New Senate report on Trump assassination attempt calls for more severe disciplinary action

A new Senate report on the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last summer has revealed “multiple, unacceptable failures” in the U.S. Secret Service’s planning and response, and called for more severe disciplinary action. Trump, then a presidential candidate, was grazed by a bullet during the rally as 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks fired…

Alleged leader of Italian mafia arrested in Colombia, accused of overseeing cocaine shipments

Colombian authorities said Friday they captured an alleged leader of the Italian ‘ndrangheta mafia in Latin America who is accused of overseeing cocaine shipments and managing illegal trafficking routes to Europe. Police identified the suspect as Giuseppe Palermo, also known as “Peppe,” an Italian who was wanted under an Interpol red notice, which called for his arrest…

Oak View Group CEO Leiweke leaves post after bid rigging charge on UT arena project

Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke was indicted on a federal criminal conspiracy charge related to allegedly rigging a bid to develop, manage, and operate the University of Texas‘ basketball and entertainment arena in Austin, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. Oak View Group, which will pay $15 million in penalties in connection with the…

Trump inaugural impersonators scammed donors out of crypto, feds say

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Scammers impersonating the President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance Inaugural Committee fraudulently stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency, according to a new complaint filed by federal prosecutors. The perpetrators used phony email addresses made to look like they belonged to the inaugural committee to…

“Rust” crew settles lawsuit against film producers and Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting

What to know about Alec Baldwin’s “Rust” What to know about “Rust” as the Alec Baldwin movie premieres 02:08 A settlement has been reached in the civil lawsuit alleging negligence in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” according to court documents released Friday. The lawsuit was brought…

“Operation Catch a Toe” leads U.S. Marshals to a Texas murder suspect with a distinctive foot

In December 2006, just days before Christmas, Tammy Myers vanished. The 29-year-old mother of three had separated from her husband and was living with a new man, William Greer, in a suburb of Houston. Within days of Myers’ disappearance, Greer also vanished. Investigators believed Greer was responsible for Myers’ death and spent years hunting the…

1 Minnesota lawmaker killed, 1 injured in targeted shootings. Here’s what we know.

Authorities are investigating after targeted shootings left one Minnesota lawmaker dead and another injured. Gov. Tim Walz called the shootings “politically motivated” in a news briefing on Saturday.  State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, John, were fatally shot at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, Walz said. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife were…