Yulanda Williams was 12 years old when her family joined the People’s Temple – a religious cult that led to the deaths of more than 900 followers. But before Williams and her family found themselves at the center of “a living nightmare,” the church appeared to be a utopia, a safe haven in San Francisco...
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Trump assassination attempt: Suspicious persons common, but police testimony raises new questions
PITTSBURGH – After Pennsylvania police leaders revealed there were at least two other suspicious individuals besides would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks spotted at the July 13 Trump rally, experts tell Fox News Digital that reports of “suspicious” or “unusual” people at Secret Service events are common. Pennsylvania’s State Police commissioner, Col. Christopher Paris, testified before...
On this day in history, Adam Walsh disappeared from department store, marking start of 27-year case
July 27, 1981, quickly went from a normal day for the Walsh family to one that seeped into tragedy. Reve Walsh and her 6-year-old son, Adam, went to Sears in Hollywood, Florida, on that day. While at the store, the boy went into the video game aisle while his mother browsed just a few aisles...
Family and non-family kidnappings, abduction attempts are most common during the summer months
There are several different types of missing child cases analyzed by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). Based on 2023 data reported by the NCMEC, there were 28,886 total missing child cases reported, and 25,306 of those cases have been resolved. Of those cases, endangered runaways made up the majority. The majority...
A mysterious pile of bones could hold evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say
Depending on who you ask, the bones that have been sitting in a Tokyo repository for decades could be either leftovers from early 20th century anatomy classes, or the unburied and unidentified victims of one of the country’s most notorious war crimes. A group of activists, historians and other experts who want the government to...
Border czar Kamala Harris visits Houston weeks after Jocelyn Nungaray allegedly murdered by illegal immigrants
“Border czar” Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Houston, Texas, choosing to attend a dinner for a convention for teachers rather than visit the grieving parents of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was raped and murdered, allegedly by two migrants. Nungaray was found strangled to death June 17. Authorities identified the suspects as two Venezuelan nationals...
Tennessee removes sex workers with HIV from the sex offender registry
Tennessee has agreed to remove sex workers with HIV from the sex offender registry following two lawsuits that argued the state’s law did not account for evolving science on the spread and prevention of the disease, according to the Chattanooga Times Free Press. The state’s decades-lasting laws made prostitution a misdemeanor for the majority of...
Newsom urges Oakland officials to tighten 'extreme' policy that restricts police chases
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, called on Oakland officials Friday to amend an “extreme” policy that generally only allows police to chase suspected criminals in cases of “violent forcible crimes.” The governor sent a letter to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, the Oakland City Council and the Oakland Police Commission urging them to reconsider the...
North Korean military hacker charged in cyberattacks on US hospitals, NASA, military bases
A North Korean military intelligence operative has been indicted in a conspiracy to hack into American health care providers, NASA, U.S. military bases and international entities, stealing sensitive information and installing ransomware to fund more attacks, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. The indictment of Rim Jong Hyok by a grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, accuses...
Georgia football star Rodarius Thomas being held without bail after arrest on family violence charges
Rodarius “Rara” Thomas will be away from the Georgia football team for the foreseeable future. The Bulldogs wide receiver was suspended indefinitely after he was booked into jail around 3:20 a.m. Friday, Athens-Clarke County jail records show. Thomas was arrested on charges of cruelty to children and battery. He is being held without bail. Thomas’...









