A 22-year-old Baltimore man, Maurquise Emillo James, has been charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 14 killing of 87-year-old philanthropist Robert Fuller Jr. at a Potomac nursing home where James worked. Fuller, a retired Navy Reserve officer, was found shot in the head, and police say James had access to the facility and allegedly used a disguise—including a mask and wig—during the attack. Investigators … Continue reading Maryland man donned disguise to kill millionaire philanthropist in nursing home, police say

A federal judge ruled that the IRS illegally disclosed confidential taxpayer information to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) roughly 42,695 times, violating IRS Code 6103. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found that the IRS shared addresses of thousands of taxpayers with ICE under a controversial data-sharing agreement meant to identify undocumented immigrants. The disclosure came from 47,000 of 1.28 million requested records, often including additional … Continue reading The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE, judge says

Law enforcement is preparing to return Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home to her family as the search for the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie enters its fourth week. Guthrie was last seen on January 31 in the Tucson area, and authorities have collected DNA evidence from her home, though testing has so far yielded no conclusive results. Over 23,000 tips have been submitted to the FBI, … Continue reading Nancy Guthrie’s home will be returned to the family as search stretches into fourth week

A fire at Fine Oak Farms in Madison County, Ohio, killed about 6,000 pigs and sent a large plume of smoke visible for miles. Firefighters battled the blaze amid strong winds and limited water, bringing it under control after five hours, while roughly 1,500 hogs survived and were relocated. Two of the farm’s five large buildings were heavily damaged, but nearby structures remained largely intact, … Continue reading Fire at an Ohio farm complex kills about 6,000 hogs

Judge Tony Graf ruled that Utah County prosecutors can continue handling the case against Tyler Robinson, accused of assassinating conservative figure Charlie Kirk last September, rejecting the defense’s claim of a conflict of interest. The defense argued that a prosecutor’s child witnessed the shooting, suggesting this could bias the prosecution, but Graf said no factual basis was shown to create an appearance of impropriety or compromise Robinson’s due process. Testimony indicated … Continue reading Judge dismisses defense push to remove prosecutors from Charlie Kirk murder case

Melvin Trotter, 65, is set to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday, Feb. 24, in Florida for the 1986 murder of 70-year-old Virgie Langford, who ran a grocery store in Palmetto. Langford was stabbed seven times with a butcher knife by Trotter, a crack addict, during a robbery while she was working alone, and she later died of cardiac arrest on the way to surgery. Trotter stole around … Continue reading Florida to execute killer 40 years after savage murder of elderly grocer

A federal judge has barred the Justice Department from searching electronic devices seized from Hannah Natanson, ruling that the court itself will review the material for documents related to a national security probe. The FBI had raided Natanson’s home in January over an investigation into a government contractor accused of improperly retaining classified documents, confiscating her phone, laptops, recorder, hard drive, and watch. Magistrate Judge William Porter criticized the government for failing … Continue reading Judge blocks DoJ from searching Washington Post reporter’s seized devices