Violent crime was on the decline last year. New evidence was unveiled in the investigation into the latest apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump. And a major hurricane could lash Florida this week. |
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Violent crime on the decline |
For the second year in a row, violent crime in the United States declined in 2023, including instances of murder, rape and assault, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates released Monday. |
By the numbers: Overall violent crime declined 3% compared to the prior year, the statistics show. Murder decreased by more than 11%, while rape fell roughly 9%. The decreases follow a sharp uptick in crime during the COVID-19 pandemic when the murder rate spiked in its largest single-year increase on record. 🔎 We break down the report. |
'This was an assassination attempt' |
The man arrested in connection with an alleged assassination plot against Donald Trump earlier this month wrote a letter saying he intended to kill the former president, according to prosecutors. |
Details released: Months before the incident at Trump's Florida golf course, Ryan Routh allegedly left a metal box with a person who was not identified in court filings. After hearing about the suspect's arrest, the person opened the box and found a handwritten letter that began, "This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump," along with ammunition, a metal pipe, building materials, four phones and several more letters, prosecutors said. More details from the filing. |
A brewing storm in the Caribbean is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane over the next few days and make landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast as early as Thursday − possibly as a Category 3 system named Helene. |
Hunker down, Florida: While there remains uncertainty in both the track and intensity, forecasters say Florida isn't getting out of this one. The storm could make landfall as a major hurricane, carrying a serious risk of surge, wind and rain on Thursday or Friday. 👉 See the latest updates. | The forecast track of Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine, which is expected to become Tropical Storm and then Hurricane Helene over the next couple of days. National Hurricane Center |
Hundreds killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon |
Explosions boomed across Lebanon on Monday as the Israeli military carried out its most widespread attacks on the country in almost a year, killing more than 270 people and wounding more than a thousand, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Back-and-forth strikes between Israel and Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah escalated dramatically in the past week after pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded, killing 37 and injuring more than 2,700, in an Israeli-linked attack. The bombings fueled fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah, which has fired increasingly on Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza. 👉 What we know now. | Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Marjayoun, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on Monday. RABIH DAHER, AFP via Getty Images | | | | Luis Armando Albino was 6 in 1951 when he was abducted in Oakland. His family recently found him living on the East Coast, The Mercury News reported. | | | | Kamala Harris' betting lead grew slightly as post-debate polls revealed the impact of her faceoff with Donald Trump. | | | | Law enforcement officials were working to track down the shooters who killed four and injured 17 others in a popular area for nightlife. | | | | The NFL has a Monday Night Football doubleheader. Here are the matchups and how to watch both games in Week 3. | | | | Melanie Hamrick, partner of Mick Jagger, dismissed critics of their 44-year age gap in a new interview. | | | | An investigation revealed how college football players earned money ferrying migrants to Phoenix and why those arrested were not prosecuted. | | | | A Pima Community College student was found shot and killed after a dispute near a dorm on the University of Arizona campus Sunday evening. | | | | The Chiefs survived another close call on Sunday against the Falcons. For the two-time defending champs, this unlikely formula might be sustainable. | | | | NBC's new medical drama "Brilliant Minds," loosely based on Dr. Oliver Sacks and starring Zachary Quinto, is more infuriating than enjoyable. | | | | The NHTSA recently announced recalls for 653,260 vehicles. This includes GM, Ford, Daimler Truck, and Kia. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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