Tag: Public Safety

Minnesota Woman Who Left Newborn to Die Sentenced to Prison

RED WING, Minn.—A Minnesota woman who admitted to leaving her newborn son to die near the Mississippi River two decades ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison. Jennifer Matter, of Belvidere Township outside Red Wing, was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder, KARE-TV reported. She pleaded guilty in January to leaving the baby on…


3 Indicted in Alabama Mail Thefts Involving Stolen Keys

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Three Alabama residents have been indicted in a federal investigation that found letter carrier illegally sold keys that allowed others to open and pilfer Birmingham-area mailboxes. The indictment filed Thursday in federal court in Birmingham accuses Keaundria Janae Gresham, 30, of Pleasant Grove, a letter carrier at a local post office, of selling two…


3 Killed, 1 Wounded in Philadelphia Shooting; 2 in Custody

PHILADELPHIA—Two teenagers have been charged with firearms and related offenses following the slaying of three people and the wounding of a fourth person at a northeast Philadelphia home, authorities said. Lt. John Stanford told reporters that officers called to the residence in the Lawncrest neighborhood shortly after 3:30 p.m. Friday found one person shot on…


Adnan Syed Asks Court to Reconsider Its Decision to Reinstate His Murder Conviction

BALTIMORE—Attorneys for Adnan Syed filed a motion Wednesday asking a Maryland appellate court to reconsider its recent decision to reinstate his decadesold murder conviction and life sentence, a ruling that upheld arguments from the victim’s family claiming a lower court violated their rights. Syed, whose protracted legal odyssey gained international attention from the hit podcast…


LIVE 2 PM ET: Huge Rally in Austin Demands Action on Southern Border Crisis

People rally to demand elected leaders take action to end the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border at the Texas Capitol in Austin from 2:00 p.m. ET on April 29. Key speakers include: guitarist Ted Nugent, award-winning journalist Lara Logan, NHCLC President and CEO Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas); PragerU personality CJ…


LIVE NOW: Huge Rally in Austin Demands Action on Southern Border Crisis

People rally to demand elected leaders take action to end the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border at the Texas Capitol in Austin from 2:00 p.m. ET on April 29. Key speakers include: guitarist Ted Nugent, award-winning journalist Lara Logan, NHCLC President and CEO Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas); PragerU personality CJ…


Huge Rally in Austin Demands Action on Southern Border Crisis

People rally to demand elected leaders take action to end the humanitarian crisis at the U.S. southern border at the Texas Capitol in Austin from 2:00 p.m. ET on April 29. Key speakers include: guitarist Ted Nugent, award-winning journalist Lara Logan, NHCLC President and CEO Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas); PragerU personality CJ…


FBI Warrantless Searches of Americans Dropped 96 Percent in 2022

Based on a recent government report, under the controversial Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Security Act (FISA), there has been a steep decline in the FBI’s warrantless searches of U.S. citizens. According to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s (ODNI) Annual Statistical Transparency Report (pdf) released on April 28, the FBI conducted…


Man Gets 240 Years in Prison for 2020 Slayings of 4 People

INDIANAPOLIS—A man convicted of four counts of murder and other charges in the fatal Indianapolis shootings of three young men and a young woman was sentenced Friday to 240 years in prison. Lasean Watkins also was found guilty in March of felony murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury in the February 2020 shooting…


5 Killed ‘Execution Style’ in Texas Home, Including 8-Year-Old

An 8-year-old child is among five victims found shot to death “execution style” in a Texas home by a neighbor after the family asked the man to stop firing his gun in his yard because they were trying to sleep, police said. The incident took place in Cleveland, Texas, in the early morning hours of…