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Texas law enforcement officials broke up a human smuggling operation on Thursday in which 26 migrants were recovered from sweltering conditions, and seven suspected smugglers were arrested. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office received information on Thursday morning that a human smuggling operation was taking place involving several dozen people. Sheriff Javier Salazar told reporters that the department knew the smuggling …

New York City officials crushed over 200 illegal mopeds and scooters that police have seized off city streets in a crackdown against what authorities described as the “tools of the trade” for many criminals committing crimes against businesses and citizens throughout the city. NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell joined Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward A. Caban on …

A Massachusetts woman was arrested Thursday on charges that she shot two people believed to be her parents, one of them fatally, a county district attorney said. The woman, 24, was arrested in Bedford on murder, assault and battery, and unlawful possession of a weapon charges, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said at a news conference. Bedford is about 20 …

The illegal immigrant accused of shooting two New York City Police Department officers in Queens was arraigned on attempted murder and other charges on Wednesday, as prosecutors outlined how the suspect allegedly opened fire at “point-blank range” during a struggle on the ground. Bernardo Raul Castro Mata, 19, appeared remotely from his hospital bed to be arraigned in Queens Criminal …

An antisemitism watchdog is calling on Stanford University to be tough on anti-Israel agitators who occupied the offices of the school’s president and provost early Wednesday. StopAntisemitism Executive Director Liora Rez told Fox News Digital that universities are complicit in the takeover of campuses by students and other agitators. “We saw USC, Columbia, NYU, these liberal arts universities who are …

A man charged with fatally shooting an Indiana police officer in the head in 2022 died Thursday at a state prison, authorities said. Phillip Lee, 49, was being held at Pendleton prison while awaiting trial next year on murder and other charges in the death of Richmond Officer Seara Burton. He was found alone in his cell and unresponsive by …

An 8-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy were attacked and injured by elk four days apart in a northern Colorado town. Officials with the Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) warned residents and travelers who visit Estes Park — located at the base of Rocky Mountain National Park — of aggressive cow elk that attacked children in separate incidents. In a …

Two anglers fishing on the Chattahoochee River in Georgia discovered a body on Wednesday evening, according to police. The Chattahoochee Hills Police Department said the men came across the body at about 5:30 p.m. The fishermen called 911 to alert police of their discovery, and officers responded to the Campbellton Park Boat Ramp. FORMER GEORGIA POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH TEEN …

The inmates of Washington state’s prison system tramp through the forest, their yellow uniforms and helmets bright against the brown branches and green leaves. They are Arcadia 20, or ARC 20, an elite group of firefighters based in Spokane who have been recruited from existing firefighting prison camps. The aim? Teach the inmates the skills needed to help prevent forest …

Aurora Masters, 5, will be laid to rest on Saturday, a month after the Fort Collins, Colorado, girl was strangled by the rope of a disc swing in a backyard accident. Aurora’s family has found comfort through her organ donation, which allows her heart to “beat somewhere.” Her great-aunt, Brenda Kennedy, told Fox News Digital that the plucky girl was …