Author: Jack Bogart

NEED TO KNOW Authorities in Japan said three people were killed by bears in the span of one week, including one elderly man who was picking mushrooms in a forest and another man who was decapitated as he was mauled”We suspect he was attacked by a bear based on scratch marks,” an official said of the elderly man’s deathJapan has seen a record number of bear attacks this year Three people in Japan were killed by bears in the span of one week, including one man who was picking mushrooms in a forest and another man who was decapitated as…

NEED TO KNOW Los Angeles authorities are seeking a woman wanted in connection with a stretch of burglaries targeting the homes of older menPolice say Adva Lavie is accused of posing as a girlfriend or companion on social media before allegedly targeting menAuthorities are also seeking additional potential victims Authorities in Los Angeles are searching for a model accused of posing as a companion on social media before allegedly burglarizing men. Adva Lavie, who also goes by the names Mia Ventura, Shoshana or Shana, is wanted in connection with a string of residential burglaries, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of an 11-year-old boy inside a New York home on Thursday.Officers in Newburgh, located about 60 miles north of New York City, responded at around 8 a.m. on Thursday to a shooting at 184 North Miller Street. Upon arrival, police discovered the young victim, who was dead from a gunshot wound, according to a Friday press release from the Newburgh Police Department.Local authorities, including the City of Newburgh Detective Division and the Non-Fatal Shooting Task Force,…

NEED TO KNOW Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison, and authorities have arrested two men in connection with his deathWatkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex crimes at HMP Wakefield in West Yorkshire, EnglandTwo men, ages 25 and 43, were arrested on suspicion of murder Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has died after being attacked in prison, and authorities have arrested two men in connection with his death. According to reports from the BBC and the Associated Press, Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence for child sex crimes at HMP…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President J.D. Vance slammed Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Sunday, saying he should “suffer some consequences” for his handling of Chicago’s high crime rate. “I think that Governor Pritzker has allowed a lot of people to be killed in the city of Chicago and elsewhere,” Vance told ABC’s “This Week” host George Stephanopoulos during a testy exchange. “I think it’s disgraceful, and I think he absolutely should suffer some consequences for the fact that there are thousands of innocent Chicagoans who are dead because he failed to do his job.” Stephanopoulos, a former…

NEED TO KNOW There were three separate shootings on the same night following homecoming games in MississippiEight people are dead and more than 20 are injured following the incidentsSuspects have been arrested in two of the three shootings Eight people are dead and more than 20 were injured after three separate high school homecoming celebrations in Mississippi ended in gunfire. The most deadly of the shootings took place in the downtown area of Leland at around 12 a.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 11, per KSL.com and the Associated Press. Four people were killed on the scene, and two later…

NEED TO KNOW Mark Sanchez was discharged from the hospital and booked in jail on Oct. 12, following an Oct. 4 stabbing incidentThe former NFL quarterback, who is charged with a felony, was booked into the Marion County Jail in IndianapolisSanchez, who serves as a Fox Sports broadcaster, was arrested after being stabbed for his alleged role in a fight with a 69-year-old truck driver Mark Sanchez has been discharged from the hospital and booked in jail following an Oct. 4 stabbing incident in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) confirmed in an email to PEOPLE that the former NFL…

NEED TO KNOW A 14-year-old boy in Australia has been hospitalized after being bitten in the chest by a shark while fishing with his friends”His friends acted with incredible bravery and quick thinking to help him back to safety,” the Torres Shire Council saidThe teen suffered significant blood loss and life-threatening injuries A 14-year-old boy in Australia has been hospitalized after a shark attack.  The teen was bitten by a shark while fishing with his friends at Thursday Island around 6:20 p.m. local time on Saturday, Oct. 11, according to a statement from the Torres Shire Council.  “His friends acted…

The gun control lobby has spent decades preaching about “ending gun violence.” But when one of their own openly fantasizes about murdering a political opponent—and his children—the silence is deafening. Recent revelations from text messages sent by Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for Virginia Attorney General, have shaken even the most cynical observers in Richmond. Jones, then a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, sent grotesque messages wishing death upon his political rival, Republican Speaker Todd Gilbert, and his children. “Three people, two bullets. Gilbert, Hitler, and Pol Pot. Gilbert gets two bullets to the head,” Jones texted to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Federal and local authorities rescued more than 30 missing children and uncovered multiple trafficking operations targeting vulnerable youth during a coordinated crackdown across Texas.The effort, centered in San Antonio, led to arrests, felony warrants and several new investigations under a joint mission known as “Operation Lightning Bug.”Teams from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) out of San Antonio, Del Rio, Midland, and Pecos joined forces with San Antonio Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit, Special Victims Unit, Street Crimes Unit and covert operatives. Together, they combed through Texas and national crime databases to identify at-risk juveniles and coordinate…