Jeffrey R. Holland, a senior leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the man next in line to become its president, has died at the age of 85, church officials announced Saturday. Holland died early Saturday morning in Salt Lake City due to complications linked to kidney disease, according to a … Read more
Authorities in Oklahoma have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of ambushing and repeatedly stabbing his former co-worker outside her home after what investigators described as a pattern of unwanted attention that escalated into violence. Ronaldo Zavala faces multiple felony charges including aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery while masked or disguised, and domestic assault … Read more
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas from enforcing a controversial law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, ordering several districts to remove the posters by December 1. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia issued the preliminary injunction after determining the mandate violates the Establishment Clause, siding with 15 multifaith … Read more
The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a rare and consequential bill directing the Justice Department to publicly release the remaining files tied to the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, marking a pivotal moment in a case long shrouded in secrecy. The vote followed months of resistance from Republicans and President Donald … Read more
Authorities in the Florida Keys say a domestic dispute over a $5 mobile app payment escalated into a violent confrontation that left a man injured and his girlfriend behind bars on a $75,000 bond. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, 34-year-old Danielle Banks allegedly attacked her boyfriend on Thursday after spotting a $5 transfer … Read more
President Trump announced Friday that he intends to order Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice to open a sweeping investigation into prominent Democratic politicians and business leaders who once associated with Jeffrey Epstein, escalating a political clash that has consumed Washington this week. The president framed the move as a counterstrike to … Read more
A California woman is facing the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison after a San Bernardino County jury convicted her of killing her former boyfriend and burying his body in a concealed “makeshift tomb” behind her home. Jurors on Monday found 46-year-old Trista Ann Spicer guilty of second-degree murder with a … Read more
DENMARK, S.C. — A South Carolina man has been sentenced to more than four decades in prison after admitting to killing his girlfriend and setting her body on fire inside a car, a crime that has devastated the victim’s family and community. Jarrett Haskell Davis, 28, pleaded guilty Monday to murder, possession of a weapon … Read more
Authorities in Alabama have arrested a man accused of preying on grieving families by using obituaries and Facebook posts to identify homes to burglarize shortly after a loved one’s death. Police say 40-year-old Peter Michael Petitti was taken into custody Sunday during a traffic stop after allegedly breaking into the home of a recently deceased … Read more
A Florida woman is behind bars after allegedly calling 911 fourteen times requesting a ride home and assaulting a sheriff’s deputy who tried to stop her. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Baylee Jordan Graham was arrested early Tuesday morning after deputies responded to a call from a McDonald’s restaurant in Gainesville. Restaurant … Read more