Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW A West Virginia man pleaded guilty to murdering a 3-month-old infant he was babysittingJohn Michael Tames also pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of a childTames will be sentenced on Feb. 6, 2026, where he faces 15 years to life in prison A West Virginia man pleaded guilty to murder in connection with the 2024 death of a 3-month-old infant. John Michael Tames pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death on Thursday, Dec. 18, according to a post from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department. WCHS, citing court records, previously reported…

The debate over gun ownership in the United States is neither new nor likely to end anytime soon. What often gets lost amid the noise, however, is the more fundamental issue at stake: why the private possession of arms remains essential to a free society. This is not simply a political argument or a cultural disagreement. It is a question that goes to the heart of individual liberty, personal security, and the balance of power between citizens and the state. At its foundation, the right to keep and bear arms is protected by the Second Amendment to the United States…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Texas woman found with five illegal immigrants in her vehicle attempted to flee from authorities near the border by swimming across the Rio Grande into Mexico with an infant, officials said. Brenda Castro, a U.S. citizen, was a passenger in a Ford Explorer being driven by her husband, also an American citizen, on Dec. 19 in the border city of Laredo when he refused to stop for Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers, the agency said. Dashcam footage released by DPS shows the SUV traveling at a high speed along residential and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. military carried out overnight kinetic strikes against a convoy of three vessels operated by designated terrorist organizations involved in narcotics trafficking, U.S. Southern Command said Wednesday.According to Southern Command, the operation was conducted by Joint Task Force Southern Spear at the direction of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, using the title cited by the command.The vessels were transiting known narcotics trafficking routes in international waters when U.S. forces took action after intelligence confirmed the transfer of drugs between the boats, Southern Command said.Three individuals aboard the first vessel were killed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The National Guard will be removed from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, for now, following efforts to reduce crime in those Democratic-run cities, but it was “only a question of time” when troops will return, President Donald Trump said Wednesday after a series of legal setbacks. “We are removing the National Guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, despite the fact that CRIME has been greatly reduced by having these great Patriots in those cities, and ONLY by that fact,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were GONE if…

NEED TO KNOW Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore is charged with domestic assault and batteryBarmore is accused of throwing his then-girlfriend to the ground following an argumentThe charges come as teammate Stefon Diggs also faces assault charges New England Patriots defensive tackle Christian Barmore is facing a domestic assault charge, according to reports. According to a criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE, Barmore is charged with misdemeanor domestic assault and battery on a family/household member, stemming from an Aug. 8 incident at his home in Mansfield, Mass. The complaint was filed in Attleboro District Court on Dec. 16, according to court…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Somali-run daycare in Minneapolis was broken into and vandalized, with “important documentation,” including records related to employees and children at the daycare, being reported missing.The break-in occurred as a national spotlight continues to shine on Minneapolis and daycare facilities run by Somali immigrants in the wake of massive fraud allegations.Nasrulah Mohamed, manager of Nokomis Day Care Center, told reporters Tuesday that the facility was broken into overnight Wednesday. He believes the incident occurred between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.SOMALI MINNESOTANS BEING ‘SCAPEGOATED’ IN FRAUD INVESTIGATION, NYT WRITER CLAIMS A door to…

NEED TO KNOW The former chef of the New England Patriots’ star receiver Stefon Diggs provided text messages she allegedly exchanged with her former boss to police after accusing him of assaultThe exchange starts with the woman demanding that the recipient, who she says is Diggs, pay out her entire contact for the season despite leaving earlyDiggs allegedly responded that he did not want to pay her and another chef and that he “don’t got to do a mf thing” Stefon Diggs allegedly refused to pay out the full contract of his former female chef, according to text messages she…

Images by the author unless otherwise noted To start, let me admit I’m learning. I have been a reloader for almost 50 years, loading mostly my home-spun cast bullets. It wasn’t really until fairly recently that I got into loading bottleneck rifle cartridges, where you all but fill the case with a slower-burning powder and must measure and weigh every charge. That’s different than just cranking out 9mm/.38 Spl/.45 ACP target loads on a progressive or turret press. There, you are striving for powder weights within .1 grain, up or down. The powder weights you deal with at this low…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Wednesday sanctioned four companies operating in Venezuela’s oil sector and identified four oil tankers as blocked property, saying the move targets oil traders involved in alleged sanctions-evasion that helps finance Nicolás Maduro’s regime.Treasury said the vessels, some described as part of a “shadow fleet” serving Venezuela, “continue to provide financial resources that fuel Maduro’s illegitimate narco-terrorist regime” in Tuesday’s press release.”President Trump has been clear: We will not allow the illegitimate Maduro regime to profit from exporting oil while it floods the United States with…