National News
- Armed man in tactical vest emerges from exploding Queens home before being shot by NYPD officers; 2 found dead July 25, 2026NYPD officers responding to a shots fired call on Ocean Crest Boulevard in Far Rockaway found a large house fire and a barricaded armed suspect.
- EXCLUSIVE: Alleged $32M COVID-19 fraud fugitive captured in Jamaica and returned to US, FBI says July 25, 2026Elaine Angene Escoe was living under the fake identity "Harley Newman" in Jamaica before her arrest for an alleged $32 million COVID-19 fraud scheme.
- NYC 5-alarm fire injures at least 17 firefighters, others as blaze damages multiple apartment buildings July 25, 2026A five-alarm fire damaged multiple buildings in Queens, injuring 17 firefighters and displacing families as 250 FDNY personnel battled the blaze.
- Transgender dolls to be available for Minnesota schoolchildren as young as 4 under Walz-backed program: report July 25, 2026Taxpayer-funded transgender dolls with swappable genitalia target children ages 4-10 through a University of Minnesota research program tied to Tim Walz.
- Elderly Florida man faces charges after alleged 'sugar baby' dispute ends in car-ramming, gun threat: police July 25, 2026A 67-year-old Florida man allegedly rammed a woman's car with his truck and pointed a Ruger at her friend after a Tinder sugar baby date went wrong.
- Brian Hooker’s stepmom wants to help investigators as she suspects he ‘lied about everything’: reports July 25, 2026Brian Hooker's stepmother says she has never been contacted by investigators despite knowing him for decades and offers to answer questions.
- What happened to Michelle Hadley? 5 things to know about ‘A Toxic Love Story’ case July 25, 2026Michelle Hadley spent 88 days in jail after Ian Diaz and Angela Diaz framed her with fake rape fantasy ads. A new documentary revisits the case.
- Pamela Smart claims jurors were misled in case over teen lover's killing of husband, argues for new trial July 25, 2026Pamela Smart's attorneys argue prosecutors misled jurors with inaccurate transcripts of secret recordings in the 1991 Gregory Smart murder case.
- Slain dad's daughter knew ‘Black Swan’ ex-ballerina shot him after one call: 'She killed him, didn't she?' July 25, 2026Eva Benefield suspected Ashley Benefield immediately after learning her father was shot, recalling years of allegations in the custody dispute.
- Cajun Navy leader warns Nolan Wells' search area has deadly 'washing machine' currents: 'Lots of drownings' July 25, 2026A United Cajun Navy leader says the waters near Horn Island where Nolan Wells was found are known as a "washing machine" due to deadly rip currents.
