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Man who co-founded Mexican drug cartel with ‘El Mencho’ pleads guilty in US to conspiracy charge
49+ min ago (390+ words) April 7, 2026, 3:55 PM Erick Valencia Salazar formed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the drug lord known as "El Mencho" who was killed by the Mexican army in February. Valencia Salazar 49, of Santa Clara, California, faces a mandatory-minimum…...
42 kilograms of cocaine seized, a dozen arrests in Maryland drug ring
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (426+ words) April 7, 2026, 3:29 PM More than 40 kilograms of cocaine were seized and a dozen arrests made in Maryland at the culmination of a multiagency investigation into a drug trafficking ring, officials said Tuesday. Wicomico County Sheriff Michael Lewis said $4 million worth of…...
Former FedEx driver pleads guilty to killing 7-year-old girl after making delivery at her Texas home
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (253+ words) April 7, 2026, 1:50 PM Tanner Horner faces either the death penalty or life in prison in the December 2022 killing of Athena Strand, whose body was found two days after she was reported missing in the rural town of Paradise, near Fort Worth....
2nd man convicted in Dale City murder-for-hire orchestrated from prison
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (593+ words) April 7, 2026, 2:30 PM A Prince William County jury has delivered a guilty verdict against one of the men involved in the 2024 murder-for-hire of 23-year-old Egypt Carter, a killing allegedly orchestrated by her husband, Lionel Melvin Carter III, from his prison cell....
Judge tosses PETA’s lawsuit against the American Kennel Club over dog breed health
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (282+ words) April 7, 2026, 1:37 PM Club President Gina DiNardo hailed the decision Tuesday. "We remain focused on what matters most, the preservation of purebred dogs, advocating for all dogs and the people who care for them, and supporting the right of individuals and…...
Indianapolis councilman says someone fired shots at his home and left a ‘No Data Centers’ note
6+ hour, 23+ min ago (358+ words) LOCAL ALERT: 1 killed after deadly motorcycle crash in Chevy Chase, portions of Connecticut Avenue remain closed JUST IN: On I-495/Capital Beltway, ramps going both ways to MD-185/Connecticut Ave (#33) blocked for crash investigation IRAN WAR UPDATE: US strikes Kharg Island ahead…...
Parents charged after toddler slips into wolf area and gets hurt at Hersheypark zoo
46+ min ago (396+ words) LOCAL ALERT: 1 killed after deadly motorcycle crash in Chevy Chase, portions of Connecticut Avenue remain closed JUST IN: On I-495/Capital Beltway, ramps going both ways to MD-185/Connecticut Ave (#33) blocked for crash investigation IRAN WAR UPDATE: US strikes Kharg Island ahead…...
Rapper Offset shot and is in stable condition, spokesperson says
16+ hour, 38+ min ago (155+ words) WTOP EXCLUSIVE: Convicted murderer Erika Sifrit refused parole for the 2002 killing of a Fairfax couple in Ocean City. April 6, 2026, 11:35 PM He is being treated at a hospital and being closely monitored, the spokesperson said in a statement. Offset was formerly…...
Trial is ending for doctor accused of trying to kill his wife during a cliff-side hike in Hawaii
16+ hour, 30+ min ago (537+ words) WTOP EXCLUSIVE: Convicted murderer Erika Sifrit refused parole for the 2002 killing of a Fairfax couple in Ocean City. SPORTS ALERT: March Madness concludes with Michigan's 69-63 win over UConn April 7, 2026, 12:11 AM The trial started last month, nearly a year after Gerhardt…...
Taylor Frankie Paul faces protective order hearing in Utah after ‘Bachelorette’ cancellation
16+ hour, 25+ min ago (520+ words) WTOP EXCLUSIVE: Convicted murderer Erika Sifrit refused parole for the 2002 killing of a Fairfax couple in Ocean City. SPORTS ALERT: March Madness concludes with Michigan's 69-63 win over UConn April 7, 2026, 12:11 AM Dakota Mortensen, who has temporary custody of his and Paul's…...