Police have arrested a Veterans Affairs employee in Florida accused of coercing a 12-year-old girl into sending him nude photos and subsequently circulating the explicit contents to her fellow students.

A former Kansas teacher could face up to 20 years in prison following her arrest, after being accused of leading an all-female battalion of the Islamic State (IS) group that plotted terror attacks on Americans, federal prosecutors announced as they unsealed the criminal case on Friday.

Authorities detained a Delta Airlines passenger after she hit another flyer last week during a heated argument about wearing masks while aboard a flight from Tampa to Atlanta on Dec. 23.

A former Vinita preacher was indicted for sexually abusing at least five minors, who were aged 7 to 16 at the time of the abuse from 2002 to 2018.

Brian Jeffrey Raymond, who speaks both fluent Spanish and Mandarin, has been accused and charged of abusive sexual conduct victimizing numerous women over a period of 14 years.

The number of police officers getting assaulted have been rising at an alarming rate especially during the pandemic, the FBI said in a report.

Delowar Mohammad Hossain’s case follows a series of arrests of self-radicalized suspects who have tried to join or support the Islamic State group through the use of social media.

Roberta Laundrie, whose son Brian became the person of interest in the disappearance and death of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, reportedly phoned 911 on Saturday and complained about "Dog the Bounty Hunter" after the TV star became involved in the case and arrived at their doorstep in North Port on the weekend.

Over the weekend, famous reality TV personality Dog the Bounty Hunter joined the search for Brian Laundrie, the person of interest in Gabby Petito's disappearance as the legendary star recounted that he lost a daughter around the same age as the victim in a horrific car crash in 2006. 

The high-profile missing person’s case of Gabby Petito has turned into a potential murder mystery after initial autopsy results of the remains found in Teton-Bridger National Forest confirmed it belonged to the woman, with the coroner ruling homicide as her cause of death on Tuesday.

Police have released a 911 call that alerted authorities about an alleged "domestic dispute" on Aug. 12 between missing woman Gabby Petito and her beau, Brian Laundrie, who is now a person of interest in the case. 

Authorities have located a corpse consistently matching the description of missing van-life YouTuber Gabby Petito on Sunday, more than a week after her reported disappearance.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working to determine whether a Texas suspect accused of fatally shooting a female Lyft driver before opening fire in a police station on Sunday was inspired by foreign terrorists following the discovery of a cryptic note left in the suspect's vehicle.

The inventor of cryptocurrency AriseCoin has been slapped with a five-year federal prison term for leaving investors more than $4 million out of pocket in a fraudulent digital coin scheme, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Texas bared on Wednesday. 

A federal jury has convicted an Indiana registered sex offender on Monday for operating a child pornography ring from his family’s apartment, conspiring with multiple women to supply him with sexually explicit pictures of infants and young children in exchange for money.

A man was arrested after he allegedly killed his two young children as he thought that his wife had passed down her "serpent DNA" to the toddlers.

A Maryland man and his group reportedly preyed on at least 200 lonely elderly victims and made $6.2 million from a “romance scheme.”

A well-known former middle school orchestra conductor may rot in jail for life following his arrest on Saturday for allegedly using his influence to sexually exploit vulnerable students as young as 12, according to federal prosecutors on Monday.

Police authorities have denied rumors claiming that a serial killer is on the loose after two women were killed in separate incidents in Atlanta parks recently.

Adam Ismail, a Texan tourist, accidentally slammed his drone into the side of the 7 World Trade Center on Monday, causing the FBI and NYPD to respond to this incident.

A Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania man will serve a 180-month jail term for methamphetamine and false statement offenses, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced on Friday. 

A top FBI official has been faulted for alleged misconduct in connection with a romantic liaison with a subordinate, a departmental report states.

Federal prosecutors have charged four Iranian intelligence operatives in suspicion of orchestrating a kidnapping operation of a New York-based human rights activist and journalist critical of the Iranian regime.

A man has admitted to trying to have his ex-girlfriend and her family murdered by someone he initially thought was a hitman.

The Denver Police Department (DPD) has arrested four people over the possession of illegal weapons and narcotics on Friday night at a downtown Denver hotel near Coors Field where the Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game is being held.

A United Express passenger has been seized by police after prompting a "hijack scare," forcing Flight 5365 to a standstill at the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday evening just a few hours after Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly landed at the same airport following a brief visit to El Paso, Texas.

An armored truck company CEO has been embroiled in a money-laundering case extending from Latin America to South Florida after he allegedly facilitated the importation of thousands of kilograms of illegally sourced gold from Venezuela, according to a criminal complaint affidavit released on Tuesday.

The FBI has offered a reward of $2500 for anyone with information regarding the group of people allegedly responsible for the fire incidents at the Walmart stores across the US.

A Delta Air Lines passenger was tackled to the ground by flight crew members after banging on the doors of the pilot's cabin in a frenzy, forcing Delta Flight 386 to be diverted on Friday.

An apparent white supremacist in Kerrville has been arrested on Friday for allegedly plotting to commit a “mass casualty event” at a local Walmart in Texas.