Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, an alleged senior leader of the Venezuelan Tren de Argua (TdA) gang, appeared before a judge in Houston Friday following extradition from Colombia in a historic first for cartel prosecutions. Martinez Flores, also known as Chuqui, was allegedly part of TdA’s “inner circle,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Read More >
Georgia GOP gubernatorial hopeful vows to ‘ban DEI’ in state but his own nonprofit urged CEOs to invest in it
Rick Jackson, a Republican billionaire running for Georgia governor on a pledge to ban DEI in state government and public education, founded a nonprofit that promoted a 2021 workplace initiative urging Georgia CEOs to invest in DEI, measure progress, examine racial pay gaps, use race-conscious hiring practices and lead workplaces “with race in mind.” Jackson, Read More >
Mavericks star Cooper Flagg and Duke center Arianna Roberson go public with relationship in Turks and Caicos
Dallas Mavericks star Cooper Flagg’s season ended last month, but that hasn’t stopped him from making big plays. Flagg confirmed his relationship with Duke women’s basketball center Arianna Roberson on Thursday with a post to his Instagram Story. Flagg posted a picture of them kissing while in the Turks and Caicos, and Roberson reposted it Read More >
‘You will never be forgotten’: Thousands gather to honor 363 fallen officers during 38th Candlelight Vigil
During the annual vigil, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche spoke about the lasting impact of supporting families as 363 fallen officers were honored, including 109 killed in 2025
BWC: Ohio sheriff, deputy stabbed by suspect after responding to suspicious person call
The suspect is accused of stabbing Wayne County Sheriff Thomas Ballinger and Sgt. Dan Broome with a knife; the man then fled the scene and was caught after posting a video online
BWC: Suspect fires Tenn. officer’s holstered gun before U.K. cop on vacation stops attack
Metro Nashville PD Officer Peter Kinsey stopped a man walking alongside a highway when the man tackled him and fired a shot from his holstered service weapon
Parents of girls’ track star facing trans athlete speak out against Newsom over Title IX crisis
Another weekend of chaos approaches in the world of California girls’ track and field, as an ongoing Title IX crisis has rattled parents in the southern region of the state. Crean Lutheran High School senior Reese Hogan came in second place to a trans athlete in girls’ high jump at the first round of the Read More >
Nearly 1 in 12 defendants on ankle monitors in Chicago have gone AWOL, authorities say
Nearly 1 in 12 criminal defendants released pre-trial on ankle monitors in Chicago have gone AWOL, and authorities have no idea where they are, even as some in the program allegedly go on to commit violent crimes. Data from the Circuit Clerk of Cook County shows that 246 out of 3,048 defendants released pre-trial and Read More >
Carl Pavano accused of peeing in former wife’s shampoo bottles among other gross allegations
After it was revealed earlier this month that cops have been called to the home of former MLB pitcher Carl Pavano and his ex-wife nine times over the last two years, more heinous allegations against Pavano have emerged. Pavano was initially accused of “controlling behavior,” including name-calling, cutting off her expenses and threatening to take Read More >
FBI reports largest drop in violent crime and murder since 1937 as homicides fall more than 18%
Violent crime fell across the United States from 2024 to 2025, with murders falling by more than 18%, as well as declines in other major categories not seen in almost a century, according to the FBI. The numbers were part of the FBI’s figures on preliminary annual crime trends titled “First Look: 2025 Crime Data,” Read More >