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Authorities in a New Orleans suburb say a man who was distraught over the recent slaying of his 18-year-old son shot his 3-year-old son to death and then shot himself. Kenner Police Chief Keith Conley said the child was dead when police officers arrived at the house where the shooting occurred Wednesday night. The father was found unconscious outside the house with a gunshot wound. He remained "unresponsive" as of Thursday morning, Conley told reporters. PA AUTHORITIES REVEAL CAUSES OF DEATH FOR VICTIMS OF MURDER-SUICIDE ARSON INCIDENT Conley said police were told that the father, identified by news outlets as Melvin McClinton Sr., 39, was already suffering emotional problems following the Feb. 5 shooting death of his older son , Melvin McClinton Jr. "His family did indicate that his emotional issues and his anger issues were coming forward a lot more aggressive since that incident," he said. Wednesday night's shooting followed an altercation with the 3-yea...

Attorneys for X Corp. and a research organization that studies online hate speech traded arguments in court Thursday after the social media platform sued the non-profit Center for Countering Digital Hate for documenting the increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased by Elon Musk. X, formerly known as Twitter, alleges the center's researchers violated the site's terms of service by improperly compiling public tweets, and that its subsequent reports on the rise of hate speech cost X millions when advertisers fled. VERIFICATION SCAMS HITTING ELON MUSK’S X AFTER CHANGING FORMER TWITTER CHECK MARKS U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer appeared skeptical during oral arguments Thursday in San Francisco , questioning X's attorney how the center violated any platform rules simply by reporting on posts that were already publicly available. "I can't think of anything basically more antithetical to the First Amendment than this process of silencing pe...

Federal immigration authorities have arrested three Portuguese women living in the U.S. illegally who are also charged in connection with the death of a Rhode Island infant.  Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested the women — ages 32, 25 and 22 — on Feb. 17 in Pawtucket.  The trio were initially arrested on Feb. 11 by the Pawtucket Police Department on suspicion of the death of a 1-year-old boy, which allegedly occurred under their care.  The women were charged with child endangerment , but posted bail following their arraignment and were released by the 6th Division District Court of Rhode Island. Pawtucket police also arrested the boy's alleged 25-year-old father, who is being held at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston, Rhode Island. WHITE HOUSE REFERS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AS ‘NEWCOMERS’ He is charged with manslaughter, three counts of second degree child abuse, and child endangerment. None of the suspects were identified...

Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira will plead guilty to leaking of classified military information in a case from last year that was considered one of the most serious U.S. national security breaches in recent years, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's office in Boston said. WHO IS JACK TEIXEIRA, THE AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMAN BEHIND LEAKED CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS? Prosecutors say Teixeira, who was 21 at the time of his arrest in June last year, leaked classified documents to a group of gamers on the messaging app Discord. The classified material included highly sensitive U.S. military assessments, including on the war in Ukraine. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The leak was considered the most serious U.S. national security breach since more than 700,000 documents, videos and diplomatic cables appeared on the WikiLeaks website in 2010. source https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-jack-teixeira-air-national-guardsman-leaked-classified-military-information-plead-guilty

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced Wednesday that the city is scaling back migrant services and will consolidate shelters with the goal of saving the city millions of dollars. During a press conference, Johnston said over the next month, one shelter will close each week, with the closures expected to reduce the current budget deficit by nearly $60 million and reallocate those funds back into city services. However, Johnston warned that the closure plan could change if the city sees massive surges of arrivals and again has to increase its shelter space and migrant services. Johnston added that with shelters closing, no one will be kicked out, they will simply be moved to another shelter, FOX 31 reported. DENVER CUTTING SOME CITY EMPLOYEES’ HOURS DOWN TO ZERO IN ORDER TO SUPPORT MIGRANTS "We’re putting in place now the infrastructure to be able to manage what we would need if that [another surge] happens. Our plan is to try to close the shelters and keep them closed and mov...

No decision was made to set a trial date for University of Idaho student murders suspect Bryan Kohberger on Wednesday, but a hearing will be held in May to determine whether to move the proceedings elsewhere. Kohberger returned to court as Judge John Judge heard arguments for trial scheduling and the defense's request for a change of venue. Judge set a May 14 hearing to decide on a potential change of venue. Defense attorneys have argued that the massive publicity surrounding the case could impact potential jurors. He said he did want to move the trial to another county, but that he'll do what's necessary.  Prosecutors said the publicity is everywhere, and the main issues is how the media coverage affects the jurors. "I'm listening carefully to both sides, and it's a complicated case," Judge said. "It's a death penalty case." BRYAN KOHBERGER ASKS COURT FOR CHANGE OF VENUE AFTER DELAYS IN IDAHO STUDENT MURDERS TRIAL Prosecutors had prev...

A Landsdale, Pennsylvania man faces several charges after he was spotted lurking around his ex-girlfriend’s house with night vision goggles and a loaded gun, according to officials. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele, along with police chiefs from both New Hanover Township and Landsdale, announced the arrest of 36-year-old Edward Cordenner III and 38-year-old Kristin Sweigard, of Warminster, Pennsylvania, for charges related to illegal firearms, gun trafficking and other crimes. In a press release, Steele said investigators began looking into Cordenner and Sweigard on Feb. 4, 2024, when officers responded to a home on Colflesh Road at about 1:20 a.m., for reports of someone prowling outside. Officers arrived and located Cordenner – identified as the resident’s ex-boyfriend – in the driveway of the home and in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun, a loaded magazine and night vision goggles. PHILADELPHIA PRISONER ESCAPES OFFICERS AT HOSPITAL WHILE STILL HANDCUFFED: PO...

The U.S. environment regulator said on Tuesday it is launching new cleanup projects at 25 hazardous waste sites from New Jersey to Oregon with $1 billion in funds. The sites are in the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund program, originally created in 1980, which helps to repurpose land polluted by heavy industry for new economic development, including parks and warehouses. The $1 billion is the third and final wave of $3.5 billion in funding appropriated by the bipartisan infrastructure bill U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law in 2021. "This funding will help improve people's lives especially those who have long been on the front lines of pollution," Janet McCabe, the deputy EPA administrator, told reporters on a call. US LAWMAKERS PUSH BACK AGAINST EPA'S PROPOSED MANURE EMISSIONS REPORTING REQUIREMENT McCabe said 75% of the 25 sites are in historically underserved communities. The $1 billion also will help speed up ongoing work at 85 Superfun...

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer is now throwing Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) under the bus as Biden impeachment crumbles. Comer responded when asked Larry Kudlow if it was true that the impeachment investigation is over: That’s not true. Smirnov was a tip that we received from Chuck Grassley. We investigated the tip, but we couldn’t determine whether or not the tip was accurate because we didn’t know who the informant was. All we, Jim Jordan and I, knew about the informant was what Christopher Wray told us, that he was one of the highest paid, most trusted informants in the entire Bureau and that he had worked for the Bureau for over 10 years. Most of the people that were involved. In that allegation, we’re in Ukraine. Well, I can’t go to Ukraine. I can’t send my staff. We talked about this on this many times. Video: Comer claims on Fox Business that “I can’t go to Ukraine,” even though members of Congress have routinely been going there even since Russia’s full-scale ...

A Tennessee school bus driver died in a crash Monday that also caused minor injuries to two students, authorities said. KNOXVILLE POLICE RECRUIT DIES AFTER COLLAPSING DURING ROUTINE TRAINING The bus was hit Monday morning by a 2005 Chevy Silverado on Highway 70 near Rogersville, news outlets reported, citing a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol . Aleita Gladson, 55, of Rogersville , died and two children who were on board weren't seriously injured, the report said. The children were treated for minor injuries, Matt Hixson, Hawkins County’s director of schools, told news outlets. Hixson said he was heartbroken to announce the death of Gladson, a "longtime and valued Hawkins County Schools team member." The 18-year-old driver of the truck also was injured, but no other details were immediately released. The Tennessee Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash, officials said. source https://www.foxnews.com/us/school-bus-driver-dead-2-studen...

TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) — The mother of a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy who vanished nearly a week ago and a man her son was staying with were formally charged with child neglect Monday in connection with the boy's disappearance. Elijah Vue was last seen on Feb. 20 at a residence in Two Rivers, where prosecutors said his mother had sent him to stay with the man. Searches by police and residents have so far not located Elijah. WISCONSIN GOV. EVERS SIGNS NEW LEGISLATIVE MAPS INTO LAW AFTER REPUBLICANS PASS THEM His mother, Katrina Baur, 31, of Wisconsin Dells was formally charged Monday in Manitowoc County with one felony count of party-to-a-crime child neglect and two misdemeanor counts of resisting or obstructing an officer. She was being held on a $15,000 cash bond. The man Elijah had been staying with, Jesse Vang, 39, of Two Rivers, was formally charged with one felony count of party-to-a-crime child neglect. He was being held on a $20,000 cash bond. Both Baur and Vang both appe...

Bye-bye, birdie: Maine’s state warbler , the chickadee, is making way for other images on a new license plate that gives homage to an old flag growing in popularity and reappearing on hats, tote bags and T-shirts. The plate unveiled Monday features a tall green pine — the state tree — and the North Star, icons featured on the state's first official flag in 1901. Maine residents will vote in November on whether to adopt a similar design for a new state flag. KANSAS SCRAPS 'UGLY AS SIN' LICENSE PLATE REDESIGN REBUKED BY PUBLIC Many plates featuring the chickadee, a design introduced in 1999, are now peeling and delaminating, and in need of replacement. "Public safety is the No. 1 reason we’re retiring the chickadee plate and replacing it with a pine tree today. But we also love the new design," Secretary of State Shenna Bellows told reporters at the unveiling ceremony. The chickadee flew in to replace a license plate featuring a crustacean that critics said lo...

Like his bid to be the Speaker of the House, everyone knows that Biden impeachment is dead except Jim Jordan. What Did Jim Jordan Post About Biden Impeachment?   Jim Jordan has come up with a new frame for Biden impeachment. Now, he is claiming that Biden’s family was selling a brand: According to testimony, the Bidens were selling “The Brand.” “The Brand” was Joe Biden . “The Brand” was put on speakerphone at least 20 times. “The Brand” dropped by a meeting before Hunter Biden and his associates were wired $3 million “The Brand” was name dropped in a threatening WhatsApp messages before Hunter Biden and his associates were wired $5 million “The Brand” attended dinner with Hunter Biden’s business associate Yelena Baturina, who evaded the US sanctions list. “The Brand” conditioned the release of money on the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor. The Ukraine prosecutor’s claim has been so widely debunked that it is not worth mentioning that dead horse. However, Jordan’s inclu...

The remains of a missing teenager found 54 years ago have finally been identified, the Oregon State Police said.  Sandra Young was a student at Portland' Oregon's Grant High School when she went missing in 1968 or 1969, the Oregon State Police said in a release this week.  Her skeleton was found by a Boy Scout troop leader in 1970 in a shallow grave on Sauvie Island along the Columbia River along with the tattered remains of her clothing and a black wig. Investigators said they suspected foul play, but no one has ever been charged in her death.  MOTHER OF ‘BABY SKYLAR’ INFANT FOUND DEAD IN PHOENIX AIRPORT TRASH CAN ARRESTED IN COLD CASE KILLING "Sandra Young has now regained her identity after 54 years," said Dr. Nici Vance, the state’s Human Identification Program Coordinator at the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office. "Her story represents a remarkable amount of diligence and collaboration between family members, detectives, Oregon State Medical Exami...

These mugshots were taken for arrests made throughout the U.S. the week of Feb. 18-24, 2024. source https://www.foxnews.com/us/mugshots-week-feb-18-24-2024

ATHENS, Ga. — The brother of Jose Ibarra, suspected in the Thursday murder of Augusta University student Laken Riley, has been fired from the University of Georgia after he presented a fake green card to work at the school's dining hall. "Diego Ibarra presented a fake green card to the hiring unit to begin a temporary position as a dishwasher in Bolton Dining Hall at the University of Georgia on Feb. 6, 2024," UGA spokesperson Greg Trevor told Fox News Digital in a statement. Ibarra then failed to "submit further documentation required to keep the job and was never paid by the University" before he was "fired," Trevor added. A neighbor told Fox News Digital that Diego Ibarra told them he worked at the UGA dining hall. GEORGIA MURDER SUSPECT CONFIRMED TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT Diego Ibarra has been arrested and charged with green card fraud. His younger brother, Jose, is charged with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated as...

The United States and United Kingdom carried out more than a dozen strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, with support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand, two U.S. officials told Fox News.  The targets were hit successfully and include weapons storage facilities, and drone and missile launchers.  The operation hit five Houthi-controlled locations in Yemen and is a response to the near-daily Houthi attacks involving Iranian drones and anti-ship ballistic missiles, a senior U.S. official said.  The fourth round of American and British strikes came days after a British cargo ship was hit by a Houthi missile. In a joint statement, the U.S, U.K. and the other allied countries said: "In response to the Houthis' continued attacks against commercial and naval vessels transiting the Red Sea and surrounding waterways, today the militaries of the United States and United Kingdom, with support from Australi...

Two children were killed when a hillside collapsed along a river in Northern California , which has been hit by a series of winter storms. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the two victims were caught in the debris and fell down the hillside Thursday morning near an off-highway vehicle recreational area downstream from Shasta Dam. 2 TRUCKERS KILLED IN FIERY CHAIN-REACTION CRASH AT GEORGIA WELCOME CENTER The names of the juveniles were not immediately released. Numerous first responders including the sheriff's dive team rushed to the scene around 9 a.m. about 200 miles north of San Francisco , the statement said. Dam operators temporarily reduced water releases from the dam, and both victims were found in debris. They were pronounced dead at the scene, the office said. It was not clear if the victims fell into the water, as initial local media reports indicated. Calls to a sheriff’s spokesperson were not immediately returned Friday. The Sheriff'...

Georgia authorities have taken a suspect into custody in connection with the suspected homicide of a 22-year-old nursing student from Augusta University who police found dead on the University of Georgia campus Thursday. "At this time, there are no indications of a continuing threat to the UGA campus related to this matter," the school said in a statement. A news briefing was scheduled for 7 p.m. Officials told Fox News Digital that UGA police were questioning a person of interest earlier in the day. Riley had previously attended UGA before entering a nursing program at Augusta's Athens campus, where she made the Dean's List. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA POLICE QUESTIONING ‘PERSON OF INTEREST’ IN LAKEN RILEY HOMICIDE Police were asking anyone who saw anything "relevant or suspicious" between 7 a.m. and noon Thursday around UGA's Intramural Fields and Lake Herrick to call 706-542-2200. That's where they found Riley – with "visible injuries" ...

A West Virginia inmate accused of killing his cellmate during an attack at Southern Regional Jail has entered a plea agreement. WEST VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES BUST CRIME RING DELIVERING DRUGS BY DRONE INTO FEDERAL PRISON Lucas Matthew Wagnar, 29, entered a Kennedy plea on Wednesday to second-degree murder in the 2022 death of Douglas Alan Cunningham, 79, The Register-Herald reported. A Kennedy plea means the defendant does not admit guilt but agrees that prosecutors have enough evidence for a conviction . He was sentenced to 30 years in prison per the agreement. Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Ben Hatfield said he agreed to allow Wagnar to plead to a lesser charge partly because the state medical examiner’s report labeled the manner of death a homicide but stated the cause was a combination of coronary artery disease and the "stress of the acute injuries" suffered in the attack. The 30-year sentence will run consecutively to Wagnar's current one-to-five-year sentence...

Federal regulators have granted Native American tribes more power to block hydropower projects on their land after a flurry of applications were filed to expand renewable energy in the water-scarce U.S. Southwest . Previously, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted developers approval to move ahead with planning even if tribes objected. That practice came to an end last week. Now, a new commission policy allows tribes to quickly veto proposals, forcing businesses to cooperate if they want the federal government to grant them exclusive rights to their hydropower projects. "This is the acknowledgement and respect of tribal sovereignty, which is critical," said George Hardeen, spokesperson for the Navajo Nation’s president’s office. MAJOR US POWER SOURCE FACING EXTINCTION THANKS TO RED TAPE, SPARKING CALLS FOR REFORM The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently rejected seven proposals for projects on the Navajo Nation, which stretches 27,000 square miles acr...

The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a bridge and failed to act on inspection reports, leading to the corrosion of the structure's steel legs and its collapse into a ravine, federal investigators said Wednesday. The city-owned Forbes Avenue bridge fell down on Jan. 28, 2022, plunging a bus and four cars about 100 feet into the Fern Hollow Creek. Another vehicle drove off the east bridge abutment and landed on its roof. There were injuries but no one died. After investigators presented their findings, three members of the National Transportation Safety Board agreed that poor inspections and insufficient oversight were among the probable causes of the collapse. PITTSBURGH BRIDGE COLLAPSE SPARKS CALLS TO EXAMINE MORE THAN 10K SIMILAR BRIDGES "The Fern Hollow Bridge collapse should never have happened," NTSB chair Jennifer L. Homendy said, describing the incident as a wake-up call. Homendy cited extensive corrosion to the uncoated weathering steel...