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Man Charged After Parents, Brother Found Dead

Deputies said Joshua Dahan is accused of killing three family members inside a home near Lake Pflugerville. PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — A 27-year-old Pflugerville man was charged with capital murder after deputies found his parents and older brother shot to death Thursday morning inside a Travis County home, authorities said. Joshua Dahan was booked into the Travis County Jail after investigators tied him to the deaths of Armand Dahan, 62, Jami Dahan, 63, and Noah Dahan, …

McDonald’s Biggest Rival Just Closed 729 Locations

The sandwich chain remains the nation’s largest restaurant brand by store count, but its lead has narrowed. MIAMI — Subway closed a net 729 U.S. restaurants in 2025, bringing its domestic count to 18,773 locations as the sandwich chain continued a decade-long pullback from its former peak. The decline, disclosed in franchise data released April 30, marks Subway’s steepest U.S. drop since 2021 and its 10th straight year of domestic contraction. The company still has …

Grisly Discovery at Home of Killer’s Mother

Sheriff says no body has been recovered from Susan Flores’ Arroyo Grande property. ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. — Scientific testing at a home owned by the mother of convicted murderer Paul Flores has produced evidence that human remains were present there, authorities said Friday, renewing the search for Kristin Smart nearly 30 years after she disappeared. The finding does not confirm that the remains are Smart’s, and investigators said they had not recovered a body. But …

Mayor Fires Entire Police Force After Wife Dispute

The town council scheduled a special meeting to consider reinstating the department and asking Mayor Ron Shinnick to resign. COHUTTA, Ga. — The mayor of a small north Georgia town fired its entire police department Wednesday after a dispute involving his wife, leaving county deputies to cover local calls while the town council weighs its next move. Cohutta Mayor Ron Shinnick dissolved the police department and terminated the chief and about 10 officers, according to …

Mom and Teen Killed at Soccer Game

Police said the shooting happened outside Southwest Elementary School as children played soccer. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — An 18-year-old man has been charged after police said he fatally shot a teenage boy and a mother of eight during a dispute over a soccer game outside Southwest Elementary School. Rafael Martinez-Lopez faces two counts of open murder, two felony firearm charges and three additional weapons charges in the deaths of 15-year-old Jeremiah Griffin-Cuevas and 39-year-old Savanah …

4-Year-Old Boy Killed by Amazon Delivery Driver

Police said the Amazon-marked vehicle remains in custody while detectives prepare the case for prosecutors. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 4-year-old boy died after an Amazon-marked delivery vehicle struck him Monday evening near Maple Park in northeast Kansas City, police said, and the driver was later released while detectives finish a fatal crash file for prosecutors. Tadens Joseph was playing near the park in the 1800 block of East 3rd Terrace just before 6:30 p.m. …

Human Remains Found Near Nancy Guthrie Search Area Spark Alarm

Tucson police said the remains found near River and Craycroft roads will be handled as an anthropological case. TUCSON, Ariz. — Human bones found Thursday in a wash near River and Craycroft roads are not connected to the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, police said, separating the discovery from a missing-person case that has drawn national attention. The finding drew quick notice because the wash is in the same broad part of Tucson where searchers …

Disney Cruise Staffers Caught in Child Exploitation Sting

Federal officials said the operation included crew members from several ships docked in San Diego. SAN DIEGO — Federal agents detained cruise ship crew members, including some Disney Cruise Line employees, during a late-April child sexual abuse material operation at the Port of San Diego, authorities and company officials said. The operation drew national attention after passengers said they saw uniformed cruise workers led away from the Disney Magic while families were leaving the ship. …

Tractor Crushes 3-Year-Old Son, Father Charged

Police said a delayed 911 call hurt efforts to save the 3-year-old child. BRISTOL, Va. — A 21-year-old Virginia father and his mother face homicide charges after police said a tractor overturned onto his 3-year-old son and the adults waited about 22 minutes before anyone called 911. Austin Tyler-Raymond Tester and Kelly M. Tester were charged after the April 23 incident in Bristol, a city on the Virginia-Tennessee line. Police said the boy was pinned …

Family of Four Found Dead in Upscale Neighborhood

Police said evidence showed the adult male shot three relatives before killing himself. HOUSTON — A Houston restaurant couple and their two young children were found dead Monday evening inside a River Oaks home after a welfare check led officers to the family, police and relatives said. The deaths of Matthew Mitchell, 52, Thy Mitchell, 39, and their children, Maya, 8, and Max, 4, stunned Houston’s restaurant community and neighbors in one of the city’s …