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A former Missouri probation and parole officer who later worked at a state correctional center allegedly killed his wife in front of some of his children, even making some of the youngsters help him abuse their mother.Jonathan G. Houston, 44, was arrested after one of his children called 911 from a hotel and discreetly whispered to dispatchers that her father had "captured" her and her six siblings and had physically abused them for years, according to charging documents, KOMU reported.Deputies responded to the report and found the children on Sunday at the Baymont Inn & Suites in Kingdom City.MISSOURI ASSISTANT

A Texas man convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery was executed Wednesday evening after the Supreme Court declined to halt the execution, despite his attorneys raising concerns about the lethal injection drug used in a failed execution attempt in Tennessee last week.Jamaal Howard, 46, was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. He was sentenced to death for the 2000 killing of 42-year-old Vickie Swartout in Silsbee, Texas.Prior to Howard's execution, his attorneys pointed to the failed execution of Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived two doses of pentobarbital on Sept. 30, arguing that the same

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton questioned Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico's absence from the campaign trail during President Donald Trump's rally in San Antonio Wednesday, prompting a response from his opponent's campaign less than a month before the November midterm elections.Paxton led the crowd in chanting "Where is Talarico?" while asserting that the Democrat had not been seen campaigning in Texas for 11 days.Talarico's campaign told Fox News Digital the Democrat has been sick with the flu and is expected to return to the campaign trail this weekend.PAXTON VENTS OVER LACK OF CAMPAIGN CONTROL AS DC ESTABLISHMENT HE ONCE BATTLED

Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey was one of several players on hand to see President Donald Trump speak at Sparrows Point near Baltimore on Tuesday.It was a heck of an experience that saw Humphrey and his teammates get the opportunity to ride in the president's motorcade.And it turns out that it has even inspired the Ravens' four-time Pro Bowler (remember the Pro Bowl?!) to vote for the first time in his life.JON GRUDEN FIRES UP TRUMP RALLY CROWD IN OHIO AS IF DELIVERING A LOCKER ROOM SPEECH THEN DELIVERS ENDORSEMENTThe Ravens are gearing up for a Sunday night clash with

Generally, on reporting trips, the job begins once I land on the ground, hence, "on the ground reporting." But in Dayton, Ohio, I got my first tidbit of information in the air, looking out of my plane’s window to a large farm field below with the giant words, "Trump 28," blasted onto it like a crop circle.It was a reminder that President Donald Trump won the Buckeye State by 11 points in 2024, and yet, both the Senate and gubernatorial races here are proving uphill climbs for the GOP’s respective nominees — Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy — even

Most of us have done it. A software update pops up when we're busy, so we swipe it away and figure we'll deal with it later. Then later turns into tomorrow, and suddenly that update has been sitting there much longer than we planned. There's another wrinkle. Even when your phone appears to be running the latest software, there may be another security update or protection worth checking.Apple, Google and Samsung all have ways to get security fixes onto your phone between larger software releases. However, they handle those protections differently. If you use an iPhone running iOS 27, a

Three friends of Nolan Wells, the college student who disappeared from a Fourth of July celebration on a Mississippi island and was later found dead, have sued former NFL star Terrell Owens for defamation.The friends — Warren Hudson, Jax Pitalo and Morgan Seymour — accused the Hall of Fame wide receiver of defaming them after he posted on X: "ARREST THEM IMMEDIATELY!!"The fathers of the three friends filed the federal lawsuit on their sons' behalf Monday. All three are under 21, making them minors under Mississippi law.Hudson, Pitalo and Seymour were among a large group of friends who traveled by

FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott rang the Closing Bell on Tuesday at Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City as the company celebrates Fox News Channel’s 30th anniversary.Fox News Channel debuted on Oct. 7, 1996, and original hosts Lauren Green, Trace Gallagher, Steve Doocy and Brit Hume were in attendance, alongside FOX News Media President and Executive Editor Jay Wallace and other 30-year employees who are now at the executive level, to help Scott celebrate three decades since they helped launch the network."It's a tremendous honor to be here at NASDAQ as we celebrate a remarkable milestone, 30 years of

A bar named in the lawsuit at the center of the Cornell University sexual assault firestorm is disputing the alleged victim's claim that it served her alcohol while she was underage on the night of the alleged assault — a denial the bar has now also lodged in court.Moonies Bar & Nightclub, a downtown Ithaca, New York bar popular with Cornell students, told Fox News that underage guests at a private Tri Delta sorority event on Oct. 19, 2024, were marked on their hands, while guests over 21 received wristbands. The bar says its bartenders served alcohol only to guests