The gunman in a deadly shooting spree at a manufacturing warehouse in Aurora, Ill., where five employees were killed and five officers were wounded Friday, was set to be fired by the company, Police Chief Kristen Ziman told reporters at a news confere…
{FD} ËœNew evidence' prompts release of two men questioned in Jussie Smollett case, Chicago PD says
Citing Å“new evidence, the Chicago Police Department announced Friday night that two men held for questioning in connection with an alleged attack on Å“Empire actor Jussie Smollett have been released, with no charges filed against them….
{FD} 2nd arrest in robbery that led to NYPD friendly fire death
A second person has been arrested in connection with a robbery that led to the friendly fire death of a New York City police detective.
{FD} Border declaration protesters arrested at NYC Trump hotel
Some people have been arrested while protesting President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration outside a New York City hotel that bears his name.
{FD} Gang leader called top ‘trigger puller’ gets life sentence
A man who prosecutors called Baltimore’s “number one trigger puller” has been sentenced to life in prison for a gang conspiracy involving drug trafficking and killings.
{FD} Teen given 25 years in custody for friend’s fatal stabbing
A Texas jury has convicted a 14-year-old girl in the fatal stabbing of her friend.
{FD} Son charged with killing parents, housekeeper in California
A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his parents and their housekeeper in an upscale Southern California community, authorities said Friday.
{FD} The Latest: 21 Savage surrenders on outstanding warrant
The Latest on saga involving Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage has surrendered to Georgia authorities on an outstanding warrant and been released on his own recognizance.
{FD} Migrants brave the Rio Grande, looking toward Eagle Pass, Texas
Migrants desperate to reach U.S. take their chances in the Rio Grande
{FD} Southern Baptist leader sorry he supported accused pastor
A prominent leader in the Southern Baptist Convention says he was wrong to support a Kentucky pastor accused of covering up sex abuse.
{FD} Prosecutor explains challenge to Mumia Abu-Jamal hearing
Philadelphia prosecutors say they’re fighting an order that gives prison activist Mumia Abu-Jamal a new court hearing because the ruling is so broad it could undo countless other cases.
{FD} Man to stand trial in boy’s fatal Detroit freeway shooting
A 24-year-old Detroit man will stand trial for murder in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy on a Detroit freeway during a case of road rage.
{FD} Police: Woman hid mom’s body with blankets, air fresheners
Authorities say a woman hid her mother’s decomposing body inside their Virginia home for weeks, covering it with dozens of blankets and surrounding it with air fresheners to mask the smell.
{FD} Teen planned to shoot ex-girlfriend at school, documents say
Police say a note found in a 16-year-old New Mexico boy’s pocket indicated that he had planned to kill his ex-girlfriend and others on Valentine’s Day, when he fired a gunshot inside his high school.
{FD} The Latest: Son charged with killing parents, housekeeper
The Latest on a man charged with killing his parents and their housekeeper in California (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Prosecutors have charged a California man with killing his parents and their housekeeper in an upscale community.
{FD} ACLU of Massachusetts sues for border wall contract records
The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts has filed a lawsuit demanding information about a contract for a section of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border that President Donald Trump said his administration awarded.
{FD} 9/11 fund running out of money for those with illnesses
The compensation fund for victims of 9/11 is running out of money and will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent.
{FD} Mountain Valley Pipeline subject of criminal probe
Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia.
{FD} The Latest: Soft lockdown at schools due to nearby shooting
The Latest on a shooting at a business in Aurora, Illinois (all times local): 3:17 p.m.
{FD} California likely to sue Trump over emergency wall declaration: state AG
California is likely to sue President Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, the state attorney general said Friday.