Legislators recently introduced a new bill called the Back the Blue Act of 2017, which would make it a federal crime to “kill, or attempt or conspire to kill” a public safety officer who is funded by the federal government. At the time of the crime, the officer must be carrying out official responsibilities, or…

According to a report by the Chicago Sun-Times, the wife of the Chicago Cubs shortstop, Addison Russell, has leveled accusations of infidelity against him. Meanwhile, her friend alleged in a post on Instagram, which has since been deleted, that Russell struck his wife in the presence of the couple’s children. Russell, age 23, has denied…

A Democratic activist and staffer for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration was arrested after police found thousands of child pornography photos and videos on his computer. Jacob Schwartz, 29, was charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child under the age of 16 and promoting a sexual performance by a child.…

A man from Salamanca, New York, pleaded not guilty to multiple fraud and money laundering charges. He allegedly ran fraudulent debt restructuring businesses out of two offices in the state targeting small business owners. Victims were scammed out of around $1.2 million. Sergiy Bezrukov, 33, was handed a 48-count indictment by a federal grand jury.…