Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal immigrant and suspected Venezuelan gang member shot by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers during a Jan. 8 confrontation in Portland had been linked to an earlier shooting months before.The Washington County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital deputies responded to reports of a shooting in July 2025 at an apartment complex in unincorporated Washington County. No one was injured, and the suspects fled before deputies arrived.A neighbor who witnessed that incident described it as shocking for a normally peaceful area.Justin Pitones told KGW8 he was home at the time…

NEED TO KNOW Amber Hagerman went missing in January 1996, while riding her bike in Arlington, TexasHer body was discovered four days later, about six miles from where she had been abductedAmber’s case hasn’t been solved, but her murder inspired the AMBER Alerts system Though Amber Hagerman’s murder has never been solved, her case helped recover countless children nationwide by inspiring the AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alerts system. On Jan. 13, 1996, the 9-year-old and her younger brother, Ricky, were riding their bicycles around a parking lot in Arlington, Texas. Ricky returned to their grandparents’ home, but Amber…

NEED TO KNOW Michael David McKee, the man arrested after the killings of his ex-wife and her husband, is facing aggravated murder chargesMcKee, based in Illinois, was married to Monique for nearly two yearsMcKee is a vascular surgeon who was employed at the OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in at the time of the killings The hospital that employs Monique Tepe’s ex-husband has issued a statement following his arrest in connection with the killings of Monique and her husband Spencer Tepe. Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested over the weekend on murder charges days after Monique, 39, and Spencer, 37,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Tennessee college basketball player was shot and killed while in a vehicle on a Nashville freeway, police said Monday. Andre Bell, 20, was a Fisk University sophomore from Jackson, Tennessee. He died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said. Bell was with two friends heading back to campus on Interstate 65 after attending a gymnastics event. As the trio were in Bell’s Nissan Sentra, the friends noticed a black sedan in the left lane beside them, police said. SUSPECT IDENTIFIED IN KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE STUDENT DEAD,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. stepped up airstrikes in Somalia in January, targeting al-Shabab and the local affiliate of the Islamic State group, ISIS, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).In a Jan. 12 release, AFRICOM said U.S. forces, working with the Somali federal government, carried out airstrikes against al-Shabab militants.AFRICOM said the operation was part of ongoing efforts to “degrade the group’s ability to threaten the U.S. homeland, U.S. forces and Americans overseas.”Airstrikes against ISIS—Somalia were also reported on Jan. 11 and Jan. 9 in northern Somalia, including the Golis Mountains region of Puntland, southeast…

NEED TO KNOW Pastor Kenny Callaghan says he was detained by ICE in Minneapolis after heading toward a protest near his churchHe tells Fox 9 Minneapolis that agents repeatedly asked him, “Are you afraid now?” while he was in handcuffs inside an SUVCallahan said he was eventually released after an agent allegedly told him, “You’re white and you wouldn’t be any fun anyway” A Minneapolis pastor said he was detained by ICE after heading toward protests near his church. Pastor Kenny Callaghan of All God’s Children MCC shared his account with Fox 9 Minneapolis, saying the encounter unfolded on the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! CHICAGO, Ill. – The ex-husband of the Ohio dentist’s wife, charged in the couple’s murders, spent nearly a decade after their divorce moving from job to job across the country, with a former coworker saying a stint in Nevada marked the start of a “downward spiral” that preceded the alleged killings.Michael David McKee, 39, was arrested after allegedly killing a couple in Columbus, Ohio, according to records. Police officers responded to a house located in Columbus’ Weinland Park neighborhood around 10 a.m. Dec. 30 and found Spencer Tepe, 37, and Monique Tepe,…

NEED TO KNOW Paul’s Drive In shares update, thanking the community for supportOn Jan. 7, a customer allegedly made death threats during a refund disputeRestaurant plans new conduct signage and continues legal steps A Missouri restaurant is reiterating its commitment to staff safety after sharing a new social media update thanking the community for its support in the wake of a disturbing customer incident earlier this month. According to local news outlet KY3, Paul’s Drive In, located in Kansas City, Mo., posted an update on Monday, Jan. 12, expressing gratitude for the outpouring of encouragement it has received and announcing…

One would think that a longtime UCLA law professor would be a pretty smart guy. After all, it takes a good amount of education and experience to reach that position. But in the case of Adam Winkler, one would be wrong to think that. Winkler has been advocating for more restrictive gun laws for many years. But somehow, he’s so thick that he just recently realized that gun bans and other gun control laws are actually unconstitutional, infringing on the rights of individual American gun owners. The realization came to me when I read a January 8 op-ed Winkler wrote…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The lawyers representing alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann received a stern warning from the New York judge presiding over the case. Judge Tim Mazzei expressed his frustration with Heuermann’s legal team in a hearing on Tuesday, after the case has dragged through the Long Island courts for over two years, according to the New York Post. “This trial will begin after Labor Day, come hell or high water,” he said, the Post reported. The scolding came after Heuermann’s lawyer, Michael Brown, introduced a new stack of motions further challenging evidence in the infamous…