A drug dealer will spend 28 years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a South Carolina deputy in the shoulder during a raid at his home. Federal prosecutors said in a news release that 29-year-old Tray Graves pleaded guilty to distributing crack cocaine and discharging a firearm in furtherance… Read More
NY man pleads guilty to posing as a cop
Authorities say a 26-year-old western New York man has admitted to posing as a police officer during a traffic stop with a real cop. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office says Corey Shepard, of Cheektowaga, pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that include criminal possession of a forged instrument, criminal impersonation… Read More
Boxing legend suspected of DUI
The California Highway Patrol says Hall of Fame boxer Oscar De La Hoya has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Officer Stephan Brandt says De La Hoya’s car was pulled over for speeding in Pasadena shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday. Brandt says the officer smelled a strong odor of… Read More
Hundreds honor three astronauts lost in Apollo fire
Moonwalkers and dozens of others who took part in NASA’s Apollo program are paying tribute to the three astronauts killed in a fire 50 years ago. On the eve of the Apollo 1 anniversary, hundreds gathered at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday to honor Gus Grissom, Ed White and… Read More
U.S. Border Patrol chief ousted after Trump’s wall announcement
The Border Patrol chief is leaving the agency on the heels of President Donald Trump’s announcement of an ambitious plan to build a massive wall at the Mexican border and hire 5,000 Border Patrol agents. It was not immediately clear whether Mark Morgan resigned or was asked to leave. Customs… Read More
U.K. kneels to Trump: “You’ll lead the world”
In January of 2016, the Parliament of the United Kingdom debated banning then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from their country. Members of parliament threw nasty accusations at Trump, labeling him “crazy”, a “buffon”, and a “wazzock” (British slang for a fool). In January 2017, after voters rejected the establishment in… Read More
Trump to ask Pentagon to accelerate fight against ISIS
President Donald Trump is expected to ask the Pentagon on Friday for options to accelerate the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria. Current and former U.S. officials say the options probably will include several the Obama administration considered but didn’t act on — from adding significantly more… Read More
14 arrested with ties to Islamic terror
Heavily armed SWAT teams supported by hundreds of other officers detained 14 people suspected of having ties to the Islamic State group in early-morning raids on Thursday, Austrian officials said. An earlier statement from the public prosecutor’s office in Graz had spoken of eight arrests in twin operations there and… Read More
Official: Flint water lead-level falls below federal limit
Flint’s water system no longer has levels of lead exceeding the federal limit, a key finding that Michigan environmental officials said Tuesday was good news for a city whose 100,000 residents have been grappling with the man-made water crisis. The 90th percentile of lead concentrations in Flint was 12 parts… Read More
Mexican President officially cancels White House visit
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday canceled a planned Jan. 31 meeting with President Donald J. Trump, hours after Trump tweeted that the meeting should be scrapped if Mexico won’t pay for a border wall. Pena Nieto’s message on Twitter ended days of uncertainty about how he would respond… Read More