Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday condemned what she described as U.S. intervention in Venezuela and rejected the idea of American troops entering Mexico, reaffirming her government’s commitment to national sovereignty.”We categorically reject intervention in the internal affairs of other countries,” Sheinbaum said at a press conference in Mexico City, according to an official transcript of the speech released by her office.”The history of Latin America is clear and forceful, the intervention has never brought democracy, it has never generated well-being or lasting stability. Only people can build their own future, decide…

NEED TO KNOW A father has been left injured after stopping an armed man from kidnapping his childThe suspect allegedly pulled out a knife during the struggle before fleeing the sceneThe man was indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including attempted kidnapping A father has been left injured after stopping an armed man from kidnapping his child at a Walmart in Oregon, police say. On Friday, Jan. 2, the WCSO Cornelius Police announced via Facebook that a man had been arrested for alleged attempted kidnapping in Cornelius after being called to the retailer on Dec. 21. Officials added,…

NEED TO KNOW In an interview with The New York Times, Bryan Kohberger’s sister Mel said her brother had previously overcome a heroin addiction and began pursuing higher educationKohberger was pursuing a Ph.D. when he stabbed four University of Idaho students to death in 2022Mel said that following her brother’s struggles with addiction, the family was “so proud” of Kohberger because he “had overcome so much” Bryan Kohberger’s sister revealed that he once overcame a heroin addiction before pursuing higher education. Kohberger is currently serving a life sentence for the murders of four University of Idaho students, who were stabbed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! EXCLUSIVE: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., will receive a formal censure letter and that he has directed Secretary of the Navy John Phelan to review the retired Navy captain’s retirement rank and pay and provide a recommendation in 45 days, sharply escalating an investigation alleging he made “seditious statements” that undermined military operations.”Six weeks ago, Senator Mark Kelly — and five other members of Congress — released a reckless and seditious video that was clearly intended to undermine good order and military discipline,” Hegseth said in a…

The long-standing $200 tax stamp imposed under the National Firearms Act (NFA) on suppressors, short-barreled rifles (SBRs), short-barreled shotguns (SBSs), and “any other weapons” (AOWs) has officially been reduced to zero dollars. While the NFA itself remains intact, the federal government will no longer collect a tax for the transfer or manufacture of those specific items. For decades, the NFA tax stamp functioned as a financial barrier layered on top of an already burdensome regulatory process. While $200 may not sound significant today, it was intentionally punitive when enacted in 1934 and has long been criticized as an unconstitutional tax…

NEED TO KNOW Richard Hocking, 93, allegedly shot his 86-year-old spouse in a Fremont, California, parking lotPolice recovered a firearm from the vehicle and said the victim was pronounced dead at the sceneHocking was booked on suspicion of homicide, and the case is under review by the Alameda County District Attorney A 93-year-old man turned himself in to police after allegedly fatally shooting his 86-year-old spouse in a Fremont, California, parking lot early Saturday, Jan. 3, authorities said. Officers with the Fremont Police Department were dispatched around 12:22 a.m. to a parking lot in the 5000 block of Mowry Avenue…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man is in custody after damaging property at Vice President JD Vance’s home in Cincinnati on Monday morning, the U.S. Secret Service said.Secret Service agents physically detained the adult male shortly after midnight, the agency told Fox News in a statement.The individual, whose identity was not immediately provided, allegedly caused property damage, including breaking windows on the exterior of a personal residence, the Secret Service said.After being detained, the man was taken into custody by the Cincinnati Police Department.JD VANCE SKIPS TRUMP’S VENEZUELA SPOTLIGHT, BUT AIDE SAYS HE WAS ‘DEEPLY INVOLVED’ BEHIND…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Here is what is known so far as Minnesota and the administration of Democratic Gov. Tim Walz continue to grapple with a burgeoning fraud scandal that has metastasized into a series of different, costly alleged money laundering operations at times tied to the Somali community in the Twin Cities.With so many moving parts, the following will present a summary of what has transpired so far in terms of each branch of alleged scandal in Minnesota since the stories first made front-page news one month ago — as potentially upward of $1 billion…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nicolas Maduro, the dethroned Venezuelan dictator indicted on major drug trafficking and weapons charges in the United States, is expected in a federal court in New York Monday for his arraignment, days after American forces captured him in his own presidential palace.The hearing, in which Maduro will be formally told the charges against him, is set for noon. His wife, Cilia Flores, was arrested in the raid and is also due in court. Like her husband, she was a high-level official in Venezuela’s socialist regime.Maduro faces four charges: narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation…

NEED TO KNOW Jodi Hildebrandt was a prominent Utah-based family and relationship counselorIn 2023, she was arrested alongside Ruby Franke for aggravated child abuseHildebrandt rarely spoke about her personal life, but previously shared glimpses into her past marriage and estranged children Jodi Hildebrandt is a former family and relationship counselor who kept much of her personal life private, despite gaining a significant social media following for her parenting advice. Hildebrandt, whose career and crimes are followed in the Netflix documentary Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, rose to fame in Utah as a prominent therapist in the Church of the…