High-ranking DHS official sidelined over allegations of 'sugar daddy' relationship, luxe gifts and drug use

Fox News has learned a high-ranking Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official is on administrative leave after an investigation was launched into the leader's alleged "sugar daddy" relationship, lavish spending and drug use, according to a DHS official.

Driver shot to death in SUV at northeast Houston intersection

Police are searching for a shooter after a driver was shot to death in his vehicle at an intersection in northeast Houston on Wednesday night.

Texas man sentenced to 30 years for purchasing child exploitation livestreams

A League City man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for soliciting and purchasing explicit livestream videos of young children from the Philippines over a six-year period.

US soldier charged with betting on Maduro mission on Polymarket

A U.S. soldier was charged with using classified information about a mission to capture Nicolás Maduro to place bets.

Michigan rapper facing federal charges for Houston restaurant shooting

Michigan rapper “AllStar JR" has been charged for the shooting at Houston's Confessions restaurant in the Upper Kirby area. Court records describe surveillance footage of the shooting and the rapper's music that allegedly references the incident.

Minneapolis ISIS supporter sentenced to 8.5 years after trying to join terrorist group

A Minneapolis man was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for trying to join and support ISIS, after federal investigators tracked his online activities and travel attempts.

Houston-area businessman acquitted in bribery case

A federal judge has acquitted a Houston-area businessman of all charges in an international bribery case.

Operation Gangsta's Paradise: Feds dismantle Mexican Mafia hierarchy in Southern California

Federal agents served arrest warrants at multiple locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties early Thursday, arresting dozens of alleged members or associates of the notorious Mexican Mafia prison gang.

Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Day 82 latest updates

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for 82 days. Authorities believe she was abducted from her Tucson-area home sometime between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1.

Former owner of 'Home Alone' house found dead in Chicago suburb after child sexual abuse material charges

The former owner of the “Home Alone" house was found dead this week in a suburban Chicago nature preserve, authorities said. Just last week, he was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material.

Two-year fugitive found hiding in air vent, taken into custody

A fugitive on the run for nearly two years was arrested Monday in Moultrie, Georgia, after being found hiding in a floor air vent, authorities said.

ICE Houston arrests 277 noncitizens with criminal records in Southeast Texas operation

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials announced Wednesday the arrest of 277 noncitizens with criminal records during a concentrated two-week enforcement operation in Southeast Texas.

Mexican national sentenced to 17+ years for smuggling meth in propane tanks

A Mexican man was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison after federal agents found 163kg of meth hidden inside propane tanks at the Texas border.