The Florida Everglades immigration detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," which Gov. Ron DeSantis says “made the state of Florida safer,” has now officially closed after “serving its purpose.”
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The Phoenix Mercury deleted a controversial Internet meme that seemed to be mocking the physical attack on Caitlin Clark at Wednesday's game.
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The case against Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of igniting the devastating Palisades Fire in 2025 that resulted in 12 deaths and over 6,800 structures being destroyed, came to a frustrating close on Friday.
Rinderknecht, a 30-year-old former Uber driver, faced three federal charges of destruction of property by means of fire, arson affecting property used in interstate commerce, and timber set afire. He was accused of “maliciously” damaging and destroying buildings and property, but a mistrial was ultimately declared in his case.
'We fully intend to retry this case before a new jury and obtain guilty verdicts on all charged counts.'
Rinderknecht faced up to 45 years in prison. He pleaded not guilty in October.
Prosecutors claimed that several of Rinderknecht’s Uber passengers described him as “angry, intense, driving erratically, and ranting about being ‘pissed off at the world.’” He also allegedly talked about Luigi Mangione, capitalism, and vigilantism.
When asked about why someone might have started the fire, Rinderknecht allegedly responded that it could be “out of resentment of the rich,” according to prosecutors.
After 13 hours of deliberations, the jury was deadlocked, with jurors on both sides “unwilling to change their opinion,” according to a note sent to U.S. District Judge Anne Hwang. The jurors informed Hwang that they were “at a standstill” and unsure of how to proceed after a final vote of 10-2 for acquittal.
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Federal prosecutors agreed to a mistrial after the jurors confirmed they could not reach a unanimous decision on any of the three counts in the case.
“The court finds there’s a manifest necessity to declare a mistrial in this case due to a jury deadlock,” Hwang said.
Defense attorney Steve Haney stated, “Ten to two is a pretty resounding indication of what the jury felt about this case, and we felt that way from the very beginning.”
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Shortly after the mistrial was announced, first assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli stated that he intends to retry the case.
“The evidence is strong that Jonathan Rinderknecht is responsible for igniting the fire on January 1, 2025, which eventually became the Palisades fire. We fully intend to retry this case before a new jury and obtain guilty verdicts on all charged counts,” Essayli wrote.
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Friday on ABC's "The View," co-host Sunny Hostin said President Donald Trump has caused the United States "standing in the world" to drop.
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"A few members of Congress" were reportedly told that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will finish its safety review of the abortion pill mifepristone by September.
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Paris, France, is a city where people live almost exclusively in apartments, and as of the latest statistics, only five to six percent of those apartments have any form of air conditioning.
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Police say Detroit Lions player Terrion Arnold ordered two female accomplices to lure a robbery victim with offers of "sexual relations."
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A group of Democrats identifying as moderate say they are organizing to oppose the extremist policies of the far right as well as those of the socialists on the far left.
The moderate-identifying Democrats are unhappy about the recent victories of far-left extremists in places like New York City, where Democratic incumbents lost in primaries this week. About a dozen moderate-identifying Democrats signed on the pledge at the "Promise to America" website.
'Americans want safe communities and institutions that solve problems. We believe in building more to lower costs and expand opportunity.'
Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York appeared on Fox News to publicize the effort.
"You know there are certain things that I believe in that are not being reflected in the current environment, especially with some of these races on Tuesday," said Suozzi.
"As we said in our pledge, we're for capitalism, not socialism. We're for safety, not lawlessness. We're proud of America, not ashamed of America — and we need to be promoting those things," he added. "The far left and the far right, you know, they're all very well organized. But those of us that don't support those far-left or far-right principles need to do a better job organizing and getting our message out."
"America is stronger than our politics. Politics forces false choices between extremes on right and left. We reject them," the group said in the pledge.
"Too many Americans have not benefited from the last half-century of economic growth," they added. "Americans want an economy that lowers costs, expands opportunity, and rewards the people who work hard every day. Americans want safe communities and institutions that solve problems. We believe in building more to lower costs and expand opportunity. We believe Democrats succeed when we speak to the whole country and value persuasion over purity."
The website asks supporters of the cause to sign the pledge as well.
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The victories of far-left socialists backed by Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani have been seen by many as a revolution in the Democratic Party. Some, like Hunter Biden, have opined that the victories mean the Democratic Party needs to lurch into the far left and push harder for socialism.
Other Democrats who signed onto the moderate-identifying agenda include Rep. Adam Gray of California, Rep. Laura Gillen of New York, Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet of Michigan, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, among others.
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