Authorities in South Florida have arrested 12 people accused of participating in a fraudulent scheme that allegedly issued thousands of fake insurance agent licenses. Investigators in Miami-Dade County say the case dates back to 2023 and centers around a business called D&R Financial Services in Virginia Gardens. According to authorities, the company was operated by Ranier … Read more
Authorities in Florida have arrested seven people linked to a large organized retail theft operation that resulted in the recovery of more than $900,000 worth of stolen merchandise. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the arrests Wednesday following a months-long investigation spanning multiple counties. According to investigators, the suspects were taken into custody in Martin … Read more
A judge has scheduled a retrial for former Miami Hurricanes football player Rashaud Jones, who is accused of killing his teammate nearly two decades ago. During a hearing Wednesday, Cristina Miranda set a new trial date for May 18 and reduced Jones’ bond. Jones, now 40, appeared in court wearing a jail uniform as the … Read more
A family is demanding accountability after a video appeared to show deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office punching a man during an arrest in Tamarac on Tuesday. The footage, recorded by drivers near State Road 7 and Commercial Boulevard, shows 41-year-old Christopher Newkirk on the ground while three deputies restrain him. Two deputies appear to … Read more
A man was found shot to death inside a home Monday night in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood. Just before 10 p.m., officers with the Chicago Police Department responded to the 10600 block of South Forest Avenue, where the victim was discovered with gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen. The man was pronounced dead at the … Read more
Detectives are investigating after a man’s body was discovered Monday night underneath a trailer behind a former grocery store in Pittsburgh’s Carrick neighborhood. According to Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, officers from the Violent Crime unit responded around 8:30 p.m. to the area of Amanda Street and Wynoka Street. Public Safety officials said the man was … Read more
A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a 1991 traffic stop is scheduled to be executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Billy Leon Kearse, 53, is set to receive a three-drug lethal injection at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Kearse was originally sentenced to death in 1991 after being convicted … Read more
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — A man and woman were found dead Friday morning in what police believe was a murder-suicide. Officers with the Merrillville Police Department were dispatched to the 7600 block of Van Buren Street on a report of an assault with a firearm. When officers arrived at the residence, they discovered a man and … Read more
CHICAGO — A Chicago man wanted in connection with the November 2025 murders of a father and son outside their Little Village jewelry store is now in custody. Chicago police and the United States Marshals Service announced that 35-year-old Muhammad Thomas was arrested Tuesday in St. Louis, Missouri, after months on the run. He has … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter whose bright melodies and distinctive soprano helped define early rock ‘n’ roll and who later enjoyed a major comeback in the 1970s, has died at age 86. His family announced his death Friday, calling him “a true rock and roll legend” and “an incredible human being who … Read more