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A North Carolina truck driver, who is a repeat offender, has been federally charged following a bank robbery and a shootout with law enforcement, authorities said.Willie Edward McGee Jr. is charged with bank robbery and discharging a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, according to a complaint.Authorities said that McGee entered a First Citizens Bank in Zebulon, North Carolina, on Dec. 26, and demanded money from a teller […]

The docket isn’t wrapping up so much as carrying over, with headline cases boxed up for the new year as 2026 arrives.For these defendants and the public, there are still unanswered questions and pending court dates.Here's where they stand and what's expected next:ROB REINER AND WIFE MURDERED: TIMELINE SHOWS ARGUMENT WITH SON NIGHT BEFORE DEATHSThe 27-year-old accused assassin allegedly stalked UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson to a Manhattan hotel and shot […]

Five individuals were killed during a Dec. 31 U.S. military kinetic strike against two vessels operated by designated terrorist organizations involved in narcotics trafficking, U.S. Southern Command said Wednesday.Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narcotics trafficking routes and were engaged in drug trafficking activities at the time of the operation, officials said.A total of five individuals described as narco-terrorists were killed during the actions, officials said, with three […]

A massive boulder prop veered off course during Disney World’s Indiana Jones stunt show Tuesday, striking a cast member who courageously tried to halt the rampaging prop. The tense moment during the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular at Hollywood Studios was captured on video by an audience member and quickly went viral.In the footage, a giant ball rolled out from behind the scenes during the show’s temple sequence. It traveled down […]

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).Texas authorities confirmed on Thursday a missing San Antonio teen who vanished on Christmas Eve took her own life.Camila Mendoza Olmos, 19, was last seen alive at about 7 a.m. on Dec. 24, walking a few blocks from her home.Olmos' body was found Tuesday […]

A previously deported illegal immigrant pleaded guilty Tuesday to a series of armed robberies targeting multiple convenience stores in California, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California.Jesús Soto-Parada, 27, from El Salvador, was arrested on June 13, 2024, while fleeing a robbery at a 7-Eleven near Los Angeles, after a clerk placed a hidden GPS device with the cash that they stole. Soto-Parada and an […]

The U.S. military carried out overnight kinetic strikes against a convoy of three vessels operated by designated terrorist organizations involved in narcotics trafficking, U.S. Southern Command said Wednesday.According to Southern Command, the operation was conducted by Joint Task Force Southern Spear at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, using the title cited by the command.The vessels were transiting known narcotics trafficking routes in international waters when U.S. forces […]

A Texas woman found with five illegal immigrants in her vehicle attempted to flee from authorities near the border by swimming across the Rio Grande into Mexico with an infant, officials said. Brenda Castro, a U.S. citizen, was a passenger in a Ford Explorer being driven by her husband, also an American citizen, on Dec. 19 in the border city of Laredo when he refused to stop for Texas Department of […]

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).The Texas sheriff spearheading the search for a missing San Antonio teen said Wednesday that he "strongly" believes remains found in a field next to a gun Tuesday afternoon belong to Camila Mendoza Olmos, who vanished on Christmas Eve.The 19-year-old was last seen at […]