The man who the Houston Police Department says shot three officers Thursday has a lengthy criminal record and now faces three counts of attempted capital murder of a police officer. Roland Caballero, 31, allegedly led police on a chase Thursday, shot at and wounded three officers, carjacked a vehicle, and then barricaded himself in a…… MORE
Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota’s longest-serving attorney general, has died “unexpectedly” at age 68, according to a news release from the Attorney General’s Office. “It is with the utmost sadness that the Office of Attorney General announces that Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem passed away unexpectedly on Friday January 28, 2022. He was 68,” the release said.…… MORE
The US Secret Service has charged a Kansas man with threatening to harm President Joe Biden, allegedly telling agents that “he had been told by God to travel to Washington, DC to ‘lop off the head of the serpent in the heart of the nation.’ “ Agents found Scott Ryan Merryman in the parking lot…… MORE
South Carolina US District Judge J. Michelle Childs is among the people President Joe Biden is considering as a Supreme Court nominee, the White House confirmed Friday night, and as a result there will not be a hearing on her nomination to the Court of Appeals while she is under consideration for the high court.…… MORE
After a six-month undercover investigation, authorities in Florida have charged 68 people in connection with the sale of illegal narcotics on the mobile dating apps Grindr, Scruff and Taimi. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) said 60 people have been arrested, and law enforcement has obtained arrest warrants for eight others, according to a news…… MORE
A powerful nor’easter forming off the coast of the Carolinas Friday night is threatening millions of people with heavy snow and vicious winds as it makes its way up the East Coast. There are blizzard warnings in effect for millions of people in coastal areas from Virginia to New England. Officials are urging residents to…… MORE
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, on trial for federal fraud charges, continued his cross-examination of his former client Stormy Daniels for several hours on Friday, punctuated by contentious exchanges about their relationship and her relationship with former President Donald Trump. Avenatti, on trial for allegedly stealing nearly $300,000 in book advance payments from adult-film actress Daniels,…… MORE
The bidding war for parts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s library is over, and it’s clear that fans of the late Supreme Court justice have deep pockets. The collection of Ginsburg-iana went for $2.3 million in the auction run by Bonhams, the auction house said. The sale included more than 1,000 books with inscriptions from fellow…… MORE
Twitter quit taking action to try to limit the spread of lies about the 2020 election, the company said on Friday — a day after another social media platform, YouTube, removed a Republican congressman’s campaign ad because it included a 2020 lie. Twitter spokesperson Elizabeth Busby told CNN on Friday that “since March 2021,” Twitter…… MORE
Using genetic genealogy and familial DNA, police in Colorado have solved the decades-old cases of the deaths of four females, saying the killer was a man who died by suicide in jail in 1981. The three women and a teenage girl were stabbed to death between 1978 and 1981 in the Denver area. Police didn’t…… MORE
