America Today Staff 
Frustration boiled over in court Thursday morning as supporters of a slain teenager urged a judge to intervene amid repeated delays in the trial of the teen accused of killing him. Jahara Malik, 18, is charged with manslaughter in connection with the December 2024 stabbing death of 17-year-old Yahkeim Lollar, a Miami Northwestern High School … Read more
A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale has found Christian “Chris” Cruz, 45, a nursing assistant from Pompano Beach, Florida, guilty for his role in an extensive $11.4 million health care and wire fraud scheme. Prosecutors said the operation involved shipping thousands of medically unnecessary orthotic braces to Medicare beneficiaries nationwide and billing taxpayers for the costs. … Read more
A teenage boy is recovering in the hospital Thursday morning after being injured in an overnight shooting on the city’s Far South Side. Chicago police said the shooting occurred shortly after 10 p.m. in the 13000 block of South Evans Avenue in the Riverdale neighborhood. Officers reported that the 17-year-old victim was standing in a … Read more
A Lake County Criminal Court jury found Jeff R. Henderson guilty on November 17, 2023, of drug dealing and resisting law enforcement following incidents earlier this year at a Motel 6 in Hammond. On Thursday, the court sentenced Henderson to 42 years of incarceration in the Indiana Department of Correction. According to the probable cause … Read more
Officers with the Hobart Police Department arrested a 37-year-old Illinois man Tuesday after a narcotics investigation escalated into a dangerous vehicle pursuit that resulted in injuries to an officer in Lake County. Police say investigators carried out a controlled purchase of suspected fentanyl near Southlake Mall on January 21, 2026. After the transaction, officers attempted … Read more
A 22-year-old man from Whiting is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges after authorities allege he unlawfully entered a home, violated court orders, and made unwanted physical contact with the mother of his child during an early-morning incident. Court records show Fabian Javier Martinez, 22, of Whiting, was charged following an incident reported on January … Read more
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unanimously approved a high-speed underground rail project Thursday that will connect the San Fernando Valley and the Westside through the Sepulveda Pass, a move aimed at easing congestion in one of the region’s most traffic-clogged corridors. The project, known as the Sepulveda Transit Corridor, is intended to provide … Read more
A Van Nuys man who admitted to leading what prosecutors described as a large-scale fentanyl trafficking operation in Ventura County was sentenced to 15 years in prison, officials announced Thursday. Jose Trinidad Bueno Garcia, 50, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty last month to conspiracy to possess fentanyl for sale. At the time of his … Read more
Two suspects were arrested after a man was fatally shot inside a pickup truck in Long Beach. On Jan. 18, police were on patrol when they heard multiple gunshots just before 2 a.m. Officers searched the area and discovered a white pickup truck that had crashed into a light pole in the 1600 block of … Read more
A Los Angeles hospital is asking for the public’s help to identify a patient who has remained hospitalized for more than a week. According to Dignity Health, the man is believed to be between 30 and 35 years old. He was found unconscious near West 6th Street and South Alvarado Street in the Westlake neighborhood … Read more