Former Valley Congressman TJ Cox is now heading to federal prison for a year and one day. A federal judge sentenced Cox in Fresno late Monday evening after a court hearing that lasted hours. Cox requested probation and home confinement after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud. Court documents reveal Cox created illegal…
The Kremlin has reaffirmed its rejection of a ceasefire in Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday, after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to halt the fighting over Christmas. “We want peace, we do not want a ceasefire,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying, arguing that a Christmas…
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s son Nick has been arrested in connection with his parents’ deaths. Police say the 32-year-old, who…
Thousands of residents south of Seattle were told to evacuate because of a levee failure from prolonged rainfall. With more rain in the forecast, officials worry more levees might be breached. Source link
Dramatic new footage has emerged showing an elderly couple who were killed in the Bondi Beach shooting attempt to stop and disarm one of the gunmen. The dashcam video, which was shared on social media Tuesday and verified by NBC News, shows a man and a woman wrestling with and ultimately disarming a man on…
A judge sentenced a Sydney taekwondo instructor on Tuesday to life in prison without possibility of release for murdering a 7-year-old student and the boy’s parents. Kwang Kyung Yoo, 51, sat with his head bowed as Justice Ian Harrison said he would never be eligible for parole. The former instructor, who was called Master Lion…
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top Cabinet officials overseeing national security are expected back on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as questions mount over the swift escalation of U.S. military force and deadly boat strikes in international waters near Venezuela. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others are set…
‘Every single detail matters,’ Zelenskyy says of peace talks, as he warns against rewarding Russia for aggression Commenting on Berlin talks, Zelenskyy says he held “really intensive” talks with US counterparts in Germany, “working in a great detail on documents that could stop the war and guarantee security.” Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech…
The true-crime genre has been a cornerstone of the podcast market for years, and we could very well see a proliferation of newsletters about cold cases, wife murders, or gangland rackets. Sadly, this is a form that could easily be mimicked by ChatGPT, which can pull information off Wikipedia and other websites and stitch together…
‘The horror of not knowing whether he was alive or dead will haunt me forever’ The court heard one woman, who was with her baby, suffered physical injuries and had since been diagnosed with PTSD. She said she repeatedly relieves the “moment of the collision”, especially the “terrifying” image of her “pram” being struck by…