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Feds charge 2 Europeans with 'swatting' plot targeting members of Congress, other elected officials

Federal prosecutors have charged two European men with “swatting” dozens of members of Congress and other U.S. elected officials, including a former president and president-elect, according to court records unsealed on Wednesday. Thomasz Szabo, 26, of Romania, and Nemanja Radovanovic, 21, of Serbia, allegedly targeted roughly 100 people with “swatting” calls to instigate an aggressive...

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Trump assassination attempt: FBI reveals first photos of Thomas Crooks’ firearm, IEDs in car trunk

The FBI on Wednesday provided additional details about would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks’ activity before and during the July 13 campaign rally that left one man dead. While the FBI has not established a definitive motive for the shooter or any co-conspirators with advanced knowledge of the attack, Kevin Rojek, special agent in charge...

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Harris gains on Trump on economy and crime, poll finds

Former President Donald Trump’s edge over Vice President Kamala Harris on the topics of crime and economic policy is slipping, according to a new poll. The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, released on Tuesday, shows Trump now maintains a slim 3% lead against Harris on employment and economic issues — 43% against Harris’s 40%. In late July,...

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Texas attorney killed in murder-suicide at $1.6M mansion

A Texas lawyer’s wife killed her husband and then herself in their $1.6 million home outside San Antonio suburb Shavano Park last week, officials said. Jerry Hernandez, 61, and his wife Sonia, 52, were found dead at their four-bedroom, five-bath property on Aug. 21. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office told Fox News Digital that...

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Texas judge seeks to keep suspected serial killer behind bars for life: 'He never, ever had remorse'

A suspected serial killer who was previously convicted for another murder may face life behind bars after allegedly killing two more people.Raul Meza Jr., 63, is presently accused of killing Gloria Lofton in 2019 and Jesse Fraga in 2023. Meza was formerly convicted in 1982 after being found guilty of murdering 8-year-old Kendra Page.AUTHORITIES SEEK...

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Florida AG argues execution should not be stayed for death row inmate with Parkinson's symptoms

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody argued Tuesday that the execution of an inmate with Parkinson’s symptoms should not be delayed because his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the state’s lethal injection procedures came too late. Moody said Loran Cole, 57, waited too long to raise his concerns that the drug cocktail would “very...

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Boy accidentally destroys 3,500-year-old artifact in Israeli museum

A boy on a visit to a museum in Israel accidentally knocked over a 3,500-year-old jar, shattering the relic. “There are instances where display items are intentionally damaged, and such cases are treated with great severity, including involving the police,”Lihi Laszlo of the Hecht Museum told the BBC. “In this case, however, this was not...