BREAKING! A federal appeals court panel upholds a law requiring the sale or ban of TikTok in the U.S.

A federal appeals court panel on Friday upheld a law that could lead to a ban on TikTok in a few short months, handing a resounding defeat to the popular social media platform as it fights for its survival in the U.S.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the law, which requires TikTok to break ties with its China-based parent company ByteDance or be banned by mid-January, is constitutional, rebuffing TikTok’s challenge that the statute ran afoul of the First Amendment and unfairly targeted the platform.

More: https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ban-court-ruling-china-6bfd505295ad44126df0544fc083d6a6

Our incredible K9 teams have been instrumental in protecting our borders by detecting hard narcotics in FY24:

• Cocaine: 433 seizures — 15,084 lbs.
• Fentanyl: 259 seizures — 2,974 lbs.
• Heroin: 58 seizures — 134 lbs.
• Methamphetamine: 427 seizures — 12,229 lbs.

These four-legged heroes are vital assets in our mission, keeping dangerous substances off our streets and our communities safe. Thank you, K9 teams, for your relentless dedication!

Chief Jason Owens

BREAKING! Jury is deadlocked in the Daniel Penny case.

the jury in the Daniel Penny trial just sent the judge a note: “We the jury request instructions from Judge Wiley. We are unable to come to a unanimous vote on count one”

REMINDER:  Count 1 is 2nd degree manslaughter, the main charge

The judge is conferring with prosecution and defense before responding

Last week, the city reached a settlement agreement with the estate of Dexter Reed, who Chicago cops fatally shot after he opened fire on them during a traffic stop.

Three days later, police stopped Reed's brother. They allegedly found 2 guns in his car.

https://cwbchicago.com/2024/12/cops-allegedly-find-2-guns-in-car-operated-by-brother-of-dexter-reed-the-man-killed-after-opening-fire-on-chicago-cops-during-a-traffic-stop.html

New surveillance video shows a suspect who escaped custody in downtown Houston yesterday jump out of a  dumpster. You can then see him running from authorities.

Details: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/search-inmate-escaped-downtown-houston/285-0d23ea19-0922-4df6-95ca-87a59830b48a

The contribution to the National Action Network (NAN) came shortly before Harris sat down with Sharpton. An MSNBC spokesman told the Free Beacon that the network was “unaware” of the transaction.

https://lawenforcementtoday.com/msnbc-claims-it-was-unaware-al-sharptons-nonprofit-received-500000-from-harris-campaign-before-soft-interview

NEW: Missing off-duty LAFD firefighter presumed dead after diving in Long Beach.

The 28-year-old off-duty LAFD firefighter who went missing after diving in Long Beach is now presumed to be dead.

🇺🇸 Clean Sweep!  A 7-0, Make Huntington Beach Great Again City Council sworn in on Tuesday!  Great, Patriotic things coming to California! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

🚨Republicans hold all elected offices in the City of Huntington Beach!

🔴 City Council, 7-0 ✅
🔴 City Attorney ✅
🔴 City Clerk ✅
🔴 City Treasurer ✅

*8 electeds in this photo, including me (City Attorney)

Michael E. Gates

Happy Trump. #PatriotAwards ⁦

Laura Ingraham

More spilled tea from LA County Probation… how many more members of Gascon’s exec staff will end up at the scandal plagued department?

https://thecurrentreport.com/damage-control-probation-chief-is-out-high-profile-exec-at-da-office-heads-to-probation-dept/

"There used to be a time where you had to do something to get a pardon, but I guess that's now out the window."  

Larry Elder responded to the Biden White House considering preemptive pardons for perceived Trump enemies

ENDANGERED MISSING ADVISORY - Santa Clara County
Last Seen: Babb Court and Masonic Drive, San Jose
@SanJosePD

IF SEEN CALL 9-1-1

NEW: A shooting in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles reportedly injured two people on Friday morning, including one man who was shot

DEVELOPING! Capitol buildings evacuated after threat.

Melanie Wingo reports on the latest information that we know after an emailed threat forced the evacuation of the Capitol and two other buildings in downtown Sacramento, California.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the ability of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to utilize King County International Airport, aka Boeing Field, to conduct chartered deportation flights.

https://lawenforcementtoday.com/ninth-circuit-court-rules-in-favor-of-using-seattle-area-airport-for-deporation-flights

Prayers for the Indianapolis police officer who was injured in the line of duty this afternoon (local time) 🙏🏽

Indiana: A police officer was injured in a crash on the northwest side of Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed one of its officers was involved in a three-car crash. Public police reporting systems indicate the crash happened around 12:51 p.m. near the intersection of West 56th Street and Moller Road.

Per IMPD, the officer was transported from the scene to a local hospital in stable condition.

https://fox59.com/news/impd-officer-injured-in-crash-on-northwest-side-of-indianapolis/

BREAKING! Nick Fuentes arrested in Chicago over battery charge involving macing incident.

Heavy lake effect snow continues downwind of Lake Erie and Ontario through Saturday. Some locations could see a total of 1ft to 2ft, especially near the Tug Hill Plateau. Chilly along the East Coast and Gulf Coast this weekend, but warmer in the Central US.

President Donald Trump's Incoming White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt joins to discuss her new role, and how the Trump team is taking shape.

BREAKING! Edgar Pascual Cisneros, 42, of Montebello, former Commerce’s City Manager, & Robert Manuel Nacionales Tafoya, 62, of Redondo Beach, former Baldwin Park’s City Attorney, plead guilty to federal bribery & tax evasion charges. 

Details: https://ow.ly/u8nA50UmIIf

FBI Los Angeles