America Today Staff 
A massive winter storm triggered the cancellation of thousands of U.S. flights scheduled for the weekend as it barreled across much of the country Saturday, cutting power and turning major roadways into treacherous sheets of ice. According to the National Weather Service, widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened nearly 180 million people — … Read more
uthorities have identified a man found dead near a homeless encampment in the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles earlier this week as former NFL player Kevin Johnson, according to multiple reports. Investigators discovered Johnson’s body early Wednesday morning in the 1300 block of East 120th Street, prompting a homicide investigation. Sky5 was overhead as law … Read more
An estranged husband has been arrested more than two months after a Newport Beach woman was found dead in a Southern California mountain community, authorities said. The investigation began shortly before 11:45 a.m. on Nov. 18, 2025, when San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a deceased person near State Road 138 and … Read more
The arrest of a Los Angeles charity executive accused of stealing millions intended to help the homeless has ignited a public social media dispute between California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s communications team and the U.S. Department of Justice. Federal prosecutors and Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman allege that Alexander Soofer, 42, the CEO of … Read more
An active member of the Salvadoran gang MS-13 is facing multiple criminal charges in Southern California, including homicide, according to federal authorities. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced early Saturday that William Geoevanni Martinez-Vivas has been charged with several offenses after previously serving time for illegal reentry into the United States. ICE said Martinez-Vivas is … Read more
Eight suspects, all younger than 24, were taken into custody following a jewelry store burglary that ended with two separate crashes in Anaheim and Fullerton, according to police. The incident began around 2:30 p.m. Friday when Anaheim police responded to a commercial burglary at Classic Jewelers on East Santa Ana Canyon Road, authorities said in … Read more
Authorities are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to arrests in two separate murder investigations. Police said both fatal shootings occurred on Jan. 18. The first shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. in the 6400 block of South Drexel Avenue. According to police, an unknown offender approached 36-year-old Kiara Jenkins and fired multiple shots, … Read more
Family members say the man killed by a U.S. Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis on Saturday was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who deeply cared about people and was distressed by President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the city. Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37, was an avid outdoorsman who loved … Read more
Chicago police officers were involved in a shooting Friday night on the city’s South Side. According to CPD, the incident occurred around 7:50 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Ingleside Avenue in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. Officers responded to reports of a domestic disturbance involving a man armed with both a gun and a … Read more
A teenage boy is recovering in the hospital after being wounded in a shooting overnight on the city’s Far South Side. Chicago police said the shooting occurred just 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 nearby yard … Read more