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Son who turned in dad for Capitol riot now fears for his life after Trump pardon

A man who told authorities about his dad's involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol now says he is scared about potentially "dangerous" retribution from his father, given President Donald Trump's sweeping pardon for those convicted in the melee.

January 21, 2025

Ex-Oakland mayor charged in corruption scheme that targeted opponents, enriched her lover

Federal prosecutors have charged former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao with gifting government contracts and political influence to a prominent Bay Area family in exchange for negative ads about her opponents and a cushy, made-up job for her lover.

January 19, 2025

Famous anti-Trump cartoonist charged with having child pornography on computer

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist who rose to fame for his anti-Trump artwork will go before a California judge Friday after he was arrested on child pornography charges near Sacramento.

January 16, 2025

Pam Bondi pledges to end era of America’s weaponized federal government

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, said she'll end the federal government's practice of targeting conservatives and other politically biased investigations that began nearly ten years ago when Mr. Trump announced his first White House campaign.

January 15, 2025

Bringing down violent crime across U.S. a major goal for attorney general nominee Bondi

Pam Bondi said Wednesday tackling violent crime in hotspots around the country will be a primary goal for the Justice Department if she's confirmed as the next attorney general.

January 15, 2025

Bondi spars with California’s Padilla over 2020 election, birthright citizenship during AG hearing

Pam Bondi clashed Wednesday with Sen. Alex Padilla over her past claims about foul play in the 2020 presidential election and her willingness to uphold birthright citizenship if she is confirmed to the Justice Department's top position.

January 15, 2025

AG nominee Pam Bondi promises to get tough on fentanyl, criminals coming over southern border

Pam Bondi on Wednesday said she will thwart the flow of fentanyl and criminal gangs coming through the southern border if approved to be the next attorney general.

January 15, 2025

Bondi wants to end DOJ weaponization, says no enemies list coming

Attorney general nominee Pam Bondi said she wants to end the political weaponization of the Justice Department that she argued has been rife during the current administration.

January 15, 2025

Trump AG pick Pam Bondi wants DOJ to get ‘back to basics’ of cracking down on criminals, terrorists

President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi on Wednesday said she wants to get "back to basics" of using the Department of Justice to go after hardened criminals, drug trafficking and terrorists.

January 15, 2025

Burglars swipe Penguins star Malkin’s title rings amid high-profile crime wave

Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin had his Stanley Cup-winning rings stolen during a break-in at his home over the weekend, according to a report.

January 15, 2025

Three people charged with arson near raging Los Angeles wildfires

Los Angeles police said three people were charged with arson in separate incidents this week after they were caught lighting fires near where the massive, deadly blazes have torn through parts of Southern California.

January 15, 2025

Ex-con turned D.C. peacemaker talks faith, forgiveness in new memoir

From a bank-robbing mastermind to mediating gang turf battles in the nation's capital, Tyrone Parker's new memoir covers how faith in God and belief in people helped him become one of the District's most consequential anti-violence activists.

January 14, 2025

Denver man charged in stabbing spree that killed 2, wounded 2 others

A Denver man with a history of violent arrests has been arrested in connection with the random attack stabbing deaths of two people and the wounding of two others.

January 14, 2025

Judge orders closure of Aurora apartment building taken over by Tren de Aragua

The Colorado apartment complex overrun by Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua and that came to represent the transnational crime syndicate's growing footprint in the U.S. was ordered to close by a judge due to it being an "imminent threat to public safety."

January 14, 2025

Texas man charged with stalking WNBA star Caitlin Clark

A Texas man was arrested and charged Sunday in Indianapolis after authorities accused him of sending threatening and sexually violent messages to WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark over social media.

January 13, 2025

Three D.C. police officers wounded, suspect killed in Northeast shootout

D.C. police said three officers were wounded early Monday when an armed man opened fire on them inside the lobby of a Northeast apartment building.

January 13, 2025

Arson arrests grow as Los Angeles battles sprawling blaze

Southern California authorities have arrested two people in separate fire-starting incidents amid the deadly, days-long wildfire that has burned down Los Angeles County neighborhoods, killed at least 24 people, and forced thousands to evacuate.

January 12, 2025

‘Tough love’: Lawmaker eyes forced detoxes, mass arrests to combat San Francisco’s drug crisis

Arresting drug users and forcing them to get clean is one San Francisco lawmaker's plan to crack down on the unstable, sometimes dangerous addicts who have taken over city streets and turned Democrats' urban voting base against liberal politicians.

January 12, 2025

D.C. gun owner gets 12 years in prison for fatally shooting teen breaking into car

The District of Columbia man who shot and killed 13-year-old Karon Blake two years ago after the boy was caught breaking into his car was sentenced Friday to over 12 years behind bars.

January 11, 2025

‘Pizzagate’ gunman shot dead in standoff with North Carolina police

The "Pizzagate" gunman who in 2016 barged into a D.C. pizza shop with a rifle after believing it was part of a Satan-worshipping pedophile ring died in an armed standoff with North Carolina police, authorities revealed Thursday.

January 9, 2025