Former Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy claimed that the children's cable TV network offered her $300,000 in "hush money" so that she would not go public with damning accusations.
The alleged kidnapper of a 12-year-old girl in Alabama was a previously deported illegal alien, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) spokesperson confirmed.
A married gay couple in metro Atlanta, William Dale Zulock, 32, and Zachary Jacoby Zulock, 35, is accused of using their two adopted boys in child porn films.
North Carolina’s Madison County is collaborating with the local sheriff’s office to place AR-15 rifles in emergency safes in each of their schools as part of an effort to enhance security in the wake of the Uvalde school shooting.
Israeli airstrikes have flattened homes in Gaza and Palestinian rocket barrages into southern Israel are persisting for a second day, raising fears of another major escalation in the Mideast conflict.
"I hope [New York City Mayor Eric Adams] follows through on his promise of welcoming all migrants with open arms so that our overrun and overwhelmed border towns can find relief," said Texas Gov. Abbott.