Dr. Phillips High School football player among 4 teens killed in separate shootings

Four teenagers have been shot and killed across Central Florida in less than a week since Christmas Eve, authorities said, marking a deadly holiday period for the region.

Police: Boy sent 'joke' threat to youth soccer league group chat

A youth soccer league canceled practice and police increased security at a sports complex after a 12-year-old boy sent a threatening text message to a parents' group chat.

Lawyers demand evidence of alleged DC pipe bomber's confession

Cole's lawyers have filed a request for the prosecution to provide evidence of his confession, including any recordings.

Marion County firefighter whipped, waterboarded describes horror to detectives: Investigative docs

A 19-year-old rookie firefighter at Marion County Fire Rescue's Fire Station 21 described to detectives the horror he underwent as his colleagues allegedly tackled him, put him into a leg lock, whipped him with a belt, and waterboarded him – all over the desire to gain access to his cell phone to watch a viral video he posted a while back on social media.

Alleged Jan. 6 pipe bomber reset phone 943 times before arrest, court docs say

The details surrounding Brian Cole Jr.'s confession of allegedly planting pipe bombs in Washington, D.C. on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot were released on Sunday as part of pre-trial court filings.

Charlie Kirk murder: Judge rules redacted transcript, audio from closed hearing can be released

A judge ruled Monday that the transcript and audio recordings of a closed-door hearing involving Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting and killing Charlie Kirk, can be released in redacted forms.

5 hospitalized after shooting in downtown Fort Lauderdale, police say

Five people were hospitalized after a shooting outside a bar in downtown Fort Lauderdale, in the early hours of Sunday morning, December 28, according to police.

Man charged with DUI after crash that killed teen: HCSO

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man for the death of a 16-year-old after a traffic crash.

Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, suspect in Tupac's murder, claims police search was unlawful

Attorneys for Duane “Keffe D” Davis say he was a 60-year-old retired cancer survivor when police arrested him – not the dangerous drug dealer prosecutors are painting him to be.

Woman dies on Christmas, struck by bullet from man doing target practice nearby, police say

A man in Oklahoma told police he had been target practicing with a new gun he’d gotten for Christmas, when he heard someone died from a gunshot wound a couple of roads over.

Haines City man accused of fire station break-in on Christmas, stealing PCSO Grady Judd cowboy hat

According to the Winter Haven Police Department, Daniel Puga, 22, is accused of stealing a Polk County Sheriff’s Office Grady Judd cowboy hat from a truck and breaking into a Winter Haven Fire Station early Christmas morning.

Texas 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos vanishes outside her home on Christmas Eve

A search is underway Saturday in Texas after a 19-year-old woman who "normally goes for a morning walk" disappeared outside of her home on Christmas Eve, police said.

JonBenet Ramsey case could benefit from new DNA technology

JonBenet Ramsey, who was murdered in her Boulder home on Christmas in 1996, may see her case revived as new DNA technology offers hope for answers.

Shooting at Idaho sheriff's office leaves 3 injured, suspect dead

A suspect opened fire inside a sheriff’s office in Wallace, Idaho Friday, injuring three people before being killed in a standoff with law enforcement.

Trump launches Christmas night airstrikes on ISIS 'Terrorist Scum' in Nigeria after killings of Christians

President Donald Trump said the U.S. launched airstrikes in northwest Nigeria on Christmas night targeting ISIS militants he accused of killing Christians, calling the operation decisive and warning further attacks would follow if the violence continues.