Houston man sentenced to life in prison after ninth drunk driving conviction

A Houston man convicted of drunken driving nine times since 1980 has been sentenced to life in prison. (FOX)- The Montgomery County judge who sentenced Donald Middleton on Tuesday said the 56-year-old man is a habitual offender. Middleton pleaded guilty last week to driving drunk in a May 2015 traffic accident. Investigators say Middleton was […]

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[VIDEO] Mother, off-duty deputy save teen from near-kidnapping

A Florida mother wrestled her own daughter from the arms of a would-be kidnapper inside a store Tuesday morning before an off-duty sheriff’s deputy arrested the fleeing suspect. (FOX)- Authorities said Craig Bonello, 30, tried to grab the 13-year-old who was shopping with her mother at a Dollar General store in Hernando. Surveillance video shows […]

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Former Navy SEAL sought after jumping bail on assault, weapons charges

Police in New York were searching for a former Navy SEAL and Afghan war veteran Tuesday after he skipped bail on a 2015 arrest on assault and other charges, the LI Herald reported. (FOX)- Nathanael “Lalo” Roberti, 33, was arrested during an April 2015 altercation in Long Beach, N.Y. and faced charges of assault, strangulation, […]

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California lawmakers try to extend ObamaCare to illegal immigrants

California is on the brink of becoming the first state in the nation to offer illegal immigrants the chance to buy insurance on an ObamaCare exchange — testing what’s being described as a “loophole” in the law.  (FOX)- The Affordable Care Act technically bars illegal immigrants from the insurance exchanges. But the California bill, which […]

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MMA fighter Kimbo Slice dead at age 42

Kimbo Slice, who rose from obscurity to become one of the biggest stars in mixed martial arts (MMA), died Monday at a Florida hospital. He was 42 years old.  (FOX)- The cause of Slice’s death was not immediately disclosed. Yahoo Sports reported that Slice had suffered a medical emergency at his home in Coral Springs, […]

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U.S. Navy bans booze in Japan

All U.S. Navy sailors in Japan are banned from drinking alcohol and restricted to base except for essential trips after several recent alcohol-related incidents which the Navy’s 7th Fleet said are harming U.S.-Japan relations. (CNN)- “Effective immediately, sailors are prohibited from drinking alcohol, on and off base. Additionally, all off-base liberty will be curtailed,” a […]

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9-year-old boy said principal told him to remove Trump cap

A California elementary school student has one simple wish: Make school dress codes great again. (FOX)- Third-grader Logan Autry, 9, said officials at Powers-Ginsburg Elementary School in Fresno told him to remove his “Make America Great Again” hat because it could stir “negative emotions” in other children. The red baseball cap with the phrase printed […]

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Former Marine fired from job for lowering flag on Memorial Day

A former U.S. Marine said Friday he was fired from his contract job with Time Warner Cable in Charlotte after he lowered the American flag to half-staff on Memorial Day. (FOX)- The paper reported that Thornwell was fired Tuesday. The service that arranged the job for Thornwell said Time Warner told them they were disturbed […]

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Memphis police officer dies after being struck by vehicle following shooting

Tennessee authorities said early Sunday that a police officer died after being struck by a vehicle following a shooting in downtown Memphis that left three wounded. (FOX)- Memphis Police Department Director Mike Rallings said during a news conference that Officer Verdell Smith was pronounced from his injuries at 10:45 p.m. Saturday. Smith, 46, was an […]

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Afghan national tied to Taliban, attack plot smuggled into US

An Afghan national with ties to the Taliban — and a plot to carry out a terror attack somewhere in North America — was caught last fall after being smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico, an incident sure to further inflame the debate over national security risks at the border. (FOX)- The Afghan national’s alleged terror ties were not […]

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