Seattle mayor defends ousting police chief after festival shootout
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Friday defended her decision to oust the city’s police chief as the “right decision at the right time,” but she declined to explain why.
Decorated Army vet files $3M claim alleging National Guard assault
National Guardsmen shoved a retired Army captain to the pavement in violent retaliation for her opposition to their deployment in Washington D.C., the decorated soldier said in a multi-million administrative claim filed this week.
Judge denies request by Elon Musk’s xAI to pause Minnesota nudification ban
A judge denied a request from Elon Musk’s AI company xAI to block Minnesota’s law that will be the first in the nation to ban nudification technology.
Trump defends ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, further complicating Blanche nomination
President Donald Trump defended his controversial proposal for a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” for Jan. 6 defendants, complicating Todd Blanche’s nomination.
Wild video captures tire flying across Philadelphia highway, smashing into vehicle
A shocking video captured the moment a loose tire flew across Interstate 76 in Philadelphia and crashed into an SUV.
Sean Grayson, officer who shot Sonya Massey, denied medical release from 20-year prison sentence
Sean Grayson, the man who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her home in 2024, has been denied medical release by the Illinois Prisoner Review Board, a board spokesperson said Friday.
Tony Romo ‘on leave’ from CBS Sports after arrest on suspicion of impaired driving in Wisconsin
CBS football analyst and former NFL quarterback Tony Romo is “on leave,” CBS Sports said Friday, a week after he was arrested in Milwaukee on suspicion of impaired driving.
Father and son accused of zip-tying Forest Service workers and holding them hostage face new charges
A federal grand jury indicted a father and son in the kidnapping of two U.S. Forest Service employees who were held hostage in Northern California.
TSA discovers five stolen Civil War-era cannonballs in a traveler’s luggage in Alabama
TSA officers got quite the surprise at Alabama’s Gulf Shores International Airport (JKA) when they discovered a passenger trying to carry “a stolen historic relic” in their checked luggage — Civil War-era cannonballs wrapped in paper towels.
Hackers targeted municipal water systems in 7 states this week, FBI says
Cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems have been reported in at least seven states this week, prompting the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency to warn utilities nationwide that hackers are trying to disrupt critical water infrastructure.