Mexico’s president on Monday called for the resignation of the state prosecutor in Guanajuato in light of the state’s high levels of violence, a day after gunmen killed 12 people at a holiday party there. Guanajuato has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the Jalisco cartel and local …
Read More »Kentucky remains identified as FBI fugitive who vanished nearly 25 years ago
A set of human remains that fishermen found “wrapped in heavy tire chains and anchored with a hydraulic jack” in a lake in Kentucky nearly 25 years ago has been identified as belonging to an FBI fugitive, state police have revealed. Kentucky State Police say with the help of “advanced …
Read More »Taliban detains 18 NGO staff, including foreigner, in Afghanistan amid ongoing scrutiny
The Taliban have detained 18 staffers, including a foreigner, from a nongovernmental organization based in Afghanistan, the nonprofit group said Friday. NGOs have come under greater scrutiny since the Taliban seized control of the country two years ago. The Taliban introduced harsh measures and barred Afghan women from education beyond …
Read More »Would-be burglars armed with 'billy club' pick the wrong farmer to try to rob: 'I will shoot'
Washington state farmer Sam Krautscheid had just baled hay with one of his sons and was heading to an Eric Church concert when his evening took an unexpected turn, and he was forced to use his gun to protect his farm from suspected criminals. “I’ve got a loud voice. And …
Read More »Pakistani military raid kills 3 militants in former Taliban stronghold
Pakistani troops raided a suspected militant hideout in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold near the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed three militants, the military said Tuesday. A militant commander was among those killed in the shootout late on Monday in Khyber, a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, …
Read More »Nearly naked prostitutes prowl streets in broad daylight, but California law ties police hands: mayor
Women wearing only “g-strings” while bending over in front of traffic has become an increasingly common sight in National City, California, as prostitution issues spiral after the implementation of a controversial state law, the city’s mayor told Fox News Digital. “They’re waving to people on the freeway or, just to …
Read More »Massachusetts men sentenced for conspiring, selling fentanyl to substance abuse patients at VA medical center
Two Massachusetts men who pleaded guilty in July to planning to sell fentanyl to veterans being treated for substance abuse at a Boston-area Veterans Affairs medical center, have been sentenced to time in prison. The state’s U.S. Attorney’s Office said 30-year-old Deiby Bladimil Casado Ruiz of Lawrence was sentenced Nov. …
Read More »George Zimmerman says a person in his circumstances can't feel guilty about Martin death
ORLANDO, Fla. – George Zimmerman says in a new video that a person in his circumstances can’t feel guilty over surviving a confrontation like the one he had with Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old he fatally shot three years ago in Florida. Zimmerman said in the video that he would …
Read More »Alabama 5-year-old girl dies after being found in home’s laundry hamper: 'Precious and smart'
A five-year-old in Alabama was found dead in a laundry hamper, with those close to her describing her as a “precious, smart and inquisitive child,” police said. The Trussville Police Department identified the child as Khloe Teresa Williamson. Authorities said that the tragic incident happened just after 6:30 a.m. on …
Read More »Six teens stand trial for allegedly inciting beheading of French teacher who showed Muslim cartoon
Six teenagers are standing trial in Paris on Monday on charges of inciting the 2020 beheading of schoolteacher Samuel Paty, who showed cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class discussion on the French values of freedom of expression and secularism. Five of the charged minors, who were between the …
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