California man drives to Utah to kill brother, set house on fire, officials say

A sign is posted in front of a Wendy's restaurant on August 10, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Wendy's reported weaker-than-expected second quarter earnings with net income of $48.2 million compared to $65.7 million one year ago.

AFP journalist Arman Soldin snaps a selfie with a cat on his shoulder during an assignment for AFP in Ukraine. Arman was killed by a rocket strike as he reported with AFP colleagues from Ukrainian positions in Chasiv Yar on May 9, 2023.

TEXAS - Bryan Slaton, a Republican from Royse City, was expelled the Texas House. It was a day of reckoning for Slaton, as he is accused of breaching House rules and criminal law.MORE: Texas House panel OKs bill raising age to buy semi-automatic rifles days after Allen mall shooting"Representative Slaton provided excessive amounts of alcohol to a 19-year old female legislative aide from his capitol office over whom he had the primary responsibility for overseeing and who was unable to give effective consent, took advantage of her intoxication and had sexual intercourse with her," said State Representative David Spiller, a Republican from Jacksboro.For more than a month, the actions of the 45-year-old former youth pastor have received intense scrutiny from investigators and House colleagues.Among those leading the call for expulsion was Houston State Representative Ann Johnson who served as a prosecutor of sex crimes for years.Texas AG Paxton denounces decision to drop charges against transgender rights protester"We fear the dark alley, the idea of a perpetrator there with a knife or a gun, but it is this type of man that steals innocence.

A woman was discharged by the community mental health team only months before she decapitated her mum, an inquest has been told.

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy official is under fire for a series of racially charged tweets – including one in which he attributes misogyny and racism to "the same white, male root."Anton Tripolskii, who was hired at the Kings Point, New York, school as its $142,595-per-year sexual assault response director, sent a June 2020 tweet that's now at the target of a scathing letter from the U.S.

BERLIN - MARCH 23: An electricity pylon stands in front of the exhaust pluming from the main chimneys of the black coal-fired power plant Heizkraftwerk Reuter West March 23, 2007 in Berlin, Germany.

Donald Trump has been found liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll and then defaming her when she came forward decades later, a jury decided Tuesday.

Flau'jae Johnson #4 of the LSU Lady Tigers reacts while holding the championship trophy after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 02, 2023 in Dal The LSU women’s basketball team has accepted an invitation to visit the White House this month to celebrate its winning the national championship over Iowa – following the controversy of first lady Jill Biden suggesting that both teams should be extended an invite.The university issued a press release Monday in which it confirmed plans to visit the White House on May 26."The 2023 National Championship LSU’s Women’s Basketball team has accepted an invitation to celebrate its historic season at the White House," the release reads.LSU'S ANGEL REESE TO BE IN SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT EDITION"The Tigers, who defeated Iowa on April 3 to earn the University’s first ever basketball national championship, will visit the nation’s capital on Friday, May 26."Head coach Kim Mulkey of the LSU Lady Tigers cuts down the net against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ben Solomon/NCA Confirmation of the Tigers visit followed LSU star forward Angel Reese’s frustrations over Biden’s suggestion that the Hawkeyes also be invited."I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do," Biden said at the time.

VICTORIA, Australia - The 48-year-old was found safe and well by Victoria Police after her car became bogged in mud. A woman who survived five days stranded in the Australian bush with only a few snacks and a bottle of wine was rescued by Victoria Police on Friday.According to officials, the woman from Cheltenham in Melbourne went on a vacation to Bright, Victoria, but when she didn’t make her daily call to check in with family on April 30, they became worried. Emergency services carried out extensive searches but were unable to find any sign of the 48-year-old.(Credit: Victoria Police via Storyful) But, on May 5 – five days after her disappearance – a police helicopter spotted the woman’s car at the end of a dirt road. A police van was directed by the helicopter to her location where she was found safe and well.The woman told officials that she hit a dead-end road and realized she had taken a wrong turn.

Dozens of shell casings were found at the scene of a shooting that left a woman in critical condition.  PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a woman in critical condition Tuesday afternoon.The shooting occurred on the 4900 block of Boudinot Street around 1:35 p.m. According to police, the victim was shot once in the chest and once in the back.

FILE - Inside of an independent bookstore featuring children's books. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)SALT LAKE CITY - After her husband died last year, she wrote a children’s book on grief.

Reed Messer, 42, was extradited back to Delaware to face sexual abuse and rape charges.  WILMINGTON, Del. - A former educator has been sent back to Delaware after being charged with rape for a sexual relationship with a former student, Delaware State Police say. According to authorities, 42-year-old Reed Messer became the subject of an investigation in December 2022 when State Police received a report from the Delaware Division of Family Services alleging the former teacher had a sexual relationship with a juvenile student at Stanton Middle School in Wilmington nearly a decade prior. Troopers say an investigation revealed Messer had sexual relations with the student in a relationship that began in October 2014 and lasted for about two months. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOn April 26, troopers obtained an arrest warrant for Messer, who moved to South Carolina, authorities say. Law enforcement in South Carolina found Messer at her residence and took her into custody, according to officials. State Police say Messer was extradited back to Delaware on Monday and charged with sexual abuse of a child and rape. 

A 14-year-old girl was shot in the back of the head by her neighbour while she and a group of kids played hide and seek in the area and on the neighbour’s property, authorities in Louisiana said Monday.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia mother has become an advocate for gun laws after the shooting death of her son in the city. Meredith Elizalde lost her only child Nicolas, 14, when he was gunned down while leaving a football scrimmage near Roxborough High School. Four other teens were also injured in the shooting that erupted on the city street in September 2022. As she prepares for her first Mother's Day without her son, she's also pleading with the public to help find one of the suspects in her son's murder, 17-year-old Dayron Burney-Thorn. Burney-Thorn is being sought on charges of murder, conspiracy, four counts of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment in relation to the shooting.

A night manager at a Hilton Hotel in Nashville, Tenn., was arrested on Friday after he entered a sleeping guest’s room to suck on the customer’s toes, according to local police.

Canada “will not be intimidated” after China expelled a Canadian diplomat Tuesday in retaliation for Ottawa removing a Beijing delegate, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says.

NEW YORK - Real New Yorkers tend to have a distinctive way of speaking. But some believe "New York English" may disappearing. "Some of the features that have been traditionally associated with New York City English are diminishing," explained Michael Newman, a professor of linguistics and chair of the Department of Linguistics and Communication Disorders at Queens College of the City University of New York.

Booking photo provided by Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office shows David Doyle. (Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office) STARKS, La. (AP) - A Louisiana man has been charged with aggravated assault and battery after shooting at children who had been playing hide and seek outside his home, striking a 14-year-old girl, officials said.The girl suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head early Sunday, and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media Monday.Investigators learned that several children were playing hide and seek in the Starks neighborhood and were hiding on the neighbor’s property.David Doyle, 58, told detectives that he got his gun when he saw shadows outside his home and shot at people he saw running away, unknowingly hitting the girl, officials said.It's the latest in a series of recent shootings sparked by seemingly trivial circumstances.RELATED:Doyle was arrested and charged with aggravated battery, four counts of aggravated assault with a firearm and illegal discharge of a firearm, the sheriff's office said.

Australia’s bush when her car became stuck on a rural road didn’t think she would make it out of the ordeal alive — until she was saved five days later, having only a bottle of wine to drink.Lillian Ip, 48, was on holiday in Bright, a small town surrounded by mountains and national parks in the state of Victoria, when she failed to make her daily call to check in with family members on April 30, police wrote in a press release.Unknown at the time, Ip had tried to visit Dartmouth Dam, a two-hour drive to a nearby lake. She hit a dead end and realized she had taken a wrong turn.

FILE-FBI agents raided the apartment of a Virginia man suspected of providing money to members of ISIS. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images) FBI agents raided the apartment of a Virginia man suspected of providing monetary support to members of ISIS in Syria.Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, 33, was arrested for his alleged involvement with the terrorist organization after a yearslong investigation, according to FOX 5 DC.

FLORENCE, N.J. - Emergency crews are responding to a house fire in Burlington County, authorities say. The fire reportedly broke out in a home on W 3rd Street in Florence, New Jersey. SKYFOX flew over the area and observed firefighters working to extinguish the flames as smoke lingered around the home's roof. Authorities have not released further details. FOX 29's Hank Flynn is on his way to the scene.SKYFOX over W 3rd Street in Florence, New Jersey, where fire crews are working to extinguish a house fire. 

A bettor hands cash to a teller on June 14, 2018 to place a bet at the Monmouth Park Sports Book on the first day of legal sports betting in the state, in Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New Jersey. - New Jersey Gov.

Former Geordie Shore star Aaron Chalmers' ex-girlfriend Talia Oatway has recently opened up on the struggles she is facing in parenthood to her son Oakley, who was born with the very rare condition Apert Syndrome.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a fight that led to a double shooting in Philadelphia early Tuesday morning, police say. According to authorities, just after midnight, police responded to a call for a fight on Wagner Avenue in the Logan section of the city. Officials say while officers were en route to the scene, dispatchers received a 911 call reporting a shooting. Police say officers arrived on scene and found a 21-year-old woman with a graze wound to the head. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESTwo spent shell casings were also discovered on scene, per police. According to officials, as investigators were processing the scene, a second call came in for a 27-year-old woman who was grazed in the shoulder. Authorities have not said who the shooters were or if there is an ongoing search for suspects. This is a developing story.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say three people, a 2-year-old boy, were hurt after a shooter opened fire down a North Philadelphia street Monday night.Deputy Commissioner Krista Dahl-Campbell told reporters that the three victims arrived at Temple University Hospital around 9:30 p.m.

NEWARK, Del. - The Delaware State Police are investigating a carjacking that they say took place in a gym parking lot in New Castle County Sunday afternoon. Just before 3 p.m., police say a 31-year-old woman was carjacked as she was parking her Dodge Durango in the Edge Fitness parking lot located at 2800 Fashion Center Boulevard in Newark. Authorities say as the victim exited her vehicle with her car keys in hand, an unknown suspect approached her and attempted to grab her keys. After a physical struggle, police say the suspect was able to gain control of the keys after shoving the victim to the ground. The first suspect then entered the driver's seat of the Durango before a second suspect entered the front passenger seat.

Police lights file/generic READING, Pa. - Reading police are investigating a shooting that killed a 16-year-old boy over the weekend. On Saturday at around 6 p.m., police responded to Greenwich and Birch streets in Reading where authorities say they found a deceased 16-year-old on the sidewalk. An investigation revealed that the victim and three other males were walking on Greenwich Street towards a corner store when an unknown shooter fired shots in their direction, striking the 16-year-old.MORE HEADLINES Police are asking anyone with information to contact the Crime Alert Berks County anonymous tip line at (877)-373-9913. 

Mug shot of Tony Peralta, 37. (Chaves County Jail )A New Mexico man, overwhelmed by guilt, borrowed a cellphone to call 911 and confess to the 2008 killing of his former landlord and he also told police where the body was buried, authorities said Tuesday.Police said Tony Ray Peralta, 37, of Roswell, was booked into the Chaves County jail on suspicion of murder.They said Peralta went to a store Monday afternoon, borrowed a cellphone to call 911 and told a dispatcher that he had killed someone.

Police say an object believed to be a meteorite struck the roof of a residence in Hopewell Township, N.J.  HOPEWELL TWP, N.J. - Police say an object believed to be a meteorite struck the roof of a residence in Hopewell Township, N.J. Officials say the possible meteorite penetrated the roof of a home located on Old Washington Crossing Pennington Road before impacting the ceiling and hardwood floor inside the home.  The object is described to be 4" by 6", oblong in shape, and metallic.The ranch-style home was occupied during the time, but authorities say no one was injured. MORE HEADLINES Officials say the possible meteorite could have been related to a current meteor show called the Eta Aquariids. The Hopewell Township Police Department has contacted several other agencies for assistance in positively identifying the object and safeguarding the residents and the object.

Police describe the suspect as a 5'9" white man, possibly Hispanic, with a thin build, black hair, and black beard. For both robberies, authorities say the man was wearing a camouflage baseball hat, a blue surgical mask, a camouflage jacket, camoufla PHILADELPHIA - The FBI announced on Monday that they are seeking the public's help to identify and locate a man who they say is responsible for two Philadelphia bank robberies in three days.

Danielle Smith apologized Monday after a 2021 video surfaced of her saying she wouldn’t wear a Remembrance Day poppy while comparing those who got the COVID-19 vaccine to followers of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany.Alberta’s election is set for May 29.“I’ve always remained a friend to the Jewish community, to Israel and to our veterans,” Smith told reporters Monday, deferring further comment to a statement from her campaign office.In the statement, Smith said while the comment was made during her previous career as a radio host and pundit, any comparisons involving the horrors of the Nazi regime are offside.” As everyone knows, I was against the use of vaccine mandates during COVID,” Smith wrote.“However, the horrors of the Holocaust are without precedent.”She said in the statement that no one should minimize the suffering under Hitler or the sacrifice of veterans.“I apologize for any offensive language used regarding this issue made while on talk radio or podcasts during my previous career.“COVID was a divisive and painful period for so many, including myself, but is thankfully now over.

Elon Musk, who has helmed Twitter since his takeover of the social media company in late October, said the purge will affect accounts "that have had no activity at all for several years." He announced the move Monday.One user later asked whether "a lot" of Twitter handles were "about to become available," a tweet to which Musk responded, "Yes."TWITTER CO-FOUNDER JACK DORSEY SAYS ‘IT ALL WENT SOUTH’ FOR ELON MUSK AFTER BUYING THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTIn late July 2022, when Twitter released its final quarterly earnings report prior to Musk completing the acquisition, it reported having a total of about 237.8 million average monetizable daily active users. For the U.S., it was 41.5 million.Twitter warned on a Help Center page about its "inactive account policy" that accounts "may be permanently removed due to prolonged inactivity." The company measures the use of log-ins and recommends users to do so at least once a month, the page said.Due to the inactivity-related purge, people "will probably see follower count drop," according to Musk.

Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that they say killed a man in Frankford Monday afternoon.  PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that they say killed a man in Frankford Monday afternoon. Just after 4 p.m., police responded to the 2000 block of Church Lane where officers say they located a 46-year-old man who had been shot in the armpit. Police transported the victim to Albert Einstein Medical Center where authorities say he was pronounced at 4:24 p.m.MORE HEADLINES Authorities say two firearms were recovered, and one man is in custody. Anyone with further information is asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department. 

Delta Air Lines Airbus A330neo or A330-900 aircraft with neo engine option of the European plane manufacturer, as seen departing from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS EHAM International airport from Polderbaan runway and flying in the blue sky. (Photo by Nicol BOSTON (AP) - A Delta Air Lines flight between Detroit and Amsterdam was diverted to Boston due to an unruly passenger on board, the airline says.Delta Flight 134 diverted to Boston Logan International Airport just before 9 p.m.

Multiple United States Postal vehicles parked in lot at local Post Office. (Photo by: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Postal carriers have more worries than snow, rain or the gloom of night keeping them from their appointed rounds.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. The Coronation of Charles III and his wife, Camilla, as King and Queen of the Un LONDON - It's certainly a new era in the United Kingdom after King Charles III was officially coronated over the weekend and the Royal Family debuted his official portrait Monday along with Queen Camilla's"The first official portrait of His Majesty The King following his Coronation on 6th May.," The Royal Family tweeted. The photograph shows King Charles III wearing his crown dressed in full royal regalia while holding Sovereign's Orb and Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross.Charles was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevant in a fractured modern Britain.RELATED: King’s coronation: Splash and dash showers could rank supreme in first ceremony in 70 yearsAt a coronation with displays of royal power straight out of the Middle Ages, Charles was given an orb, a sword and scepter and had the solid gold, bejeweled St.

Nante Niemi, 8, has not been seen since around 1 p.m. on Saturday while searching for firewood.

The masked and armed men broke into a home in the 100 block of January Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, on Friday. The homeowner fatally shot one man and wounded the other, police said.

The picture of 34-year-old George Alvarez, the driver, that killed eight people and injured at least 10 when he plowed into the crowd early Sunday, is diplayed by the Brownsville Police Department at a news conference in Brownsville, Texas, on May 8, BROWNSVILLE, Texas - The driver of an SUV that killed eight people when it slammed into a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas has been charged with manslaughter, police said Monday as investigators tried to determine if the crash was intentional.Authorities believe driver George Alvarez, 34, of Brownsville, lost control after running a red light Sunday morning and plowed into a crowd of Venezuelans outside a migrant center.MORE: At least 8 dead, 11 injured after driver plows into crowd near migrant shelter in Brownsville, TexasPolice Chief Chief Felix Sauceda said Alvarez was charged with eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Officials are awaiting toxicology reports to determine whether Alvarez was intoxicated, Sauceda said, adding that there was no motive that he could discuss.The SUV ran a red light, lost control, flipped on its side and struck 18 people, Sauceda said at a news conference Monday morning.

evacuation order from Marlboro to the Chip Lake area including the town of Edson was lifted at 8 a.m. Monday and the Yellowhead Highway from Hinton to Edson reopened.“I’m happy to be home,” Bill Lyons said.

SKYFOX flew over the E. Washington Rhodes School, which was placed on lockdown after a gun was found inside.  PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating an incident at a North Philadelphia school that resulted in a temporary lockdown on Monday. Authorities say the incident happened at the E Washington Rhodes School on W Clearfield Street in the North Philadelphia section of the city. Police say a firearm was discharged in a boy's bathroom inside the school. According to officials, the school was immediately placed on lockdown around 11:15 a.m.

SKYFOX flew over the E. Washington Rhodes School, which was placed on lockdown after a gun was found inside.  PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating an incident at a North Philadelphia school that resulted in a lockdown. Authorities say the incident happened at the E Washington Rhodes School on W Clearfield Street in the North Philadelphia section of the city. Police say a firearm was found in the boy's bathroom inside the school. Law enforcement is also investigating the possibility of the gun being discharged on the first floor of the school building, according to officials. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAuthorities say there are no reported injuries at this time, but the firearm was recovered. The school remains on lockdown, according to police. This is a developing story.

Police lights on first responder vehicles at crime scene. via Getty Creative Images NEW CASTLE, Del. - Police in Delaware are investigating a deadly crash involving a pedestrian. According to authorities, the incident happened on Sunday evening around 8:40 p.m. Officials say a patrol officer operating a marked New Castle County Division of Police Ford Explorer was driving southbound on N DuPont Highway responding to a domestic disturbance. As the officer was traveling toward the intersection of W Franklin Avenue, a pedestrian walked into the road from the grass median in the center of the highway, getting struck by the officer's vehicle, police say.

A Taliban security personnel stands guard as Muslim devotees arrive to offer Eid al-Fitr prayers, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Omar mosque in Kandahar on April 21, 2023. (SANAULLAH SEIAM/AFP via Getty Images) The United Nations slammed the Taliban on Monday for continuing its use of public executions, lashings and stonings since taking control of Afghanistan nearly two years ago.According to a report by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA, 274 men, 58 women and two boys have been publicly flogged in Afghanistan over the past six months.

People watch as the construction of a wooden cross memorial is completed after a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets on May 7, 2023 in Allen, Texas. (Stewart F.