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The U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested an 18-year-old man who was carrying a loaded shotgun and running toward the Capitol building. According to police reports, officers observed the individual approaching the Capitol while armed. They challenged him to drop his weapon, and he complied without resistance, at which point…

A Missouri judge ruled last week that Gov. Mike Kehoe acted within his constitutional authority when he called the special legislative session that produced Missouri’s new congressional map. Lawmakers used the August session to redraw district lines in a move designed to benefit Republicans. The Missouri NAACP sued state officials,…

An investigation is underway after an explosion occurred at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church located in the Town of Boonville, Oneida County, New York on Tuesday. Emergency services were initially dispatched at approximately 10:23 a.m. local time following reports of a gas odor inside the building. The incident resulted in…

A key piece of forensic evidence in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has not produced the breakthrough investigators were hoping for. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos revealed Tuesday that DNA recovered from a glove found roughly two miles from Guthrie’s home was submitted to the FBI’s national database but did…

A man who appeared to be armed was arrested Tuesday morning near the U.S. Capitol, authorities said, with police stressing there was no ongoing threat. U.S. Capitol Police said officers took the individual into custody near the West Front of the Capitol Building. No other suspects were being sought. Officials…

Rumors are swirling in legal and political circles that a sitting Supreme Court justice may be weighing retirement, a move that could hand President Donald Trump another opportunity to reshape the nation’s highest court. The speculation centers on Justice Samuel Alito, who marks two decades on the bench this year.…

One of the Trump administration’s most outspoken defenders of its tough immigration agenda is heading for the exit, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials familiar with the move. Tricia McLaughlin, spokesperson for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, is expected to notify colleagues Tuesday that she plans to step…

Dramatic video circulating online captures the terrifying moment a gunman opened fire inside a Rhode Island ice rink — and the split-second when stunned spectators fought back. The grainy footage shows a man in a hat walking down the aisle of the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket on Monday…

A mother of three was shot to death alongside one of her children after her transgender ex-husband opened fire during a high school hockey game in Rhode Island, authorities said. Rhonda Dorgan, 52, was killed Monday afternoon at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket when her ex-husband, Robert Dorgan,…

Anderson Cooper is stepping away from CBS’ “60 Minutes” after nearly two decades, saying he wants to focus more on raising his young children. Cooper, who has contributed reports to the iconic Sunday newsmagazine since the 2006-2007 season while also anchoring CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” confirmed Monday that he will…