Author: Jack Bogart

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly uncovered text messages between disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh and his alleged drug dealer could have dramatically altered the defense’s trial strategy and possibly prevented a conviction, according to lead defense attorney Dick Harpootlian.Harpootlian, a veteran South Carolina defense attorney and former state senator, told Fox News Digital that the texts between Murdaugh and Curtis “Eddie” Smith, revealed recently by FITSNews, were not provided to the defense during the trial. Their absence, he said, may have contributed to a key decision not to call Smith to the stand.”One of the big…

NEED TO KNOW Loro Piana will be monitored by a court for a year after the luxury brand was accused of violating employee workplace rightsThe company claimed it was unaware of the violations and “terminated all relations with the concerned supplier in less than 24 hours”Loro Piana became the fifth high-end brand in Italy to be investigated for concerns over labor law Loro Piana, a luxury brand known for its high-end cashmere pieces, is under fire after allegations of labor exploitation in the workplace caused local authorities to step in.  The Italian luxury fashion brand, headquartered in Milan, was placed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal grand jury has formally indicted Vance Boelter on six federal charges for the shootings that left one Minnesota lawmaker and her husband dead and a second lawmaker and his wife injured. “Vance Boelter planned and carried out a night of terror that shook Minnesota to its core,” acting U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson said in a statement. “He carried out targeted political assassinations the likes of which have never been seen in Minnesota.”ACCUSED KILLER OF MINNESOTA LAWMAKERS TEASES ‘IMPORTANT DETAILS’ IN LETTER DURING JAILHOUSE INTERVIEWBoelter, 57, has been charged with stalking and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Progressive Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is being slammed by his GOP opponent, Maud Maron, for policies she said give criminals a “get out of jail free card,” contributing to a massive surge in shoplifting and organized crime in America’s largest city.This comes after retail industry leaders testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday on the dramatic rise in organized retail theft in recent years.According to the most recent data from the National Retail Federation, retailers reported a 93% increase in the average number of shoplifting incidents per year in 2023…

NEED TO KNOW Mateusz Dzierbun, 48, allegedly stabbed his 9-year-old son in San Jose’s Cataldi Park on SaturdayPolice say he was shot dead after refusing to drop the knife and advancing on officers — his son was “clearly deceased” at the scene by the time officers could reach himSan Jose’s police chief called it a “twisted,” “desperate” and “selfish” act of suicide by cop A 48-year-old California father allegedly stabbed his 9-year-old son to death in a San Jose park and then charged at responding police with a knife before being fatally shot, officials say. According to San Jose police,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three teenagers and one 12-year-old boy were apprehended by police after an NYPD drone captured them riding on top of a train in New York City Thursday passing through multiple stations at a high speed. NYPD drone footage obtained by Fox News Digital shows the four subway surfers — between the ages of 12 and 16 — climbing up the side of the moving northbound 6 express train as it passed beneath the Westchester Avenue Bridge.The minors can then be seen standing up and forming a line, some of them jumping up and…

NEED TO KNOW Lizamarie Rivera-García, 42, is facing multiple charges after being indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly sex trafficking two minors, ages 15 and 17She is facing charges of sex trafficking, transporting and coercion involving the 15-year-old and sex trafficking of the 17-year-oldThe religion teacher is facing a minimum sentence of 50 years if convicted on all four counts A school teacher in Puerto Rico is in custody after being accused of sex trafficking two children. Lizamarie Rivera-García, 42, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges involving two minor boys, ages 15 and 17, on…

NEED TO KNOW Afeni Badu Muhammad, 26, was charged with first-degree murder after being accused of fatally stabbing her manager at McDonald’s, Jennifer HarrisA drive-thru customer attempted to stop the attack by firing at MuhammadMuhammad’s bond was set at $25 million A 26-year-old woman from Michigan is accused of fatally stabbing her manager at McDonald’s after she was told to leave her shift early following an argument. Afeni Badu Muhammad, of Eastpointe, Michigan, was arraigned on July 11 and charged with first-degree premeditated murder and a carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent, according to a statement from the Macomb…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Benjamin Song, who is currently being sought after by the FBI for his alleged role in an anti-ICE Texas attack on Independence Day, was previously sued over his alleged involvement in an Antifa protester that resulted in assault charges in 2023, as the manhunt continues in the Lone Star State. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for Benjamin Song, 32, for his alleged role in the Alvarado, Texas, attack targeting ICE agents, which left a local police officer shot in the neck and cars vandalized. The police officer is expected to recover.…

NEED TO KNOW Kristin Brock, 41, and James Brock, 45, were found slain in their home in FebruaryKristin’s daughter Sarah Grace Patrick was arrested earlier this month in connection with the murdersIn the months before the arrest, Patrick had reportedly contacted influencers on TikTok for attention on the case A Georgia teen who discovered the slain bodies of her parents allegedly reached out to TikTok bloggers requesting attention on the murders — before she herself was arrested in connection to the killings. Sarah Grace Patrick, 17, called 911 after her younger sibling found the bodies of her mother and stepfather,…