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NEED TO KNOW ICU nurse Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24The Department of Homeland Security claimed in a statement on X that the shooting occurred because he was “armed” and “violently resisted”However, witness footage shared online appears to show Pretti holding a phone, rather than a gun as alleged by officers The ICU nurse fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis was not armed at the time of his killing, despite the claim from officials, according to witness footage. At around 9 a.m. local time on Saturday, Jan. 24, Department of Homeland…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lawmakers are voicing outrage as family and friends mourn a college soccer player and his girlfriend who were killed in a DUI crash allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant.The case is reigniting debate over immigration enforcement and whether failures in the system contributed to the deaths of Fletcher Harris, 20, and Skylar Provenza, 19.Prosecutors say Juan Alvarado Aguilar, 37, was driving under the influence when his vehicle slammed into the couple’s car on Friday, Jan. 16, killing them both and devastating their families and community. As mourners gather to say goodbye to…

NEED TO KNOW La’Rene Austin reported LaNell Barsock’s murder and claimed that her boyfriend, Louis Bonheur, was to blameAfter police arrested Bonheur, they discovered that Austin lied about her relationship with BarsockAustin fled to Belize but was arrested for Barsock’s death in 2012 La’Rene Austin appeared to be a distraught friend when she rushed to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in blood-soaked clothes and told officers that she had found her “best friend,” LaNell Barsock, dead. Austin — whose case was featured on the Jan. 23 episode of Dateline — quickly told authorities that Barsock’s boyfriend, Louis Bonheur, was…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Baltimore recorded a sharp drop in homicides in 2025, continuing a multi-year decline that city prosecutors say is the result of tough on crime policing of repeat violent offenders.According to statistics provided by the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office, homicides fell to 134 in 2025, down from 202 in 2024, 263 in 2023 and 334 in 2022.”You know, when I came into this office, we’d had eight consecutive years of 300 plus murders,” Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates told Fox News Digital. “The only way you’re going to focus on violent…

NEED TO KNOW Elizabeth Holmes’ was charged with fraud after her blood testing startup Theranos’ devices didn’t workShe is serving her 11-year sentence in federal prisonHolmes’ appeal was heard in June 2024, but her conviction was ultimately upheld Elizabeth Holmes made history as the founder of the blood-testing startup Theranos, leading her to be named one of Forbes’ richest women in America in 2014. She had a goal to make healthcare more accessible for everyone, but it didn’t come to fruition. After making an impression with her uniform of black turtlenecks and baritone voice, a Wall Street Journal exposé revealed that…

NEED TO KNOW Jennifer Kesse disappeared without a trace on Jan. 24, 2006Two decades after she went missing, her dad, Drew Kesse, said they’re using artificial intelligence to try to identify a potential suspectKesse’s family reflected on her disappearance in an emotional Facebook post in January 2026 It’s been two decades since Jennifer Kesse mysteriously vanished. At the time, Kesse was a 24-year-old recent graduate of the University of Central Florida who was getting her start in the finance industry. On Jan. 24, 2006, Kesse uncharacteristically didn’t show up for work, so her colleagues contacted her parents, Drew and Joyce…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A New Jersey man accused of injuring a young girl by throwing a baseball-sized rock at a school bus is in the country illegally, according to federal officials.Hernando Garcia-Morales, 40, of Palisades Park, faces multiple charges in connection with a Jan. 7 motor vehicle incident on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike, the New Jersey State Police said.The third-grade children were traveling back to Yeshivat Noam Jewish day school in Paramus after a class trip to the Liberty Science Center when a large rock smashed through the bus window, the school previously told Fox…

NEED TO KNOW A colleague of Alex Pretti, the ICU nurse shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis, is speaking out after his deathThe colleague described Pretti, 37, as “kind” and always “willing to help,” in an exclusive interview with PEOPLEPretti was killed on Saturday, Jan. 24, at around 9:00 a.m. local time Alex Pretti, the 37-year-old ICU nurse shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis, is being remembered by one of his colleagues as a ‘kind guy’ and a “very, very skilled nurse.” “He was energetic, he was kind. He was always quick to have a joke…

NEED TO KNOW A high school friend of the man who was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis says he was “a good dude” who “should be remembered as a happy-go-lucky, nice guy”Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse, was shot dead by U.S. Border Patrol officers on Jan. 24Rory Shefchek tells PEOPLE exclusively, “It’s just so crazy to see this” Alex Pretti, the man who was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis, is being remembered by his high school friend as a non-violent individual. After Pretti, 37, was shot dead by U.S. Border Patrol officers on Saturday, Jan.…

NEED TO KNOW The family of the man who was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 has spoken outAlex Pretti’s loved ones remembered him as a “kindhearted soul,” and they hit back at claims made about the ICU nurse”Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately, he will not be with us to see his impact,” the man’s family said The family of Alex Pretti, the man who was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis, is speaking out and hitting back at claims made about the ICU nurse. In a statement,…