A federal appeals court has ruled that a migrant detention center located in the Florida Everglades will continue operating, rejecting efforts by environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida to shut down the facility they refer to as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 decision on Tuesday that overturned...
A 34-year-old South Carolina man has been sentenced to four decades in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his wife’s former romantic partner in a courthouse parking lot last year. The fatal confrontation occurred after the defendant discovered he was not the biological father of the child he had been raising. Stephen Andrew White received...
A Los Angeles police officer took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his actions in a tragic 2021 shooting that resulted in the death of a 14-year-old girl at a Burlington Coat Factory store. Officer William Jones faced intense questioning from attorneys representing the family of Valentina Peralta, who was killed by a stray bullet...
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a 2019 helicopter crash in Hawaii that claimed multiple lives during a sightseeing tour. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that a lower court had incorrectly interpreted federal aviation liability law when dismissing claims against Robinson Helicopter...
A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of a Florida man who sold machine gun conversion devices to an undercover law enforcement agent, ruling that constitutional protections for firearm ownership do not extend to automatic weapons or their conversion mechanisms. Maxon Alsenat, 29, from Fort Lauderdale, was prosecuted after selling three machine gun conversion...
The American technology entrepreneur Elon Musk failed to appear for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors on Monday, declining a summons related to an ongoing investigation into his social media platform X and artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. French prosecutors confirmed they had noted the absence of individuals who had been summoned for questioning, though they...
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has departed from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet following a series of investigations into alleged misconduct, including accusations of an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate and consuming alcohol during work hours. The White House announced her departure on Monday through communications director Steven Cheung, who stated that Chavez-DeRemer would be pursuing opportunities...
A 32-year-old Miami mother has been arrested and charged with child abuse after allegedly assaulting her 12-year-old son multiple times following his accusation that she was having an extramarital affair. Lucianny Lizbeth Luna was taken into custody on Thursday after her son reported injuries to school officials, prompting an investigation by local authorities and child...
A Kentucky couple has been convicted in connection with the death of their 2-year-old son after their 3-year-old child found an unsecured firearm in a bedroom dresser and fatally shot his younger brother. Tashaun Adams, 23, and Selena Farrell, 25, were found guilty Friday of reckless homicide in the death of Khalil Adams following a...
A Colorado judge has handed down a 96-year prison sentence to a 33-year-old man who fired 59 shots into a bar after being removed from the establishment for fighting, striking a bartender in the neck and endangering multiple patrons. Jimmy Cazares was convicted in February on multiple charges including two counts of attempted murder, possession...