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Arizona man with Sinaloa cartel ties sentenced to 13 years for W.Va. drug trafficking

A Phoenix, Arizona, man with ties to the Sinaloa Drug Cartel has been sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that sold cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced.

May 6, 2026

Ted Turner didn’t just build CNN — he rebuilt how America consumes news

After the public's adoption of CNN and the 24-hour news cycle, people were no longer willing to wait for the evening news for updates on current events. They wanted it immediately.

May 6, 2026

FAA employee charged with threatening to kill President Trump

A Nashua, New Hampshire, resident and federal employee was charged Friday with interstate communication of a threat against the president, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced.

May 6, 2026

The IRS may owe you money from COVID-era penalties — here’s how to claim it before July 10

A federal court ruled the IRS wrongly penalized taxpayers during COVID-19. Now those fines may be refundable -- if you file IRS Form 843 before July 10.

May 6, 2026

Steven Tyler headed to trial on child sexual assault claims as judge dismisses bulk of case

A Los Angeles judge has cleared the way for a child sexual assault lawsuit against Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler to proceed to trial, while throwing out the vast majority of claims on statute of limitations grounds.

May 6, 2026

Greek national charged in $450M stock-backed lending fraud scheme

A Greek national living in Athens has been charged with allegedly orchestrating an elaborate stock-backed lending scheme that prosecutors say defrauded a victim of at least approximately $450 million in company shares, federal prosecutors in New York announced.

May 6, 2026

Houston restaurant couple, 2 young children dead in suspected River Oaks murder-suicide

Houston's culinary community is reeling after the deaths of a prominent restaurateur couple and their two young children in what police say was an apparent murder-suicide at the family's River Oaks home.

May 6, 2026

Utz recalls Zapp’s, Dirty brand potato chips over salmonella risk

Utz Quality Foods is voluntarily recalling several varieties of Zapp's and Dirty brand potato chips sold nationwide over concerns that the products may be contaminated with salmonella.

May 5, 2026

FedEx driver sentenced to death for 2022 kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Texas girl

A Texas jury on Tuesday sentenced a former FedEx delivery driver, Tanner Horner, to death for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Athena Strand, whose body was found in a river days after she vanished from her father's rural home in late 2022.

May 5, 2026

Jordan Peterson’s wife says he’s in ‘another realm of pain’ from psychiatric medication injury

Famed psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson is suffering a medication-induced "neurological injury" and has no plans to return to the public eye, his wife said Monday in an interview with the New York Post.

May 5, 2026

Karen Bass calls Spencer Pratt ‘reprehensible’ for ‘exploiting grief’ of Palisades fire victims

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass accused mayoral challenger Spencer Pratt of "exploiting the grief" of Palisades fire victims during a recent interview, drawing sharp backlash given that Pratt's own home was destroyed in the disaster.

May 5, 2026

Kid Cudi drops singer M.I.A. from tour after Dallas onstage remarks

Rapper Kid Cudi has removed M.I.A. from his current tour after the Sri Lankan singer made politically charged comments at a Dallas concert that drew boos from the crowd and complaints from fans.

May 5, 2026

FBI recovers stolen 17th-century reliquary urn taken from Italian church

The FBI's Boston Division has recovered a 17th-century reliquary urn believed to be among 17 ecclesiastical artifacts stolen from an Italian church over a decade ago, the bureau announced, noting that a formal repatriation ceremony has been arranged in Rome.

May 5, 2026

Javier Bardem calls Hamas attacks a ‘horrible crime’ while demanding sanctions against Israel

Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has emerged as one of Hollywood's most outspoken voices on the Israel-Gaza conflict, pressing his case on awards stages and red carpets while acknowledging the career risks of doing so.

May 5, 2026

Prison term handed down in Telegram-based retail refund fraud scheme

A North Carolina man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a retail refund fraud conspiracy organized through the messaging app Telegram, Acting U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Crosby announced.

May 5, 2026

D.C. trio pleads guilty to kidnapping women lured with fake babysitting job

Two District of Columbia residents pleaded guilty in federal court to kidnapping and armed robbery charges stemming from an October 2025 attack on two women who were lured to a Southeast Washington home under the pretense of a babysitting job, prosecutors said.

May 5, 2026

Gas prices top $7 per gallon in California as Iran conflict disrupts global oil supply

Gas prices in California have climbed to among the highest levels in the country, with one remote rural county reaching an average of $7 per gallon as the ongoing conflict over the Strait of Hormuz compounds longstanding structural pressures on the state's fuel supply.

May 5, 2026

Texas man convicted of trafficking firearms to Mexican cartel

A federal jury in Del Rio, Texas, convicted a Dale man on two counts of firearms trafficking after he straw-purchased 24 AK-47-style rifles that were later trafficked to Mexico for use by a cartel, federal prosecutors announced.

May 5, 2026

Taxpayers have until July 10 to claim COVID-era IRS refund

Tens of millions of Americans may be owed a refund from the IRS stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic era -- but they must act before a fast-approaching deadline, the nation's independent tax watchdog is warning.

May 5, 2026

Democrats want to redraw New York’s map — their own state law may not let them

The Supreme Court has narrowed the Voting Rights Act, stripping its power to mandate minority districts -- and now Democrats want to use the ruling to remap New York, if their own state law doesn't stop them first.

May 5, 2026