Rebellious AOC attends $30k Met Gala to protest the rich as BLM protesters clashed with police outside

When you have to pretend you hate wealthy rich people because it’s your meal ticket from moving up from a New York City taco joint bartender to a $174,000 gig in Congress,…

40 Charged With Gun, Drug Crimes in Lubbock

Forty defendants – including 15 arrested in Wednesday’s “Operation Taste the Rainbow” in Lubbock – have been charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Prerak Shah. The men and…

Amazon To Pay Employees’ Full College Tuition In Latest Attempt To Attract More Workers

Amazon will begin paying college tuition for hundreds of thousands of its employees in an effort to attract more workers, the company said Thursday. More than 750,000 hourly Amazon employees nationwide will…

Rikers Island Inmates Partying, Brawling, Fatally Overdosing Amid Staffing Crisis: REPORT

Inmates on Rikers Island are partying, brawling and fatally overdosing amid a staffing shortage, the New York Post reported on Thursday. Over 30 guard posts were unmanned and around 20 officers were…

All 19 defendants charged in T&A Crips case convicted of federal crimes

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The final of 19 defendants to be convicted in a Columbus gang-related racketeering conspiracy pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for his part in furthering the violence of the…

Seven Defendants Arrested in Joint State/Federal Investigation into Myrtle Beach Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that a joint team of dozens of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, led by the U.S.…

Jobless Claims Plummet To 310,000 As Workers Brush Off Delta Concerns

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims decreased to 310,000 last week as the economy continues to slowly recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The Bureau of Labor Statistics figure released Thursday…

Arrest Made Shooting in Northeast D.C.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Tuesday,…

D.C. Second Arrest made in Carjacking

WASHINGTON D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Carjacking Task Force announced an additional arrest has been made in an Armed Carjacking (Gun) offense that occurred on Thursday, June 17, 2021,…

D.C. Arrest Made in Armed Offenses in the District

WASHINGTON D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s First, Fifth, and Sixth Districts announce an arrest has been made in reference to armed offenses that occurred in the District. First District…

Gunshots leave one dead in D.C.

Washington, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, September 5, 2021, in the 600 block of Morton Street, Northwest. At approximately 7:05…

Boston Gang Associate Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston gang associate pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Renardo Williams, 44, of South Boston, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute…

Mexican man sentenced to 20 years for importing nearly $2.4 million through South Texas

MCALLEN, Texas — A Mexican national was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison for arranging the importation of 326 pounds of methamphetamines, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security…

Son Who Killed 71-Year-Old Mom Suspect in 3 D.C. Cold Case Murders

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce that an arrest has been made in reference to Cold Case Homicide offenses that occurred in the District. On Sunday, August…

485 trapped people were rescued during and after Ida pounded and flooded Newark

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara report that members of the Newark Department of Public Safety rescued 485 individuals trapped in flooded areas due to Tropical…

Three Associated with Columbia Gangs, Including Local Gang Leader, Sentenced to a Total of 19 Years in Federal Prison

Columbia, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that three defendants associated with violent Columbia street gangs – Daisean Montez Skeeters, 27, of Elgin; Trenton Jermaine Portee, 26,…

Colorado High School Students Stage Walkout To Protest School Mask Requirement

Kendall Tietz on September 2, 2021 High school students in Douglas County, Colorado, staged protests Wednesday calling for the end of a classroom mask mandate, ABC 7 Denver reported. Students from ThunderRidge…

Former Columbia University scholar fears Texas abortion law will lead to more babies with Down Syndrome

A former Columbia University scholar suggested late Wednesday night that Texas’ Heartbeat Act will lead to the birth of more babies with Down syndrome, increasing negative stereotypes about red states. “You can’t…

Staten Island serial burglar sent to prison for up to 12 years

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Staten Island man has been sentenced to six to 12 years in prison for a string of residential burglaries of empty Brooklyn apartments.…

Woman charged for DUI crash that paralyzed 4-year-old boy

DELTONA, FL – The driver in an April crash that paralyzed a 4-year-old boy has been arrested on charges of DUI with serious bodily injury, child neglect and culpable negligence after a…

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