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Minnesota man faces federal charges for alleged carjacking, chase that left two dead
A St. Paul, Minnesota, man accused of a carjacking is facing federal charges after the ensuing chase left two women dead and a child injured.
Powerball jackpot rockets to $1.8 billion
The Powerball jackpot is up to $1.8 billion ahead of Saturday night's drawing, the second-largest amount in Powerball and American lottery history.
Thieves cut hole in roof to steal gold, jewels from Los Angeles County store
Thieves cut a hole in the roof of a building to get access to a jewelry store this week in Manhattan Beach, California, and cleaned out its safe.
New York man charged with selling fake Nintendo products for millions online
A Lawrence, New York, man is accused of making millions selling fake Nintendo gaming products online and now faces counterfeiting and conspiracy charges.
Justice Department talks about banning transgender gun owners spark fury across political spectrum
The Justice Department is drawing swift condemnation from gun rights groups and LGBTQ advocates alike after floating that it was considering restricting transgender people from owning guns - a move that would all but certainly face immediate constitutional challenges if ever implemented.
Raid on upstate New York food manufacturer leads to dozens of detentions
Federal law enforcement officers forced open the doors of a snack bar manufacturer and took away dozens of workers in a surprise enforcement action that the plant's owner on Friday called "terrifying."
Dive team, trying to solve decades-old cold case, finds 97 vehicles in Chicago River
An independent dive team trying to solve a missing persons cold case from 1970 has uncovered 97 vehicles in the Chicago River.
New York forest rangers rescue hikers high on psychedelic mushrooms
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation rangers recently helped a group of hikers tripping on hallucinogenic mushrooms get back to a trailhead.
Gang uses pandemic small business loans to buy guns, alcohol: Feds
Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against a dozen members of the Florida-based Hood Boys, accusing the gang of fraudulently applying for pandemic small business loans, then spending the money at gun and liquor stores.
ICE finds over 475 illegal workers at Hyundai plant in Georgia
When federal law enforcement raided a Hyundai plant in Georgia this week, some migrants ran into a sewage pond to try to escape, with one man trying to flip the boat that agents were using to fish them out of the water.
2 people die in small plane crash near suburban Denver airport
Two people died when a small plane crashed and caught on fire near a suburban Denver airport on Friday, officials said.
San Francisco Bay Area commuter trains shut down due to computer issue
San Francisco Bay Area residents were scrambling Friday for alternate routes after a regional commuter rail system shut down all its trains due to a computer issue, a second systemwide closure for the beleaguered rail line in four months.
Deported Venezuelan mothers ask Melania Trump to help reunite them with their children
Maria Alejandra Rubio hasn't seen her son in five months. They were separated in the United States when she was detained to be deported to her native Venezuela and he was sent to live with a family friend.
Louisiana governor pays fine and discloses $13K in unreported free trips in deal to end ethics probe
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry agreed Friday to pay a $900 fine for failing to disclose a free plane ride to Hawaii and other free flights, ending a yearslong ethics investigation into his travels. The Republican also revealed he accepted nearly 20 complimentary trips worth more than $13,000.
A death row inmate says judges are ruled by Satan as he tries to avoid execution
As a judge considers arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys over whether delusional beliefs about the legal system are enough to keep a South Carolina prisoner from being executed, the inmate himself decided to weigh in with his own handwritten legal papers.
Hurricane Kiko heads toward Hawaii as Lorena remnants linger near western Mexico
Hurricane Kiko was on a path toward Hawaii over the next several days as post-tropical cyclone Lorena soaked Mexico's Baja California peninsula with heavy rain, forecasters said Friday.
FBI seized phones, computer equipment, folders during search of Bolton’s home, records show
The FBI seized phones, computer equipment and typed documents from the home of John Bolton as part of an investigation into whether one of President Donald Trump's first-term national security advisers mishandled government secrets, according to court records unsealed Thursday.
Mexico’s president increasingly backed against a wall in managing Trump relationship
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's strategy of managing a tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump may be running up against wider regional tensions and lack of willingness by the Trump administration to make concessions, experts say.
A Minnesota man imprisoned for 27 years is free after a key witness says she committed the murder
A Minnesota man wrongly convicted of murder who spent nearly three decades in prison after being falsely implicated by a woman who has since confessed to the crime was released Thursday.
Ex-pilot accused of trying to cut a passenger flight’s engines reaches plea deals, his lawyer says
A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit has reached plea agreements with state and federal prosecutors, his attorney said Thursday.
