America Today Staff 
California Gov. Gavin Newsom was denied entry to an official U.S. venue at the World Economic Forum, according to his press team. “Under pressure from the White House and State Department, USA House (a church acting as the official U.S. pavilion) is now denying entry to [Gov. Newsom] to speak with media after Fortune — … Read more
New details have emerged following the arrest of an off-duty Glendale firefighter in connection with the brutal beating death of his wife, allegedly carried out with an axe. The victim, identified by family members as 55-year-old Mayra Jimenez, was remembered by friends as a “caring educator” and a union representative with United Teachers Los Angeles. A … Read more
Four members of a burglary crew have pleaded guilty for their roles in a $3 million jewelry store heist in Ventura County. The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office identified the suspects, all Chilean nationals, as Heidy Nickolt Trujillo, 26; Camilo Antonio Aguliar Lara, 32; Sergio Andres Meji-Machuca, 27; and Manuel David Ibarra, 38. The group … Read more
A man was hospitalized and a woman was arrested following a shooting Monday afternoon in the Loring Park neighborhood near downtown Minneapolis, police said. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Nicollet Avenue around 3:18 p.m., where they found a man lying on the ground with what authorities described as a potentially life-threatening gunshot … Read more
A 23-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday evening on Chicago’s Lower West Side, according to police. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 23rd Street. Chicago police said the victim was standing near a parking lot when an unknown SUV pulled up. An unidentified suspect exited the vehicle and … Read more
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting involving a 27-year-old man in Alexandria, Minnesota, early Tuesday morning. The Alexandria Police Department said officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Sixth Avenue East around 1:15 a.m. after receiving a report that a man had been shot in the chest. When officers arrived, they located the victim … Read more
Two men connected to a drug‑trafficking organization have admitted to killing a Miami man in 2022 after accusing him of stealing a package containing 11 pounds of methamphetamine valued at approximately $90,000, federal authorities announced Tuesday. Tsvia Kol, 37, of Hallandale, and Jimmy Sanchez, 37, of Spring Valley, California, pleaded guilty to charges related to … Read more
A Fort Lauderdale man has lost his U.S. citizenship after a federal judge ruled that he obtained it through fraud, following a conviction for child pornography offenses that occurred before he became a naturalized citizen. U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith ordered the revocation of the citizenship of Renzo William Alegre, 25, a native of Peru, … Read more
A “minor electrical issue” forced Air Force One to turn back to Maryland less than an hour after departing Tuesday night for Davos, Switzerland, with President Trump on board, according to White House officials. The president later continued his trip on a different aircraft about an hour afterward. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told … Read more
A brief status hearing was held Tuesday morning for Lawrence Reed, the man accused of setting a woman on fire aboard a CTA Blue Line train in November. Reed, 50, faces federal terrorism charges in connection with the attack, in which prosecutors say he ignited 26-year-old Bethany MaGee, leaving her critically injured. During the roughly … Read more