A dangerous sex offender who escaped from a state mental hospital in Kansas has been arrested in Wayne County. John Freeman Colt, age 42, escaped on June 30. Investigators believe he “planned his escape several months in advance, obtaining a replica of a staff ID badge and dress clothes.” According […]
Bill Clark/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pushed back strongly Tuesday on recent characterizations of his phone calls to China’s top military official and denied that he had placed himself in the chain of command for nuclear launch protocols following a […]
Mandel Ngan/ Getty Images (ANNAPOLIS, Md.) — Jarrod Warren Ramos, the gunman who killed five Capital Gazette employees in June 2018, was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Ramos, 41, pleaded guilty to 23 criminal charges in connection with the Annapolis, Maryland, newsroom shooting but […]
(Undated) — Community transmission for COVID-19 is starting to decline in at least two Utah counties. Data from the CDC shows Wayne and Sanpete counties fell from the “high” category to “substantial.” Under the CDC’s guidance, people living in those counties should continue to wear masks in public spaces, regardless […]
(Beaver County, UT) — One man is dead and another is in custody after a deadly shooting in Beaver County. Sheriff’s deputies were called out to a home in Minersville on Sunday just after 2 a.m. They arrived and found a 38-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. […]
Robin Olimb/iStock (LOS ANGELES) — Karla Rodriguez moved her family from El Salvador to Los Angeles five months ago to give her kids a better education and a better life. Her 8-year-old son has autism. Someone at his new school recommended she reach out to a nonprofit health advocacy group, […]
Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — Tae-Ahn Lea says he had no previous criminal record when the 18-year-old was pulled over for a routine traffic stop in Louisville, Kentucky, in August 2018. Yet, he said he was forced to stand by the side of the road, handcuffed, while the Louisville […]
Bloomberg/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Ahead of the groundbreaking of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, former President Barack Obama reflected on the gun violence that has plagued the Windy City and said that he intends for his presidential library to be a part of the solution. “Chicago alone can’t solve […]
E. Jason Wambsgans/Getty Images (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) — After years of allegations and legal battles, a swift decision was made in a Brooklyn courtroom Monday to convict singer R. Kelly on eight counts of sex trafficking and one count of racketeering charges. Lisa Van Allen, who testified against the R&B singer, […]
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The Obama Presidential Center will provide economic investment and opportunities for young people on Chicago’s South Side, President Barack Obama said an interview with “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts ahead of the center’s grand opening. Obama has a personal connection to the area; he […]
