Father, son accused of kidnapping US Forest Service workers near Mt. Shasta

A father and son face federal charges after allegedly kidnapping two U.S. Forest Service employees near Mt. Shasta and holding them hostage for nearly 15 hours before surrendering to law enforcement.

2-year-old IE boy fatally shoots himself after finding gun in sofa; 2 arrested

A 2-year-old Highland boy has died after finding a gun hidden in a couch and fatally shooting himself, according to authorities. His mother and her boyfriend face child abuse charges.

Family of death row inmate blames doctor in botched execution

The family of a Tennessee death row inmate, whose execution was halted because of problems inserting an IV, has filed a complaint, accusing the doctor of violating ethics after the failed execution in May. 

South LA Crips street gang member sentenced in $2.8M bank fraud scheme: DOJ

Authorities announced 26-year-old Chase Matthew Griffin, a member of the South LA-based Crips, was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a $2.8 million scheme advertised on social media.

Murder charges in Compton student's July 4 death
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A Los Angeles man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on murder and other charges stemming from a Fourth of July shooting that left a 19-year-old college student dead and two female teenagers injured in Compton.

Two moms say their 85-year-old neighbor abused their daughters

Mothers Malina Chandler and Alize Ostalaza discovered that their 85-year-old neighbor allegedly sexually abused their young daughters for nearly a year in their apartment complex's play area.

Victims' moms say elderly neighbor abused 2 girls
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Malina and Alize discovered that their 85-year-old neighbor allegedly sexually abused their young daughters. Following the disclosure, the LAPD investigated the allegations and arrested Simon Verastegui, who is now charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14.

Status conference for Palisades Fire suspect set for Aug. 2026

Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of sparking the historic Palisades Fire, is back in court after his case was previously declared a mistrial.

CBP officers seize counterfeit FIFA World Cup jerseys at Port of Rochester

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says officers working at the Rochester, New York port of entry seized 80 counterfeit soccer jerseys, including 40 FIFA jerseys.

3 dead after carbon monoxide found in Ford Explorer

The presence of carbon monoxide was confirmed in a parked vehicle in Toledo, Ohio, where five people were found unresponsive and three of them died Wednesday in what an official described as an accident.

Unredacted Epstein files denied by DOJ for New Mexico case

The Department of Justice denied New Mexico’s request for unedited files regarding Jeffrey Epstein, stating that federal disclosure laws prohibit the agency from releasing the unredacted investigative records to state authorities.

Vance: Trump administration ‘guilty’ of mishandling Epstein files release

In an interview with Joe Rogan, Vice President JD Vance conceded that the Trump administration “screwed up” the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s case files.