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'Dangerous' suspected Antifa sympathizer pleads guilty to detonating nail-filled explosive device

A man with suspected Antifa sympathiespleaded guilty on Fridayto detonating an explosive device filled with nails outside the Alabama Attorney General’s Office earlier this year, according to the Department of Justice. Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 26, of Irondale, Alabama, pleaded guilty in federal court to the malicious use of an explosive device he set off...

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Romanian authorities tow vehicles from Andrew Tate’s home after new human trafficking allegations

Romanian authorities towed away a fleet of luxury vehicles Saturday from the home of the divisive social media personality Andrew Tate, days after he was placed under house arrest following new human trafficking allegations. Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate, 36, both former kickboxers and dual British-U.S. citizens with millions of followers on social...

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On this day in history, August 23, 1973, a bank robbery in Sweden leads to 'Stockholm syndrome'

The bank robbery and hostage situation that led to the coining of the term “Stockholm syndrome” began on this day in history, Aug. 23, 1973. On that date, Jan-Erik Olsson, an escaped prisoner who was sentenced to three years in prison for grand larceny, burst into Sveriges Kreditbanken, located in Stockholm‘s Norrmalmstorg square, armed with...

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California crime crisis: Dozens of criminal defendants handed 'get out of jail free card' on technicality

San Francisco Superior Court officials dismissed 70 misdemeanor cases – including DUIs, sexual battery and violations of restraining orders – that were not heard in court before their constitutional deadline. The mass dismissals came a month after a panel of California appellate judges found that San Francisco’s courts improperly postponed a woman’s trial for years,...

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'Weak-on-crime liberal': Trump campaign hits back after Harris blames him for 'violent crime wave'

The Trump campaign blasted Vice President Kamala Harris as a “liar” and “desperate” after her campaign released a TV ad claiming former President Trump’s policies brought in a “violent crime wave,” telling Fox News Digital Harris is an “open border, weak-on-crime liberal.” The Harris campaign, just a day after the vice president accepted the Democratic...

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Dem Vegas politician stumped when confronted with surprise three-word text message in murder trial

The whereabouts of a former Las VegasDemocratic politicianaround the time a veteran investigative journalist was brutally stabbed to death remains a key question in the ex-official’s murder trial – and a newly unearthed text message shrouds mystery to the defendants alibi as he continues to plead his innocence and contest DNA evidence linking him to...

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Unsuspecting shoppers in multiple states fall victim to 'distraction thefts'

A quiet Utah town is the latest locality plagued by “distraction thefts” against unsuspecting shoppers carried out by “interstate crime groups” – transient criminals who travel the country to steal before crossing state lines to strike elsewhere, often affiliated with Romanian and South American crime rings. Over the past year, St. George has seen 37...