(JACKSON, Miss.) — Federal officials on Monday charged a man with setting fire to the only synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, claiming that the suspect did so because of the building’s “Jewish ties.” According to an FBI affidavit, the building sustained “extensive” damage, rendering it “inoperable for an indefinite period of time.” The […]
A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered on May 24, 2022, during a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School is seen on January 6, 2026, in Uvalde, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — An attorney for former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer Adrian Gonzales brought a neon […]
Lonnie G. Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, speaks onstage during the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation 2025 Good Trouble Gala, May 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Paras Griffin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Smithsonian Institution is facing a deadline to submit additional materials to the White House related […]
Spencer and Monique Tepe are seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy Rob Misleh) (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A Chicago man accused of gunning down his ex-wife and her husband in their home has waived extradition and will be transferred from Illinois to Ohio to face charges. Michael McKee is charged with premeditated aggravated murder […]
Luis Nico-Moncada is seen in a photo released by Homeland Security, Jan. 9, 2026. (Department of Homeland Security/X) (PORTLAND, Ore.) — The driver who was one of two people shot by a federal agent during immigration enforcement operations in Portland, Oregon, last week allegedly rammed his truck into an unoccupied […]
(Burley, ID) — Dallin H. Oaks has dedicated his first temple since becoming President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Yesterday, he dedicated the Burley, Idaho Temple which the church says is over 43-thousand square feet. Oaks said the temple is close to his heart because he […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A man has been found alive after his truck was stuck in freezing conditions in the mountains south of Cedar City. Iron County Search and Rescue teams say the man was facing life-threatening conditions when he decided to ditch his truck. They say he left his […]
Nurses hold signs during a strike over contract negotiations on January 11, 2022. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The largest nurses’ strike in New York City history began Monday morning after the nurses’ union and hospitals officials failed to reach a tentative settlement. Nearly 15,000 nurses […]
Spencer and Monique Tepe are seen in this undated photo. (Courtesy Rob Misleh) (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A man is due in court on Monday for allegedly gunning down his ex-wife and her husband in their Ohio home and leaving their two young children alive, authorities said. Dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, […]
Nurses hold signs during a strike over contract negotiations on January 11, 2022. (Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The largest nurses’ strike in New York City history began Monday morning after the nurses’ union and hospitals officials failed to reach a tentative settlement. Nearly 15,000 nurses […]
