By Tiffany Williams - New tonight, NewsTalk New England is reporting on a tragic development from Chicago, where a 13-year-old boy lost his life in a shooting inside an Englewood home just before 7 p.m. CT on Monday evening. According to Chicago police, the incident took place in the 500 block of West 65th Place … Continue reading 13-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Chicago Monday Night

By Tiffany Williams - In Washington, D.C., Lt. Peter Sheldon of the Metropolitan Police Department has resigned, while Sgt. Frantz Fulcher and three officers—Dorrie Smith-Cleere, Bernadette Richardson, and Thomas Krmenec—are currently under investigation for time theft in the Fifth District’s administrative office.  MPD spokesperson Tom Lynch confirmed Sheldon's retirement. He began his career with the … Continue reading DC Metropolitan Police Department Lieutenant Resigns, 1 Sergeant and 3 Officers Under Investigation

By Tiffany Williams - On Saturday, the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier intercepted an overloaded makeshift vessel in the Mona Passage, near the Dominican Republic, leading to the transfer of 32 individuals to a Dominican Navy vessel. The situation unfolded when an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami detected … Continue reading 32 Non U.S. Citizens From The Dominican Republic Interdicted by Coast Guard Returned to the Dominican Republic

By Tiffany Williams - Police in Hallandale Beach, Florida, have confirmed the death of a Black Trans man on April 3.  Officers responded to the 800 block of Silks Run near Strike 10 Bowling for reports of a shooting around 1:30 AM.  Upon arrival officers located Tee Arnold shot and he was taken to HCA … Continue reading Black Trans Man Murdered In Hallandale Beach, Florida

By Tiffany Williams - Around 5:00 a.m. Friday morning, the United States Capitol Police Screening Team located and recovered an assault rifle with an extended magazine. United States Capitol Police say the rifle was located in the backseat of a large Ford pick-up truck and was partially wrapped in a blanket.  "The rifle was confiscated … Continue reading Police Stop Rifle From Entering United States Capitol

By Tiffany Williams - On Monday night, in East Lansing, Michigan at Michigan State University, police responded to an active shooter situation that has left three people dead and five others injured.  Police confirm that the suspect has died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the area of Lake Lansing Road and Larch Street in … Continue reading 3 Dead, 5 Injured In Mass Shooting At Michigan State University

By DJ Harding A five-count federal indictment was unsealed charging two South Carolina men with hate crime and obstruction offenses. The two men who are charged are Daqua Ritter, 26, and Xaiver Pinckney, 24. The indictment charges Ritter with a hate crime for the murder of a transgender woman because of her gender identity; using … Continue reading 2 Men Charged In Murder of Transgender Woman

By Tiffany Williams - On Saturday night at approximately 10:22 pm, Monterey Park, CA Police Department responded to the 100 block of West Garvey Avenue for reports of shots fired.  Upon arrival officers observed numerous victims and patrons in the parking lot of the business at this location. Upon entry into the business, officers located … Continue reading 10 Dead In California Mass Shooting

By DJ Harding - Early Sunday morning on the University of Alabama campus there was a shooting that killed a 23 year old woman.  Two men were charged with capital murder. They have been identified as Micheal Lynn Davis, a 20 year old student from Charles County Maryland, and Alabama basketball player Darius Miles, a … Continue reading University of Alabama Basketball Player Charged With Capital Murder

By Tiffany Williams - Salih Alhemoud, 28-years-old, of Houston, Texas was indicted by a federal grand jury on October 26, 2022 for committing a hate crime, kidnapping, and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence. Allegedly, Alhemoud used the gay dating app "Grindr" to set up a date on August 29,  2022 with a … Continue reading Houston, Texas Man Indicted For Hate Crime And Kidnapping A Transgender Woman

BY ANDRES TRIAY, PAT MILTON, MARGARET BRENNAN, CHRISTINA RUFFINI, STEVEN PORTNOY, ARDEN FARHI AND CBS NEWS STAFF Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner swap for international arms dealer Viktor Bout. "She's safe. She's on a plane. She's on her way … Continue reading Brittney Griner released by Russia in 1-for-1 prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

By Daniel Ingle - At approximately 11:57 p.m. Saturday night, officers with the Colorado Springs Police Department responded to 3430 North Academy for a shooting incident.  Five people are confirmed dead and twenty-five people are confirmed injured. Victims were transported to UC Health Memorial and Penrose hospitals. The suspect, who has been identified as 22-year-old … Continue reading 5 Dead, 25 Injured In Colorado Gay Club Shooting

By Charlene Burton - A high school football scrimmage turned deadly Tuesday afternoon in Philadelphia with one player killed and four others injured. Police say two gunmen are responsible for the shooting outside Roxborough High School around 4:30 p.m. on the 300 block of Fairway Terrace.  The football scrimmage was between three high schools, Roxborough … Continue reading A Football Player Shot And Killed At A Philadelphia High School Football Scrimmage

By Aimee Picchi – Amy Cooper, the White woman who became known as "Central Park Karen" after calling 911 to claim that a Black birdwatcher had threatened her, lost a lawsuit alleging her former employer had engaged in racist and sexist behavior when it fired her after the incident.  U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams on Wednesday rejected … Continue reading Amy Cooper, “Central Park Karen,” loses lawsuit claiming she was unfairly fired

By Aimee Picchi - FedEx plans to increase shipping rates by an average of 6.9% starting in January as it copes with weaker business demand.  "Effective January 2, 2023, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery rates will increase by an average of 6.9%," the company said in a statement on Thursday. "FedEx Freight rates will … Continue reading FedEx will raise its shipping rates starting in January

By Dánica Coto - (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona headed for Puerto Rico on Saturday night, with forecasters warning it likely would grow into a hurricane before hitting on Sunday with extremely heavy rains with the potential to cause landslides, severe flooding and power outages. The storm already lashed several eastern Caribbean islands, with one … Continue reading Puerto Rico girds for possible hurricane as TS Fiona nears

By Sarah Rankin - (AP) — Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has rewritten Virginia’s model policies for the treatment of transgender students, issuing guidance for school divisions that would roll back some accommodations and tighten parental notification requirements. The new model policies from the Virginia Department of Education, which were posted online Friday, say students’ participation in … Continue reading Virginia governor seeks new transgender student policies

  (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona passed near Guadeloupe on Friday evening, hitting some of the Caribbean’s easternmost islands with strong rain and wind as forecasters warned the storm could later threaten Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with dangerous rains. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Fiona was then likely to become … Continue reading Storm Fiona poses threat for Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic

(AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona is on a path to threaten the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico this weekend. The Atlantic Hurricane Season’s sixth named storm formed Wednesday evening, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center issued tropical storm watches for the Caribbean’s easternmost islands. “Interests in the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico … Continue reading Tropical Storm Fiona could menace Puerto Rico this weekend

By Catherine Herridge - On the 21st anniversary of 9/11, CBS News has confirmed that military prosecutors and attorneys for five defendants charged for their roles in the attacks are negotiating potential plea deals that could take the death penalty off the table and keep the detention camp at the military base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, … Continue reading 5 Guantánamo prisoners accused in 9/11 attacks could get plea deals

By Tiffany Williams - José Jonathan Guevara-Castro, also known as “Suspechoso” (Guevara-Castro), an alleged member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the “MS-13,” and a fugitive from justice, was extradited Tuesday from El Salvador to the United States.   Guevara-Castro was arrested in Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador on August 13, … Continue reading MS-13 Member Charged With Murder Extradited To The United States

By Tiffany Williams - Following a developing story tonight out of Los Angeles. The LAPD has confirmed that they found a person hanging from a tree and burned. LAPD says the body was found around 12:38 p.m. hanging from a tree near the Griffith Park merry-go-round at 4730 Crystal Springs Drive.  The body, LAPD said, … Continue reading Los Angeles Police Find A Body Burning And Hanging From A Tree

By Tiffany Williams  - Tuesday, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks met with LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations to hear about the key issues affecting LGBTQ+ service members.  Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks during the meeting provided an update on department efforts to ensure all individuals who wish to serve in the military and can meet … Continue reading Department Of Defense Meeting With LGBTQ+ Organizations

By Tiffany Williams - Saturday, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. During their conversation the Secretary expressed his gratitude for Oman’s support securing the recent furlough of Morad Tabhaz, a U.S. citizen unjustly detained in Iran, and for Oman’s extensive coordination on issues related to Iran and … Continue reading Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken Had Talks Over The Weekend With Foreign Leaders

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — At least five people are dead and 19 were taken to hospitals after a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, and officers are searching for a suspect, police said Monday. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the parade began around 10 a.m. but it was suddenly halted … Continue reading 5 dead, 19 hospitalized in shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago suburb

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Forecasters issued a hurricane watch Wednesday for the Nicaragua-Costa Rica border as a tropical disturbance sped over the southern Caribbean on a path toward Central America. The disturbance was expected to become a tropical storm soon and was likely to be near or over Nicaragua by late Friday, according … Continue reading Caribbean tropical disturbance shutters schools, businesses

By JOHN RABY – CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, whose heroics under fire over several crucial hours at the Battle of Iwo Jima made him a legend in his native West Virginia, died Wednesday. He was 98. Williams’ foundation announced on … Continue reading Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98

(CBS NEWS) R. Kelly is being sentenced this morning on sex trafficking charges in a New York federal court, before U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly. Prosecutors have recommended that the R&B singer from Chicago get at least 25 years in prison, while the defense has argued for a sentence of 10 years or less. Kelly, … Continue reading R. Kelly Being Sentenced Wednesday For Sex Trafficking In New York

By Danielle Guzman -  Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma are investigating a shooting incident with four people confirmed dead, including the shooter who sources say took his own life.  The shooting happened at the Natalie Medical Building at Saint Francis Hospital at around 5 p.m. Agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were … Continue reading Four People Killed In Oklahoma Active Shooter Incident

By Tiffany Williams - 25-year-old Du'Vonta Lampkin, a former player with the Massachusetts Pirates, was found dead in Dallas Thursday night.  Dallas Police have confirmed that officers responded to 500 S. Ervay St. at approximately 10:10 p.m Thursday night. Upon arrival they located Lampkin lying on his back with a single gunshot wound. He was … Continue reading Former Massachusetts Pirates Player Found Dead In Dallas Apartment