and, to date, final)...

He Had Six Wives. Four Died. Was He a Serial Killer?

Oklahoma State

Execution of Richard Rojem Jr. Richard Rojem Jr., 66, was executed on June 27 for the 1985 kidnapping, rape, and murder of his ex-stepdaughter, Layla Cummings, who was seven years old at the time. As Oklahoma’s longest-serving death row inmate, Rojem received a lethal three-drug injection at 10:16 a.m. at the state prison.

Oklahoma: Death row inmate’s final meal could give you a heart attack

Authorities in Kenya have arrested a serial killer who confessed to murdering 42 women, including his wife, and dumping their dismembered bodies in a landfill. Officials began searching the dump site on Friday (July 12) and have since recovered the remains of nine women, which were in nylon sacks. Officials were able to identify the suspect, Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, 33, by tracking the mobile phone of one of the victims.

Suspected 'Vampire' Serial Killer Confessed To Killing 42 Women

Pennsylvania State

Portsmouth, NH

A group of gang members who trafficked drugs and guns and used dating websites to connect with people interested in hiring prostitutes were responsible for a series of robberies that led to four deaths, federal prosecutors said Friday.Dubbed the "fentanyl robbery gang" (F.R.G.), the group worked from New Hampshire to Virginia, according to Gerard Karam, the U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He said the gang members and their associates would arrange to visit a victim's location with the intent to rob them of guns, cash, cellphones, identification documents, debit and credit cards, drugs and other items of...

Gang that incapacitated victims with fentanyl accused in 4 deaths

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Gun Store Linked to Thomas Matthew Crooks Sold Guns Likely Involved in Other Crimes

Allegheny Arms & Gun Works received letters from a federal agency asking it to participate in a firearms tracing...

Gun Store Linked to Thomas Matthew Crooks Sold Guns Likely Involved in Other Crimes

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