Shootings in New York City dropped by 21% last month compared to January 2024 — reaching milestone low not seen in January for more than three decades, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Tuesday. The drop in shootings was bolstered by a five-day streak with no shooting victims that coincided with a brutal cold snap, officials said. “Major crime was down 16.8%,…
A cookware industry group is suing Minnesota in federal court over the state’s sweeping new PFAS ban, arguing the law is unconstitutional and discriminates against out-of-state manufacturers. “Manufacturers will be forced to either keep their products out of the Minnesota market or treat Minnesota’s regulation as the national standard,” the federal lawsuit says. “A decision…
A former Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student was sentenced Monday to eight years in prison after threatening to commit a mass shooting at the school, according to prosecutors. John Hagins, 22, was sentenced after pleading no contest to charges of attempted manslaughter (firearm), attempted terrorism and written threats to kill or do bodily injury, according to…
A push for gun owners to be able to carry concealed handguns in North Carolina without first having to obtain a permit is gaining momentum, with GOP lawmakers in both the House and Senate filing legislation to that effect in recent days. On Tuesday, Senate Republicans announced that they had introduced a bill that would allow for permitless carry of a concealed handgun,…
A Cleveland man whose two-hour rampage included ripping up radar equipment at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Wednesday. Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed that Isaac Woolley’s severe mental illnesses caused him to be unable to appreciate the seriousness of the crimes he committed…
Northwood’s Joseph Harper has accomplished plenty on the football field. He’s been part of CIF-SS championship teams. He’s excelled at multiple positions, played through injury and earned All-County honors. The senior believes he still has room for growth on and off the field. That’s why he committed to Army and signed with the Black Knights on National Signing Day…
Federal law enforcement agencies conducted a large-scale immigration raid across Denver and Aurora on Wednesday, with masked agents targeting apartment complexes and individual addresses, where they deployed flashing smoke grenades, zip-tied detainees and took an unconfirmed number of people into custody. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Denver office said on social media that it was working with…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. he officers of Station 8 in Myanmar’s southern Shan state pile out of their police car, a beat up minivan with bad brakes and a busted front light. Their mission: set up a checkpoint to search for yaba, a type of methamphetamine…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. New tariffs ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump on imports from China will also apply to goods from Hong Kong, according to a U.S. government document, indicating that Washington has erased the city’s status as a separate trading entity. “Products of…
Irv Gotti, the Def Jam record executive behind the Murder Inc. label, has died. He was 54. In a statement posted to Gotti’s Instagram, his family wrote that “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Irving ‘Irv Gotti’ Lorenzo, on February 5, 2025. Surrounded by family and friends,…
