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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration on Thursday to prevent the potential spread of the New World screwworm fly into the Lone Star State, as he seeks to better protect livestock and wildlife.The governor's declaration allows the Texas New World Screwworm Response Team to use all state government prevention and response resources to prevent the spread of the parasite into Texas.The New World screwworm fly is spreading north from […]

Newly released surveillance footage has captured the tense moment a suspect breached a TSA checkpoint at an Atlanta airport last year, only to be swiftly tackled by a bystander and subdued within seconds.Police released the footage through an open public records request, showing the incident unfolding on the morning of Oct. 30 at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Fox 5 Atlanta reported Thursday.The suspect was identified as 40-year-old Fabian Leon, who […]

A well-known community and social justice activist who founded a Boston nonprofit to reduce violence and who was once was lauded as Bostonian of the Year avoided jail time in a federal fraud case, the Justice Department said Thursday. Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to 18 of 27 counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud and failing to file tax returns related to a scheme in which Cannon-Grant and […]

A group of anti-ICE agitators mistakenly heckled three federal air marshals who they thought were U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents eating dinner at a Los Angeles-area restaurant Wednesday night. The agents, who are part of the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA), protecting passengers and crew on U.S. aircraft, were dining when a group of people gathered outside Ten-Raku, a Korean BBQ restaurant in the Plaza Mexico shopping center in Lynwood.A […]

A viral video showing gunmen firing from a Dallas bridge on New Year’s has now led to multiple arrests and immigration holds as police say the suspects were involved in repeated acts of gun violence across North Texas.The Dallas Police Department announced the arrests Tuesday, identifying Anthony Acevedo, 20, and Jose AlarconSanchez, 18, both of Grand Prairie, as two of the suspects seen in multiple social media videos firing guns […]

An 80-year-old Holocaust survivor and Ukraine war refugee was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Los Angeles on Tuesday.The victim has been identified as Andriy Korshunov. Both he and his dog were killed when a driver crashed into them with a Maserati as they were crossing a street in the San Fernando Valley. Korshunov's family says he immigrated to the U.S. after war broke out in Ukraine, and he had […]

The younger brother of the man accused of spraying a substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said the alleged attacker has harbored a hatred for the Somali community for years."I’m not surprised this happened," Anthony Kazmierczak’s estranged brother, who did not wish to be identified, told the Independent over the phone from his home in North Carolina. "Not at all. Unfortunately, he and my mother are both right-wing extremists," he added. ILHAN […]

A group of protesters gathered outside a restaurant in Lynwood, California, Wednesday evening after reportedly mistaking Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.Fox 11 Los Angeles reported that two TSA officers were eating dinner at a restaurant when someone mistook them for ICE agents.A crowd later gathered outside, blowing whistles and horns.The outlet reported that deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were then […]

A Texas police officer is in critical condition after being shot in the head by a homicide suspect earlier this week. The incident unfolded just after 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 23, when officers with the Corpus Christi Police Department responded to a shooting in the 4900 block of Ayers Street, located approximately 145 miles from San Antonio, according to FOX 4. When authorities arrived, they reportedly located a man suffering from multiple […]