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In relation to an investigation into a tourist in Puerto Rico who is suspected of setting shops on fire last week, federal investigators executed a search warrant in St. Louis on Tuesday. Spokesman Lisa Storey told NBC News that while the St. Louis Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting law enforcement in the U.S. territory with an arson investigation, no arrests have been made. Puerto Rico's biggest newspaper, El Nuevo D'A, stated Tuesday that authorities are almost ready to charge a suspect in the incident, where surveillance cameras captured a visitor who is thought to have started the fire. Lt. Miguel Rivera Seplveda of the explosives division of the Mayag ez Police Department told the newspaper that charges could be filed as early as this week or next week. S...

Before his trial in April, federal prosecutors claim to have discovered more criminal activity by New York City Mayor Eric Adams. In September, Adams, 64, was charged with five crimes, including soliciting a foreign national's contribution, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and bribery. The U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York stated in court filings on Monday that as part of the ongoing investigation, law enforcement has been able to find more criminal activity by Adams and identify other people participating in his actions. The mayor condemned the inquiry during a press conference on Tuesday. Adams made reference to the late artist, Ray Charles, who was blind, saying, "Even Ray Charles can see what's going on." And that's being handled by my lawyer, Alex Spiro. I h...

Donald Trump's request for an emergency order to postpone the president-elect's scheduled sentencing on Friday for the criminal charges in the hush money case was rejected by a judge at the New York appeals court on Tuesday. After brief arguments between Trump lawyer Todd Blanche and a Manhattan district attorney's office attorney, Justice Ellen Gesmer denied the emergency stay motion. At the hearing in the state Appellate Division, a midlevel appeals court, Blanche informed Gesmer, "There has never been a case like this." By virtue of his presidential immunity, Blanche contended, Trump "should not have to go through any legal process." Gesmer was persuaded to deny the plea by Manhattan District Attorney Steven Wu. "This is a claim that the president-elect is entitled to immunity, and ther...

Authorities claimed Tuesday that the Army soldier who they suspect detonated a Cybertruck on New Year's Day in front of the Trump International Hotel entrance in Las Vegas was guided by artificial intelligence on how to detonate the bomb. According to law enforcement officials, Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, used ChatGPT to ask questions about how he could make an explosive, how fast a round would have to be fired to cause the explosives in the truck to detonate rather than simply catch fire, and the regulations he would have to follow in order to obtain the materials. According to Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill, "We know AI was going to change the game for all of us at some point or another, in really all of our lives." I believe this is the first instance of ChatGPT being used to assi...

More than 30,000 people have been forced to leave the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles due to a fast-moving fire and "life-threatening and destructive" winds. In the Pacific Palisades Highlands neighborhood, the fire started Tuesday morning at around 10:30 a.m. local time. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), the fire spread to over 1,200 acres in a matter of hours. Dry weather and strong winds have been its main drivers, and they are expected to get worse over night. The windiest areas are predicted to experience gusts of up to 100 mph. Go here to watch live broadcast. Pacific Palisades resident Kelsey Trainor, an attorney, claimed she left her neighborhood at 11:30 a.m. only to become caught in heavy traffic on Palisades Drive. "T...

On Tuesday, President-elect Donald Trump hinted that he may use "economic force" to buy Canada and military action to regain control of Greenland and the Panama Canal. A reporter asked Trump, during a free-flowing news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, if he could guarantee the public that he would not employ military coercion against Greenland or Panama, a goal he has hinted at in recent weeks. Trump stated, "We need them for economic security, but I can't guarantee you on either of those two." He then declared that he would only employ "economic force" rather than military power against Canada. Trump claimed that if the US took over Canada, it would truly be something. After you remove that fabricated line, you examine what that looks like. According to Trump, it would als...

A brush fire burst in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing tens of thousands of Southern Californians to evacuate their homes. The Palisades Fire began as a brush fire on Tuesday morning and spread to more over 1,200 acres by Tuesday afternoon, driven by strong Santa Ana winds and dry conditions. Smoke pillars towered over the seaside area in dramatic photos. People were caught escaping the area on foot as flames were observed spreading toward residences. Go here to watch live broadcast. After her escape, one local told NBC Los Angeles that the scene was horrific. According to Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley, around 30,000 households are under evacuation orders, and over 10,000 homes are under danger, she told reporters Tuesday.Note: Every piece o...

According to law enforcement officials on Tuesday, a common explosives compound was found in a Texas storage locker connected to the U.S. Army veteran who crashed into New Orleans New Year's celebrations, killing 14 people and injuring nearly two dozen. The FBI and Harris County Sheriff's Office conducted an overnight search in a unit northwest of Houston and found the sulfuric acid bottles in a cooler, according to FBI Houston field office authorities. Commercially available, sulfuric acid is frequently used and readily combines with other chemicals to create bombs. What the attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, could have intended to do with the sulfuric acid was not further explained by the FBI. Prior to his death in a confrontation with authorities, Jabbar, a Houston resident, left two improvi...

According to The Associated Press, Democrats were able to hold onto their slim majorities in both houses Tuesday after winning two special legislative races in northern Virginia. These were the first special elections since President-elect Donald Trump was elected to a second term in November of last year, and they were held in suburban Loudoun County districts. The results will be interpreted as a reflection of Virginia's political climate, which is staging a significant gubernatorial contest this year and where Republicans have gained ground in recent years, even though Democrats were favored in the races. Currently serving in the state House, Democrat Kannan Srinivasan defeated Republican Tumay Harding in a special state Senate election. Following state senator Suhas Subramanyam's elect...

More than 30,000 people have been forced to leave the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles due to a fast-moving fire and "life-threatening and destructive" winds. In the Pacific Palisades Highlands neighborhood, the fire started Tuesday morning at around 10:30 a.m. local time. According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), the fire spread to over 1,200 acres in a matter of hours. Dry weather and strong winds have been its main drivers, and they are expected to get worse over night. The windiest areas are predicted to experience gusts of up to 100 mph. Go here to watch live broadcast. Pacific Palisades resident Kelsey Trainor, an attorney, claimed she left her neighborhood at 11:30 a.m. only to become caught in heavy traffic on Palisades Drive. "T...