A 62-year-old Texas woman has been arrested after a butt-dialed voicemail reportedly linked her to the cover-up of a murder involving a flight attendant. Fort Worth police charged Joni Thomas with tampering with evidence in the death of 47-year-old Rana Nofal Soluri, a flight attendant who was reported missing in March.
Multiple major events tied to Mexican Independence Day have been canceled in Chicago as President Donald Trump prepares to deploy National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to the city. The decision comes amid heightened tensions surrounding Trump’s ongoing national push to crack down on violent crime and illegal immigration.
Chicago witnessed another brutal weekend under Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson’s leadership, with at least 19 people shot and seven fatally wounded across the city. The violence adds to a growing list of grim statistics in a city already plagued by out-of-control crime and soft-on-crime policies.
U.S. officials have ordered the deployment of 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of President Donald Trump’s expanded effort to dismantle drug cartels operating in the Caribbean.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is intensifying efforts to crack down on global cartel financing, revealing that Chinese money laundering networks are working directly with Mexican drug cartels to move billions of dollars. The findings highlight a growing alliance between two of America’s most dangerous adversaries—China and the cartels fueling the fentanyl epidemic.
Federal agents have carried out the largest seizure of methamphetamine precursors in U.S. history, intercepting nearly 700,000 pounds of chemicals headed from China to Mexico. Authorities said the shipments were bound for clandestine labs operated by the Sinaloa Cartel.
CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert lashed out at President Donald Trump this week after the president highlighted Chicago’s persistent crime problem. On his show, Colbert impersonated Trump and responded directly to the president’s remarks. “Yesterday, Trump also posted, ‘Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the world, by far.’ Worst and most dangerous? Two words: F*** you,” Colbert declared, drawing applause from his audience. He continued mocking Trump, saying, “Trump slandered on, ‘Chicago is the murder capital of the world!’”
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has arrested 171 individuals in New England with ties to the violent Sinaloa Cartel during a recent nationwide crackdown, seizing over 500 pounds of drugs and more than $1.3 million in cartel-connected cash. Officials say the operation dealt a significant blow to one of the most dangerous criminal networks operating on U.S. soil.
A Mexican national with convictions for assault, rape, and child molestation—identified as Eduardo Roman Velazquez‑Rodriguez—was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol and ICE agents in Spokane. He is now in ICE custody awaiting removal proceedings. According to ICE officials, Velazquez‑Rodriguez had served a 15-month prison sentence for child sexual abuse and rape, but was apparently released into the community due to Washington’s sanctuary policies, which restrict state cooperation with federal immigration authorities. ICE condemned these policies, arguing they allow dangerous individuals to remain in the U.S. unlawfully and pose risks, especially to children.
