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A Los Angeles jury has recommended the death sentence for a man dubbed The Boy Next Door Killer. In August, Michael Gargiulo, 43, was found guilty of murdering 22-year-old Ashley Ellerin in 2001 and 32-year-old Maria Bruno in 2005.  Ellerin was actor Ashton Kutcher's then-girlfriend, who was found dead hours before they had a date planned, and Bruno was a mother-of-three found stabbed to death at her home. Gargiulo, head shaven and wearing glasses, remained emotionless as the jury recommended the death penalty at 1.30pm on Friday after deliberating for more than a day.  Prosecutors called Gargiulo 'The Boy Next Door Killer' because he lived near all of the victims.  A Los Angeles jury has recommended the death sentence for 3-year-old Michael Gargiulo dubbed 'The Boy Next Door Killer' (pictured) Gargiulo committed his first murder in 1993 when he killed Tricia Pacaccio, 18, outside of her home in Glenview, Illinois. Gargiulo was 17 years old at the time and was a … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Jury recommends death penalty for ‘The Boy Next Door Killer’ accused of murdering two women

Donald Trump said Monday that as U.S. troops withdraw from Syria, he has put the fate of America's former Kurdish allies in the hands of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, whose regime he called 'our enemy' in the same breath. And he announced that his administration aims to punish Turkey's incursion into Syria by canceling a $100 billion trade agreement, hiking import tariffs on Turkish steel, and readying economic sanctions against anyone in Erdoğan's government who threatens 'peace, security, or stability' in Syria. Turkey is a NATO ally. It's also the aggressor whose military incursion both the Syrian army and the Kurds are trying to push back. And sitting on an air base 250 miles inside Turkey, which the U.S. has shared since the mid-1950s, are about 50 American tactical nuclear weapons. A senior U.S. official told The New York Times on Monday that the weapons, though under American control, have effectively become Erdoğan's hostages. Leaving them there could become a … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump says the Kurds are Assad’s problem now and ANYONE is welcome to help protect them as he invites Russia, China and ‘Napoleon Bonaparte’ to step up – while revealing sanctions on Turkey

Police looking for a kidnapped three-year-old Alabama girl swarmed around a Birmingham residential area Wednesday a few miles from where she was last seen. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office had confirmed to CBS 42 Kamille 'Cupcake' McKinney had been found, but the Birmingham Police Department minutes later said this was wrong, and they were still searching for the toddler.  Late Wednesday morning, officers acting on a tip from a bounty hunter set up a perimeter along the 2700 block of Jefferson Avenue and conducted a scoured the area in search of Kamille.  After three hours, Sgt Johnny Williams, with the Birmingham Police Department, announced that Kamille has not been located and that officers were leaving that location. A short time beforehand, Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway told CBS 42 that the toddler has been found alive and that she was being checked by medics.  Live video from news outlets showed police blocking off a street and the sound of a … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Huge police presence at apartment complex as police hunt for three-year-old who was abducted

Rick Perry informed Donald Trump Thursday that he will be stepping down from his post as Energy secretary. He sent a written notification to the president as Trump was traveling aboard Air Force One, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg, but his departure date is unclear.  The news come just 10 days after Perry denied that he was planning to resign his position in the immediate future. Perry has found himself at the center of the Ukraine scandal engulfing the presidency after he became one of the top liaisons between Trump and his new Ukrainian counterpart.  The former Texas governor announced earlier this month he was staying with the administration despite the controversy, although he did not rule out leaving at a later date.  Rick Perry said Donald Trump told him to 'talk to Rudy' Giuliani about his concerns regarding Ukrainian corruption before he would agree to a sit down with his new counterpart TRUMP'S HIGH-PROFILE DEPARTURE LOUNGE Here are just … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Rick Perry QUITS as Energy Secretary 24 hours after revealing Donald Trump told him to talk to Rudy Giuliani about ‘corruption’ in Ukraine

Shepard Smith has exited Fox News. The midday anchor, who had been with the network since its inception in 1996, stepped down from his role as chief news anchor and managing editor of the network’s breaking news unit and anchor of Shepard Smith Reporting effective immediately the network said in a release. He will be replaced by a rotating line-up of hosts until a replacement is selected to take over at the 3pm hour.  'Shep is one of the premier newscasters of his generation and his extraordinary body of work is among the finest journalism in the industry,' said Fox News Media president Jay Wallace. 'His integrity and outstanding reporting from the field helped put Fox News on the map and there is simply no better breaking news anchor who has the ability to transport a viewer to a place of conflict, tragedy, despair or elation through his masterful delivery.'  The decision to exit Fox News was made by Smith, and only Smith, publicists for both the anchor and the … [Read more...] about Shepard Smith QUITS Fox News: Network Trump critic stuns colleagues as he exits just 18 months after signing a multiyear deal, prompting the President to joke ‘is it because of me’