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On Friday, in Midland, Texas, an as-yet unidentified gunman opened fire, resulting in one victim killed and at least nine wounded. The shooter, as of this writing, has barricaded himself in a building, which is surrounded by police. At least one person is dead and others were injured in an active shooting situation while the suspect has barricaded himself inside a building in downtown Midland, Texas, Midland Mayor Lori Blong said in a Friday press conference. Midland Mayor Lori Blong said there were 11 victims in total, and that police have established a perimeter and are asking residents to avoid...

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Thursday that the Trump administration has found at least 146,000 migrant children that were unaccounted for during the Biden administration. A total of 450,000 went missing under former President Joe Biden — and “nearly 300,000” are still unaccounted for, Mullin said at a news conference. “We’re investigating reports to where some of these kids claim that they were raped 6[00] to 700 times,” he added. “I don’t care who you are. I don’t care if you have kids. You don’t have kids. I don’t care if you’re a liberal, you’re independent, you’re...

Hill also compared Karmelo Anthony's case to George Zimmerman and Kyle Rittenhouse, both acquitted on self-defenseFormer ESPN host Jemele Hill says she feels "terribly sad" about the situation involving Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf. Specifically, she's sad that Anthony, who murdered Metcalf, was represented by a white lawyer. "This is just terribly sad," Hill wrote on Threads in response to Anthony having a white attorney. "Also, there were black attorneys that reached out, but there are some hard lessons in this case that our community needs to remember." That's her takeaway from a case that ended with the senseless death...

A father of seven is dead after a dispute with a reported teenager over a loud cellphone conversation on a New York City bus turned deadly this week. According to CBS News, 41-year-old Jonathan Pettigrew was fatally shot about 2:30 p.m. Monday after confronting another passenger who was speaking loudly on a phone aboard a bus in the Bronx. At some point during what was an exchange of words, the other passenger — described by the New York Post as being between 13 and 16 years old — opened fire on Pettigrew. Surveillance video showed passengers rushing off the bus...

There is no prison sentence that would satisfy the father of Austin Metcalf. For the first time since the verdict in the death of his son, Jeff Metcalf spoke with CBS News Texas about the sentence, the trial and forgiveness. "A lie is temporary, but the truth lasts forever," Jeff Metcalf said. Austin Metcalf Jeff Metcalf finally had a chance to read the words he's been writing in a notebook to address his son's convicted killer, 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony. On Tuesday, Anthony was found guilty by a Texas jury in the 2025 stabbing death of Austin Metcalf at a track...

According to Karmelo Anthony’s parents, no one wins when it comes to the verdict on their son. And this is true. A man’s life was taken far too early, and that is something the victim’s family will have to live with forever. No amount of punishment, or in this case, a softball sentence, will bring justice for their son’s actions. And Anthony losing his trial is nothing more than a personal problem. If they are upset their son’s actions cost him 35 years of his life, just imagine how they would feel if someone stabbed their son in the heart....

Officers carried out search warrant at residential building Thursday morning, prior to shootingA 19-year-old will be charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Toronto police constable shot in an exchange of gunfire in the city's northwest end Thursday morning, police say. The shooting happened as officers were conducting an investigation linked to several other incidents involving firearms around the Greater Toronto Area, Toronto police Chief Demkiw said, including one that took place at the U.S. consulate in March. Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, was "a hero in life, not death," Demkiw said at a news conference outside Sunnybrook Health...

A protester who was caught on video getting in another man's face outside the courthouse where Karmelo Anthony was sentenced for murder has been arrested. A spokesperson for the Collin County Sheriff's Office confirmed to the Daily Mail that Winston Jerome Parker, 27, was taken into custody outside the courthouse on Tuesday for an outstanding warrant on a charge of unlawful carry of a weapon. The alleged offense occurred in the parking lot of the courthouse last Saturday, the spokesperson noted. Prison records show Parker was granted a $1,000 surety bond. It is unclear whether he has retained an attorney...

Members of a federal task force shot two people when an undercover firearms purchase went sideways in suburban Country Club Hills on Tuesday, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. A total of five people are now in custody. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of 189th Street and Loretto Lane. In a statement, ATF said an ATF special agent and a task force officer, identified by other agencies as a Chicago police officer, fired their weapons after undercover agents were confronted during what authorities described as an attempted armed robbery. “On Tuesday, at...

Karmelo Anthony’s grandmother, Toni Hayes, was caught on camera leading chants of “Racist! Biased! Prejudiced!” as she left the McKinney, Texas, courthouse, where Anthony, 19, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 35 years in prison. “They sent a MESSAGE that a white person can hit a black boy and get away with it! They can do whatever the **** they want!” she said from her car. She is further seen making hearts with her hands as supporters send her off. Bystanders are seen sending her off, screaming, “Free Karmelo” and chanting, “Racist! Biased! Prejudiced!” as they surrounded her car...

Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was denied parole Thursday, nearly five years after a drunken driving crash that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog in Las Vegas. Ruggs, 27, will be eligible for parole again on Aug. 24, 2027, and could appear before the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners next May. "Mr. Ruggs, and our office, continue to feel the grief and loss suffered by Ms. Tintor's family," Ruggs' attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, said in a Thursday statement, adding that they were disappointed by the parole board's decision to deny parole. During Ruggs'...

The “sweetest” elderly Mississippi couple were allegedly killed by a teenage burglar who then shot at cops during a six-hour standoff while barricaded in the house, according to authorities. Billy Blair, 74, and his wife, Virginia Carol Blair, 71, were killed after 17-year-old Cordarius Hobbs broke into their home last Wednesday, WLBT reported. Hobbs has since been charged with capital murder.Cops swooped on the Mendenhall home just after noon for a welfare check after worried relatives couldn’t make contact — but they encountered gunfire upon their arrival. The burglary was already taking place when police arrived and the front door...

“We’re in a nightmare. It doesn’t feel real,” said Anthony’s parents in their first interview following the verdict with Mimi Brown on The Breakfast Club. “We’ve been up all night crying and praying.” “We didn’t know how cruel the world could be,” Karmelo Anthony’s father, Andrew Anthony, said. “We did everything we were advised and told to do, and look what happened.” . . . “The reality of this is that somebody literally walked into [Karmelo’s] life,” he said, “[Karmelo] did everything by the law and just look at where we’re at.”

a black man films himself riding down the street on a bicycle, reportedly in Florida, before he pulls over where a white man is sitting on the ground talking to a white woman while they appear to be waiting for a bus. Out of nowhere and without provocation, the black man punches the seated white man in the head, accusing him of being part of the “jury selection” for the Karmelo Anthony trial; he also says to the white veteran, “you gonna die.”

The FBI executed three federal search warrants Tuesday morning at the Contra Costa County Assessor’s Office and the homes of longtime Assessor Gus Kramer and his right-hand man, Assistant Assessor Vince Robb. The FBI executed three federal search warrants on Tuesday, targeting the Contra Costa County Assessor's Office and the homes of two top county tax officials in what is shaping up to be one of the biggest public corruption investigations to hit California's East Bay in years. Federal agents descended on the Contra Costa County Assessor's Office in Martinez, along with residences connected to longtime County Assessor Gus Kramer...

Karmelo didn't cry when the jury heard the 911 call after Austin Metcalf was stabbed. He didn't cry when Austin's twin brother, Hunter, could be heard screaming in anguish and praying his brother wouldn't die. He didn't cry when the jury was shown Austin's autopsy photos. He didn't cry when they saw the blood-soaked shirt used in a desperate attempt to save Austin's life. But he cried when he was found guilty. And he cried again when he was sentenced to 35 years. The only tears the jury saw were for his own fate, not for the life that was...

BREAKING: Two former Utah court clerks arrested for allegedly helping illegals evade ICE Jennifer Joma, 27, and Lauren Kelsey Morrow, 26, were working at the courthouse when they learned ICE was there to arrest an illegal. They then allegedly helped multiple illegals escape through a side door and flipped off the security camera on their way out before driving off with the illegals.

As an Oregon man is set to be arraigned on domestic terrorism charges, KATU has learned more about the alleged motive behind the fires. Ethan Noble Burlingame emailed a "declaration of war" against the U.S. and expressed an intent to "cause suffering, destruction and terror" and "burn down the empire," according to prosecutors. According to the arrest warrant filed by Wheeler County District Attorney Gretchen Ladd, Burlingame emailed his intent to a Florida resident under the username Rottenheart in the early morning hours of June 1. Later that morning, a fire destroyed an unoccupied building in Fossil, near Burlingame's home...

SALT LAKE CITY — Two former Logan Justice Court employees are facing federal charges for allegedly helping an immigrant sought by Immigration and Customs Enforcement evade authorities and sneak out of the court facility. "This case is about some state court clerks who abused their position of trust and took the law into their own hands by helping an illegal alien evade a lawful arrest by ICE," read court documents in the two cases. Federal officials filed charges against Lauren Kelsey Morrow, 26, and Jennifer Joma, 27, in U.S. District Court on June 3 and they were unsealed Tuesday. Both...

Mahender Makhijani, 44, a lawful permanent resident from India residing in the upscale enclave of Corona del Mar, was arrested this morning on a federal criminal complaint charging him with bank fraud. Makhijani controlled Cantor Group V LLC, a Newport Beach-based outfit that had a lending deal with a federally insured bank. Under the agreement, the bank advanced nearly $100 million so Cantor could originate or purchase real estate loans, but only first-lien loans where Cantor held the top position on the collateral. Instead of playing straight, Makhijani and a subordinate spent months from September 2024 through April 2025 systematically...