A 16-year-old boy in New Mexico, Diego Leyva, is accused of killing his entire family and calling 911 to drunkenly confess. The Valencia County Sheriff’s Office received the call early Saturday morning at approximately 3:30 a.m. Deputies arrived at the home in Belen to find four family members dead from gunshot wounds.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has called on the Biden administration to take action against mysterious drone sightings that have disrupted air traffic in New York.
A powerful ice storm wreaked havoc across Iowa and eastern Nebraska this weekend, creating hazardous road conditions and causing temporary closures along Interstate 80 as cars and trucks skidded off icy highways.
Residents of Rumford, Maine this week were surprised to find brown-colored snow covering their yards and fields instead of the usual fluffy white blanket, according to WJW-TV.
Another tragic death has underscored the consequences of lax immigration enforcement in Harris County, Texas. On December 1, 7-year-old Ivory Smith was killed by a drunk driver in northeast Houston. Her mother sustained serious injuries in the crash. The alleged driver, 41-year-old Venezuelan national Joel Enrique Gonzalez Chacin, was in the country illegally and had a prior criminal record. He now faces charges of intoxicated manslaughter.
Several Druze Arab villages in southwestern Syria are calling to be annexed by Israel rather than remain under rebel-controlled Syria, citing concerns over security and radical Islamist threats. The Druze, a religious minority with roots in the Levant, have historically maintained loyalty to their residing nations while prioritizing local stability.
Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) has called for immediate federal action to address a surge in unexplained drone activity in the Philadelphia suburbs. In a letter sent to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Fitzpatrick urged transparency and swift measures to ensure the safety and security of residents.
Illinois’ pension crisis continues to deepen, with the state's unfunded pension liability reaching $143.7 billion, according to the latest report from the Illinois Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA). This figure is $1.5 billion higher than last year and marks the second-highest total since 2020, when the liability hit $144.2 billion.
