Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez is calling for the National Guard to be deployed to help relieve the city’s overburdened police force. Speaking on Newsmax TV’s Newsline on Monday, Lopez criticized local leaders for relying on symbolic policies while violence persists across Chicago neighborhoods.
Australia will pay the Pacific island nation of Nauru to permanently resettle foreign-born criminals who cannot be deported or imprisoned indefinitely, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Monday. The deal follows a 2023 High Court ruling that struck down Australia’s practice of holding such individuals in indefinite immigration detention.
When Congress returns from its Labor Day recess, it will immediately face high-stakes decisions on Washington, D.C.’s future. At the center is President Donald Trump’s declaration of a state of emergency in the district on August 11—dubbed “Liberation Day”—which launched a sweeping law enforcement surge that has produced dramatic reductions in violent crime.
Starting September 1, Texas will implement some of the toughest anti-human trafficking laws in the nation. Under new legislation signed by Governor Greg Abbott earlier this month, convicted traffickers could face up to 99 years in prison, with no possibility of parole in certain cases.
Robert “Robin” Westman, the 17-year-old who killed two children and injured 17 others at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, was reportedly tied to shadowy online extremist groups that prey on vulnerable youth.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that new California Highway Patrol (CHP) crime suppression teams will be deployed across the state to partner with local law enforcement in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the Bay Area, the Central Valley, and the Inland Empire.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson accused the Trump administration of deliberately targeting his city for political reasons rather than public safety concerns.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said Friday that sending in the National Guard to his hometown of Shreveport could be necessary to address rising violent crime, though he cautioned that the issue should be handled “one city at a time.”
Police in Ottawa have charged a 71-year-old man with aggravated assault after he allegedly stabbed an elderly Jewish woman inside a grocery store in the Canadian capital.
