Category: Social

A group of cold case detectives in the Pacific Northwest have allegedly discovered D.B. Cooper’s parachute strap and possible location of the missing money The leader of the private investigative team who has spent years trying to crack the D.B. Cooper hijacking case claimed Thursday he believes the mysterious criminal was a CIA operative whose […]

At least five people were killed early Sunday morning in a shooting outside a self-serve car wash in a rural western Pennsylvania town, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The shooting in Melcroft in Fayette County, about 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, occurred about 2:40 a.m., state police said. Four people were found dead at […]

Russian bots on Twitter retweeted President Trump hundreds of thousands of times during the last months of his presidential campaign, Twitter told Congress. The company revealed to lawmakers on Thursday that the Russian-linked accounts had retweeted Trump nearly 470,000 times from Sept. 1 to Nov. 15, 2016. The accounts retweeted Hillary Clinton less than 50,000 […]

An ex-soldier and a self-proclaimed ISIS supporter was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday for the execution-style slaying of a Denver transit security guard last year. Joshua Cummings, 38, was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the death of Scott Von Lanken, 56, after a three-day trial. Cummings was issued the mandatory […]

BEAUMONT, Texas –  An Texas inmate who had escaped has been arrested trying to break back in the prison with bottles of alcohol, tobacco and home-cooked food The Jefferson County sheriff’s office says 25-year-old Joshua Hansen of Dallas has been charged with escape and possession of marijuana. He was originally imprisoned on a narcotics conviction. […]

Philadelphia wants to become the first U.S. city to permit medically supervised drug injection sites as a way to combat the opioid epidemic, officials said Tuesday. The city is seeking outside operators to establish at least one such site in the city, in a move met with both support and criticism. Philadelphia has the highest […]

Two Michigan state police officers were shot on Wednesday while serving a search warrant related to a cold case investigation, officials said. Detective Sgt. Aaron Steensma was shot in the chest, and Trooper Daniel Thayer was shot in the chest and hand, state police confirmed in a news release. The officers were outside a home […]

At least two people were killed and 19 others were injured when a student opened fire at Marshall County High School in Benton, Ky., officials said. Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin said the shooter, a 15-year-old male student, was in custody. Bevin said the alleged gunman will be charged with murder and attempted murder. The shooting […]

On the heels of nationwide demonstrations to protest against the policies of President Trump, a coalition of liberal activists is headlining a rally in Las Vegas Sunday to kick off a major push to elect Democrats across the country. Nevada is where a “Power to the Polls” initiative will launch that aims to register 1 […]

Evidence that young victims endured extreme and prolonged physical abuse. Homicide detectives could use cadaver dogs to sniff for the remains of other children in the suburban California “house of horrors,” according to a report. A week after 13 children, ages 2 to 29, were found living in deplorable conditions in the Riverside County home, […]

LAS VEGAS — Bandits have gotten away with cash and chips from four casino-hotels in Las Vegas since last week, leaving police on the hunt for multiple suspects. Three of the casinos targeted by criminals are on the Las Vegas Strip and the fourth one is in the vicinity. The string of incidents comes less than […]

Arizona police say they believe they’ve pieced together a “jigsaw puzzle” they had been struggling to solve for weeks after identifying a man they believe is responsible for the deaths of nine people. If convicted, 35-year-old Cleophus Cooksey Jr. would become one of the most prolific serial killers in the state’s history. Cooksey was arrested on Dec. […]