Crime and Public Safety

One person is dead and four are injured after an explosion near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California. The FBI and local authorities give an update on the blast and the ongoing investigation.

An explosion was reported near a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday. The Los Angeles Times reported that one person is dead. Multiple law enforcement agencies are on the scene investigating the incident.

Louisiana officials say that three inmates have been captured out of the 10 inmates who escaped from the New Orleans Parish jail.

LiveNOW's Christina Evans recaps the highlights of week 4 of Karen Read's murder retrial with legal analyst Nicole DeBorde.

New Orleans officials provided an update on multiple inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans.

The Orleans Parish Sheriff says there are indications that the ten inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail “received assistance in their escape from individuals inside of our department.” Sheriff Susan Hutson says one of the inmates was captured Friday after a short foot chase through the French Quarter. Authorities are saying they initially noticed the inmates were missing during a morning headcount and LiveNOW's Andrew Craft has the latest. It's being reported that the escapees range from 19 years old to 42, with most of them being in their 20s. This includes Derrick Groves, who was convicted on two charges of second-degree murder and two charges of attempted second-degree murder related to his role in the 2018 Mardi Gras Day shootings of two men. During an update given earlier today, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the department is currently working with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies as they continue to search for the inmates. “We are launching a full investigation to determine how this escape occurred, including reviewing facility protocols, staff performance and physical security measures,” Hutson said.

Two inmates have been recaptured after 11 inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday morning. New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said her agency was notified at 10:30 a.m. that there were 11 escapees from the sheriff's prison. Kirkpatrick said when notified, she immediately offered any and all resources to the sheriff.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced his agency arrested over 200 suspects during a nine-day-long human trafficking operation. PCSO detectives worked with multiple federal and local agencies to identify suspects and victims involved in this operation. In total, 255 suspects were arrested for illegal acts related to soliciting prostitutes, offering to commit prostitution, or aiding/abetting or transporting prostitutes.

R&B singer Cassie was pressed to read aloud her own explicit messages to ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs in federal court Thursday, including texts that showed her expressing desire for the drug-fueled group sex she previously testified left her traumatized. Lawyers for Combs sought to portray Cassie to the jury as a willing and eager participant in the music mogul’s sexual lifestyle. Combs has pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. His defense says that, while he could be violent, nothing he did amounted to a criminal enterprise.