N.Y. manhunt aftermath: Ex-state trooper pleads guilty to shooting himself, faking crime scene
May 21 (UPI) -- An ex-New York state police officer on Wednesday pleaded guilty to shooting himself in the leg as part of a fake…
Justice Department investigates former N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo over Congressional testimony
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo smiles as he announces New York State's lifting of all COVID restrictions at One World Trade Center on June 15,…
Maintenance worker arrested for aiding breakout of 10 New Orleans jail inmates
May 20 (UPI) -- A maintenance worker was arrested for aiding in the escape of nearly a dozen inmates from a jail in New Orleans.…
Justice Department charges Rep. LaMonica McIver over clash at ICE facility
1 of 2 | The U.S. Department of Justice on charged Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., with counts related to "assaulting, impeding and interfering with law…
Police arrest third suspect linked to fire set at PM Keir Starmer’s London property
May 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Britain have arrested a third suspect in connection with a fire set at a home owned by Prime Minister…
Lithuania accuses Belarus of large-scale smuggling scheme in ICJ case
May 20 (UPI) -- Lithuania on Monday filed a case against Belarus in the International Court of Justice, accusing its southern neighbor of facilitating a…
Federal judge says DOGE takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace is ‘unlawful’
May 19 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Monday that a DOGE-lead takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace by the Trump administration was "unlawful."…
DOJ permits sale of triggers that allow rifles to fire like machine guns
May 18 (UPI) -- The federal government will allow the sale of devices that enable standard rifles to operate like machine guns, a move that…
FBI identifies lone fatality in Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing as suspect
Police said on Sunday that they have identified a suspect in the explosion a day earlier atAmerican Reproductive Centers in Palm Springs, CA. Photo courtesy…
New Orleans authorities confident they’ll recapture 7 jail escapees still at large
May 19 (UPI) -- Authorities in New Orleans are expressing confidence they will apprehend the remaining seven of 10 escaped inmates on the loose as…
1 dead, 3 injured in Las Vegas Athletic Club Shooting; suspect killed
May 17 (UPI) -- A man with a long gun entered a Las Vegas Athletic Club gym Friday afternoon and killed an employee and injured…
1 dead, 5 injured by ‘intentional’ Palm Springs, Calif., car explosion
May 17 (UPI) -- A car explosion killed one and injured five in Palm Springs, Calif., Saturday morning during what local police are calling an…
Iranian asylum seekers charged with spying, targeting U.K. journalists
May 17 (UPI) -- Three Iranian men were charged with National Security Act violations for targeting U.K.-based journalists with "serious violence" during a Saturday court…
Judge to consider if ‘privilege’ gives government right to hide Kilmar Abrego Garcia info
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran immigrant who was living in Maryland but deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration in San Salvador, El Salvador…
Supreme Court blocks Trump from using Alien Enemies Act for deportations
May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked the administration of President Donald Trump from using the rare wartime Alien Enemies Act…
11 ‘armed and dangerous’ inmates escape from New Orleans jail
May 16 (UPI) -- Eleven inmates escaped the Orleans Parish jail Friday morning as the New Orleans facility was locked down. Sheriff Susan Hutson said…
DHS, Secret Service investigating ex-FBI head James Comey’s seashell photo as potential Trump threat
May 16 (UPI) -- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Thursday night that DHS and the Secret Service are investigating a since-deleted picture former FBI…
Former girlfriend cross-examined in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial
May 15 (UPI) -- Former longtime girlfriend Cassie Ventura faced cross-examination from Sean "Diddy" Combs' attorneys during court proceedings on Thursday. Defense attorneys asked Ventura…
Judge rules Trump unconstitutionally retaliated against ABA by canceling grants
May 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration unconstitutionally retaliated against the American Bar Association when it abruptly canceled millions…
Mother, stepfather arrested after daughter escapes home after years of confinement, abuse
May 15 (UPI) -- Authorities in western New Jersey arrested and charged a mother and stepfather after their 18-year-old daughter whom they had chained up…