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June 20

Former DEA snitch known as 'Bowling Ball' charged with extorting cocaine kingpins

Former DEA informant Jorge Hernandez charged with extorting cocaine traffickers by posing as a paralegal and promising light sentences for bribes of cash and property

June 20

Blue city mayor nearly kidnapped before claiming city is getting safer: police

Trenton Abston charged with stalking and attempted kidnapping of Memphis Mayor Paul Young, arrested with restraint tools after scaling wall to mayor's neighborhood

June 20

Florida dad arrested after toddler dies in hot car while he allegedly got hair cut, 'went drinking': police

Scott Gardner, 33, is charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection with the hot car death of his 18-month-old son in Florida at the beginning of June.

June 20

Florida AG refuses to back down after contempt ruling in state immigration law battle

Florida’s AG was held in civil contempt for defying a federal court’s block on a state immigration law, arguing judges are overstepping their authority.

June 19

WH praises SCOTUS ruling upholding TN ban on transgender treatments: ‘Victory for America’s children’

Karoline Leavitt applauds Supreme Court for protecting 'America's innocent children' in transgender case

June 19

Cocky fugitive's social media challenge to sheriff backfires in spectacular fashion

Wanted man Aaron Johnson captured after challenging Polk County Sheriff's Office on Facebook, bragging he couldn't be caught despite multiple felony warrants.

June 19

Cellar unearthed beneath America's oldest Black schoolhouse reveals artifacts

Cellar found at Williamsburg Bray School, America's oldest Black schoolhouse, contains artifacts including ceramics, jewelry, and slate pencils.

June 19

Alligator injures girl swimming in popular summer state park destination

North Carolina officials euthanized a 12-foot alligator after it injured a young girl swimming in Lake Waccamaw, noting the unusual but non-predatory nature of the rare encounter.

June 19

1,500 Jewish Americans evacuated from Israel as DeSantis sponsors rescue flights to Tampa

Republican state senator and former Green Beret joins a separate mission to help thousands more Americans escape escalating Middle East conflict.

June 19

Discounted college tuition for illegal immigrants policy leads DOJ to sue Kentucky

Attorney General Pam Bondi's lawsuit follows similar victory in Texas battle over illegal immigrants receiving in-state college benefits.