Attorney for a man shot by ICE says his client denies being a gang member

The attorney for a man shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents during an arrest in central California said Thursday that his client was recovering after three surgeries for multiple gunshot wounds and that he denies being a gang member. Attorney Patrick Kolasinski said federal prosecutors have told him that Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez … Read more

NYC man charged with setting deadly fire said he needed to ‘get out his rage’

A New York City man has been charged in the deaths of four people, including a toddler, who died after a fire broke out in a residential building last month NEW YORK — A New York City man has been charged in the death of four people, including a toddler, after setting fire to a … Read more

Guatemalan man pleads guilty in federal court after truck crash in Mexico killed over 50 migrants

LAREDO, Texas — A Guatemalan man pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to a felony offense and acknowledged his involvement in an attempt to illegally smuggle migrants to the U.S. when a jampacked tractor-tailer truck crashed in Mexico in 2021, killing more than 50 migrants. Daniel Zavala Ramos, 42, faces a possible sentence of life … Read more

Louisiana GOP races to eliminate an elected office won by an exonerated man

NEW ORLEANS — A man imprisoned for nearly 30 years before being exonerated won a landmark election in New Orleans promising to fix a judicial system that failed him. Now, Louisiana’s Gov. Jeff Landry and the GOP-controlled Legislature are racing to eliminate his job before he can be sworn in. Calvin Duncan won 68% of … Read more

Man was wounded by ICE officers more than half a dozen times, attorney says

The man ICE shot two days ago in Northern California “has a long recovery ahead of him” after he was wounded more than half a dozen times, according to his attorney, who visited him at the hospital for the first time Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and … Read more

Man ends fight to reclaim Albert, his 12-foot alligator seized in 2024

HAMBURG, N.Y. — An upstate New York man who had his alligator seized after sharing a home for more than three decades has given up his court fight to get back the reptile he affectionately named Albert. Tony Cavallaro sued the state Department of Environmental Conservation after officers met him with a warrant in the … Read more