Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A South Carolina teenager reported missing late last year has been found safe, and a man has been arrested in the case, authorities said.The Lexington County Sheriff’s Office said Mackenzie Dalton, 16, was found in Lexington County following an investigation into her disappearance.Deputies said there is no indication Dalton was ever held against her will or with someone she did not want to be with.Dalton was reported missing after she was last seen leaving her home in late November, according to a Jan. 2 statement from the sheriff’s office. At the time,…

Images by the author unless otherwise noted While this article focuses primarily on Turkish-made pistols, a few well-known non-Turkish imports are included for context and comparison. I have owned, over the decades, dozens of handguns. Whether revolvers or pistols, many have graced my gun safe. Some have taken up permanent residence there, while others were more transient and moved on. This situation is no different for many readers of this report, I’m sure. We tend to keep some of the guns we buy, while others were more of a “flash in the pan” and got moved on. I think back…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The suspect charged with vandalizing the Cincinnati home of Vice President JD Vance was not politically motivated, according to his defense attorney.During a court appearance on Tuesday, defense attorney Paul Laufman insisted the actions of 26-year-old William DeFoor “had nothing to do with the specifics of the vice president,” and were instead related to mental health.”I just don’t think there’s anything political going on. This is purely a mental health issue,” Laufman said, describing DeFoor as someone who writes “peaceful” poetry.A judge set DeFoor’s bond at $11,000 for four non-federal charges of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The State Department has intensified its criticism of Iran’s regime on its Persian-language account since the outbreak of nationwide protests against the ayatollahs, mirroring President Donald Trump’s forceful warning to Tehran.Trump recently posted, “If Iran shots (sic) and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J.TRUMP.””President Trump’s latest truth social post regarding Iran speaks for itself,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson told…

NEED TO KNOW Jury selection began Monday, Jan. 5, in the trial of Adrian Gonzales, a former Uvalde school police officer who was among the first officers to respond to Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022Gonzales is charged with 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment — one count for each child in the classroom — at the school where a teenage gunman killed 19 students and two teachersHe has pleaded not guilty and faces up to two years in prison if convicted Jury selection began Monday, Jan. 5, in the trial of a former Uvalde school police officer…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Opening statements were made Tuesday in the trial of a former Uvalde, Texas, school police officer accused of not doing more to save lives in the 2022 massacre that left 19 students and two teachers dead. Adrian Gonzales has pleaded not guilty to 29 counts of child abandonment or endangerment following the attack at Robb Elementary. He could be sentenced to a maximum of two years in prison if he’s convicted. Gonzales, who was among the first to respond to the attack, arrived while the teenage assailant was still outside the building and did not make…

NEED TO KNOW A former school bus aide in Colorado pleaded guilty to a dozen charges in connection with the abuse of multiple nonverbal students with autism in 2024Kiarra Jones, 30, pleaded guilty to 10 felony charges of third-degree assault of an at-risk child and two misdemeanor charges of child abuseFamilies of the victims called Jones’s actions “cruel” and alleged the former school bus aide showed a lack of “humanity” A former school bus aide in Colorado pleaded guilty this week to assaulting multiple nonverbal children with autism two years ago, authorities said. Former Littleton Public Schools aide Kiarra Jones…

NEED TO KNOW Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe were found shot to death in their home in Columbus, Ohio on Dec. 30Police are investigating the killings as a double homicide and have not yet identified a suspectThe couple’s children were inside the home at the time of the suspected murders, but were unharmed The suspected murders of an Ohio dentist and his wife remain unsolved and police are still searching for who could have killed the parents of two. Spencer and Monique Tepe were found fatally shot inside their Columbus home on Dec. 30, while their children were in the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has vowed to return to Venezuela “as soon as possible” following America’s capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro, warning that the current regime is escalating an internal crackdown on dissent and journalists.Speaking to “Hannity” on Monday, Machado said the moment is now right for her return after spending more than a year in hiding. She secretly escaped Venezuela last month and traveled to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which she dedicated to President Donald Trump.”Well, first of all, I’m planning to go back to Venezuela…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The number of U.S. law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty fell sharply in 2025, reaching levels not seen since World War II, new data shows.The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund report released on Tuesday shows total line-of-duty deaths dropped from 148 in 2024 to 111 last year, with drops in every fatality category.Annual officer fatalities have not reached levels this low since 1943, when 94 officers were killed in the line of duty.Firearm-related fatalities fell 15%, from 52 in 2024 to 44 in 2025, the lowest total in…