A Florida man was shot and killed in the Bahamas after an altercation with an off-duty police officer, as officials say a criminal investigation is underway. The Tallahassee Democrat reported that the victim, identified as 31-year-old Cody Castillo, of Crawfordville, Florida, was killed March 21 in Nassau following a dispute outside Da Plantation Bar & Read More >
Biden political priorities impeded Iran negotiations, former secretary of state admits
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that the Biden administration’s political calculus, including the 2022 midterm elections, complicated its push for a tougher nuclear agreement with Iran, lamenting that “sometimes politics gets in the way.” Blinken admitted Biden gave into the pull of midterm politics. “You have midterm elections: It shouldn’t be, but it Read More >
Whoopi Goldberg’s voter ID claim draws correction from co-hosts during SAVE Act discussion
“The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg was rebuked by her fellow co-hosts on Tuesday after saying she had to present her driver’s license to vote during a discussion about the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. The SAVE Act, backed by President Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers, would require proof of citizenship to vote. “I’m sorry, Read More >
Former Officer Convicted in Police Crash That Killed Three
Richmond, Texas: A former police officer convicted this week of three counts of aggravated assault by a public servant faces life in prison after a jury determined he knowingly put lives at risk when he drove 107 miles per hour without emergency lights or sirens and killed three people, including a mother and her teenage Read More >
‘Shots Fired’ podcast: Why the Afroman lawsuit struck a nerve with cops
“Shots Fired” hosts broke down the lawsuit tied to a 2022 search warrant at rapper Afroman’s Ohio home, weighing search warrant tactics, privacy expectations and why the case became a viral punchline
Texas deputy fired, indicted on murder charge in 2025 OIS
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office’s disciplinary committee found that Deputy Aileen Jimenez Barboza violated multiple department policies in the shooting death of Levincer Swanson
U.S. Park Police officer wounded in ambush, agency states
Park Police Chief Scott Brecht said in a press briefing that the officer was ambushed by two gunmen who fired at the officer as he drove by in an unmarked vehicle
3 Fla. officers cleared in 2019 fatal shooting due to state’s ‘stand your ground’ law
A judge ruled that three Miami-Dade officers could not be prosecuted in the bystander’s death because they had reason to believe deadly force was necessary to end a confrontation with suspects
Dashcam: Repeat offender nabbed for 98th time by Wash. deputies following pursuit
Thurston County deputies initially pursued the man on suspicion of organized retail theft; he was arrested on charges of DUI, eluding and possession of narcotics
California school district allegedly gave fraudulent diplomas to Chinese students to enter US colleges
An extensive audit revealed a California school district allegedly issued diplomas to students in China in addition to potentially “unlawful financial practices associated with the district’s international program.” The Val Verde Unified School District (VVUSD) in Riverside, California, was audited by the county’s superintendent of schools in a more than 1,000-page review that alleges the Read More >