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Suspect who allegedly shot man, started massive fire at Miami apartment complex in custody

A suspect believed to have shot a man at a downtown Miami apartment complex and ignited a 3-alarm fire that engulfed the building has been taken into custody, authorities said Monday evening. Miami Police confirmed the identity of the suspect in the shooting and fire at the Temple Court Apartments as 73-year-old Juan Francisco Figueroa. Firefighters battled the flames that …

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President Biden reacts to son Hunter's guilty verdict in gun trial: 'I am also a dad'

President Biden reacted to the guilty verdict in his son’s gun trial, noting that he is a dad in addition to his duty as president. “As I said last week, I am the President, but I am also a Dad. Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today,” Biden said of …

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Two plead guilty after fentanyl found in NYC day care led to fatal poisoning of child, sickened three others

Two of the four defendants charged in connection with the fatal overdose death of a 1-year-old boy, and poisoning of three other children at a Bronx, New York, day care last fall have pleaded guilty to criminal charges ahead of their trials. Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced Monday that 35-year-old Felix Herrera …

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Multiple people critically injured following shooting in Memphis, police say

Three minors and one adult are critically injured following a shooting in Memphis, Tennessee on Tuesday evening, police said. The Memphis Police Department (MPD) confirmed with Fox News Digital that the shooting happened at approximately 5:12 p.m. on Tuesday evening. Four victims were driven to Baptist Hospital Memphis in critical condition. The victims have not been identified, and their ages …

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Missing Kentucky baby: 5 now arrested, including parents, grandparents

Police in Kentucky have now arrested five people in relation to the disappearance of an eight-month-old girl who has been missing since at least the start of May. The child, MiyaTucker Rudd of Reynolds Station in Ohio County, was declared missing by Kentucky State Police Thursday after the agency said it conducted a search warrant and welfare check at the …

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Condemned Missouri inmate is 'accepting his fate,' his spiritual adviser says

With his execution drawing near, Missouri inmate David Hosier is “accepting his fate,” his spiritual adviser said Tuesday. Hosier, 69, is scheduled to be put to death at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the state prison in Bonne Terre for the 2009 deaths of Angela Gilpin, a woman he had an affair with, and her husband, Rodney Gilpin. MISSOURI SETS EXECUTION …

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US v Hunter Biden trial enters day 7 with continued jury deliberations: 'Choices have consequences'

WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal court waits with bated breath for a verdict in the historical U.S. v. Hunter Biden criminal case after jury deliberations kicked off Monday afternoon. “Choices have consequences and that’s why we’re here,” prosecutor Derek Hines told the court Monday afternoon. Hunter Biden’s sixth day of trial, which is related to his gun purchase in 2018, …

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A brief history of presidential family members who were a political liability

Scandal and crime have plagued the political landscape in the United States for generations, sometimes causing headaches for presidents whose own family members have proved themselves to be a political liability. From gun crimes, arrests for drunk driving, and investigations of alleged influence peddling, several past presidents have been bogged down by legal drama surrounding some of their closest family …

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Hunter Biden found guilty on all counts in gun trial

WILMINGTON, Del. — First son Hunter Biden was found guilty on all charges Tuesday in his historic criminal case focused on his purchase of a handgun in 2018. The jury deliberated for a total of three hours between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Hunter Biden was found guilty of making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making …

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California group secures signatures to land Prop 47 reform penalizing criminals on November ballot

California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. notified county election officials on Tuesday that petitioners had garnered more than enough signatures to place a measure to reform Proposition 47 on the November ballot. Prop 47, a voter-approved initiative passed in 2014, loosened the penalties for drug and theft crimes in California and has been blamed for California’s rampant theft …

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