With two weeks until the money runs out, Congress grinds to halt on spending bills
WASHINGTON — Amid rising tensions and an approaching hard deadline, the U.S. House and Senate ended their work week on Thursday without a deal to fund the federal government past the end of the month. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has been struggling to build consensus among the members of his Republican Conference, pledged that once the chamber returned from the weekend, lawmakers would roll up their sleeves. “When we come back, we’re not going to leave. We’re going to get this done,” McCarthy said, noting members are returning home this weekend for the Rosh Hashana holiday. “Nobody wins in […]
16-year-old Florida girl killed in shooting outside Orlando home was missing for months deputies say
Orlando teen shot and killed was reportedly missing for two months A 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed Monday night had been missing since August, authorities say ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Sheriff’s Office has identified a 16-year-old girl as the person killed in an Orlando shooting Monday night. De’Shayla Sanaa Ferguson was found shot outside a home on Broken Pine Circle around 7 p.m. The teen had been reported missing for over two months when she was found dead in a driveway. “One pop. I heard one shot,” said Oswaldo Bonilla. Multiple neighbors recall hearing that one […]
10-year-old Florida girl runs away from possible abduction attempt
10-year-old Florida girl runs away from possible abduction attempt Surveillance video shared by authorities in Fort Lauderdale show a young girl running away after a man attempted to abduct here, authorities said. Detectives believe the suspect briefly follows the girl before turning away (located in upper right corner of video). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Police in Florida are searching for a man who reportedly tried to kidnap a child on two occasions last week in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released surveillance video online showing the victim – a 10-year-old girl – running away from the possible abductor […]
3-year-old boy safe after father barricades himself inside truck on Gandy Blvd. for 4 hours, police say
St. Pete standoff involving child ends in father’s arrest Elizabeth Fry reports ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – St. Petersburg police said a man is in custody after arming himself with a weapon, taking a 3-year-old child from a home, crashing a pickup truck, and barricading himself inside for hours. Before 5 a.m., they said the man – identified as 32-year-old Matthew Perkins – was in custody and the child is safe. The SWAT situation stemmed from a domestic situation at a home in the 1900 block of Norfolk Street North in St. Pete. It started at 11:30 p.m. Monday. A view […]
Confesses to 31-year-old murder of Daytona Beach woman he met at hotel bar, police say
Daytona Beach investigators give update on 31-year-old cold case murder The man authorities have indicted in the 1991 murder of Linda Little reportedly confessed to the crime, according to Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young. VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man who is serving a life sentence for a 2008 murder of a Titusville woman, was indicted by a grand jury after he reportedly confessed to killing another woman in Daytona Beach, authorities said during a news conference Tuesday. Michael Townson, 53, of Orlando is accused of killing Linda Lois Little, more than 31 years ago. Little was reported missing […]