Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW Luigi Mangione is in court for evidence supression hearings ahead of his trial for allegedly murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Mangione pumped his fist at pool photographers as he entered the courtroom Monday morning Police bodycam footage showed officers finding a loaded magazine wrapped in a pair of wet underwear in Mangione’s backpack Luigi Mangione pumped his fist as he entered a Manhattan courtroom Monday, Dec. 8 — then looked down as bodycam footage showed officers find a loaded magazine wrapped in a pair of wet underwear in his backpack. Mangione, 27, was back in court for…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Republican-backed measure in this year’s annual defense policy bill is aimed at significantly expanding FBI transparency in American elections.A provision in the 3,000-page National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would force the bureau to disclose the initiation of a “counterintelligence assessment or investigation” against a candidate for federal office or a current elected official within 15 days of its launch.Specifically, it would mandate that the FBI notify the top four congressional leaders in the House and Senate as well as the top Republican and top Democrat on both chambers’ judiciary and intelligence…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Washington, D.C., police chief Pamela Smith is resigning her position after just two and a half years on the job, she announced Monday.Smith has faced intense pressure from President Donald Trump’s administration, which took over the Metropolitan Police Department earlier this year and deployed federal law enforcement throughout the city.”There comes a time when you just know it’s time,” Smith told Axios, which first reported her resignation.”I am deeply humbled, grateful, and deeply appreciative of my time with the District of Columbia. Serving as Chief of Police has been the greatest honor…

NEED TO KNOW A 4-year-old boy and a 60-year-old woman were killed in a house fire in Ireland on Saturday, Dec. 6The two victims are believed to be related and a third person has also been transported to the hospital with “serious injuries”Police believe the fire was “deliberately started” and have launched a murder investigation A murder investigation has been launched after two people, including a 4-year-old boy, died in a house fire in central Ireland. Emergency services responded to a fire at a residence in Castleview Park, Edenderry, in County Offaly at around 7:45 p.m. local time on Saturday,…

Many of us would love to give a gun as a Christmas gift to a family member or friend. However, with all the different gun laws on the books, which vary from state to state, it’s often easier to just forget the idea than find the information you need to gift firearms legally and properly. Over the years, I’ve had friends and family members ask me how to gift guns at Christmas time, and I’ve always been reluctant to give them an answer since I haven’t wanted to lead them astray. For those considering gifting a firearm this Christmas, however,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is warning that Illinois officials are releasing violent criminal illegal aliens despite active immigration detainers, a move the agency says is putting the public at risk. In the letter shared with Fox News Digital, Todd Lyons, ICE’s senior official performing the duties of director, said Illinois has “tens of thousands of criminal illegal aliens” in custody – individuals who, he noted, have committed crimes ranging from murder and rape to child pornography and armed robbery. Lyons said these offenders “should be swiftly removed from the United States ……

NEED TO KNOW A mom of two has been found guilty of fatally stabbing a retired nurse in May 2018Cherie Townsend was convicted of first degree murder on Thursday, Dec. 4 following the killing of Susan Leeds in a shopping mall parking lot Per the Los Angeles Times, Townsend was looking for money in order to pay for her daughter to attend a cheerleading competition at the time of the incident A mother of two has been found guilty of killing a retired nurse so she could get money to send her daughter to cheerleading camp, according to reports. On…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new wave of organized crime maneuvers is taking aim at Americans’ holiday shopping purchases – and their wallets. Hackers leveraging malware systems and other cybercriminal tools are infiltrating online freight marketplaces to make off with high-value cargo while items are in transit.”I think the criminals have identified that the weak point between point A and point B is in transportation, right?” Michael Evanoff, chief security officer and strategic advisor for AI-security company Verkada, told Fox News Digital. “So instead of putting yourself in harm’s way by going to a depot or a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jurors who deliberated on the case of a man who threw a sub sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in Washington, D.C., said the courtroom was often filled with giggles as witnesses testified and lawyers bantered.One juror told CBS News that many in the packed courtroom struggled to keep a “straight face” during the proceedings. The accused, Sean Dunn, was ultimately acquitted on his misdemeanor charge of simple assault.”I mean,” the juror said, “it was a thrown sandwich.””I thought we’d be out of there quickly. This case had no…

NEED TO KNOW Sally McNeil shot and killed her husband, Ray McNeil, on Valentine’s Day in 1995The bodybuilder claimed she did so in self-defenseSally, who is the subject of the 2022 Netflix docuseries Killer Sally, was released on parole in 2020 Sally McNeil shot her husband, Ray McNeil, on Valentine’s Day in 1995. The pair, who were both former Marines and bodybuilders, met in June 1987 and married two months later. In doing so, Ray became a stepfather to Sally’s two children from her first marriage, daughter Shantina and son John. But Sally and Ray’s relationship was tumultuous — Ray…