Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW Chad Franke is sharing a vulnerable side onlineIn a Jan. 22 TikTok post, the child of former 8 Passengers YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke began a new series reading diary entries from his life in 2023In 2024, Ruby Franke was sentenced to up to 60 years in prison for aggravated child abuse Chad Franke is opening up online. In a recent video shared on TikTok, the child of former 8 Passengers YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke read aloud diary entries from his life in 2023, a year before his mother was sentenced to up to 60 years in prison for aggravated…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The highly organized groups of agitators in Minneapolis, coordinated online to harass federal immigration agents (or anyone in an SUV it seems), have begun to employ tactics that any Israeli would recognize from decades of terrorism in their country.The basic idea employed by both the Minnesota leftists and Hamas, is to be as menacing as possible to authorities, including through acts of violence, and then, when the authorities strike back, to claim victimhood and martyrdom.The tragic and needless death of Alex Pretti on Friday morning, was a terrible example of this phenomenon,…

NEED TO KNOW Timothy Smith’s husband and friends grew worried when they couldn’t reach him in March 2023His husband, Herbert Swilley, went over to an apartment they rented as a second residence, for sex dates with other people, to check on himInside, a deputy found Smith dead with nothing on but a t-shirt and shoes and ligature marks around his neck Known for the festive New Year’s Eve party they threw every year, Herbert Swilley and Timothy Smith loved playing host to their many friends and neighbors at their Ocala, Fla., home. The longtime couple was five months away from…

Falco Holsters was in attendance at SHOT Show 2026, and with the expansive catalog of holsters that they already offer shooters who want to conceal carry a firearm, we thought we’d swing by to see what they have new for this year. It turns out that there are several new models/variations in the works, and we got the rundown on all of them. Falco Holsters with Blended Materials Falco Holsters is looking to blend together leather with Kydex in a couple of methodical ways this coming year. The first holster we came across and looked at was an Inside-the-Waistband (IWB) holster…

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…