The search for a family missing since January ended gruesomely after their remains were found in a wooded area, according to Alabama police.

A 40-year-old mother, along with her daughter and son, had not been seen at their home since Jan. 30, and they were reported missing a day later. They were identified as Aurelia Choc Cac, her 17-year-old daughter Niurka Zuleta Choc, and her 2-year-old son Anthony Garcia Choc.

‘We wouldn’t be standing here today if this defendant, who has an extensive violent criminal history, was not released under Biden’s administration in 2021.’

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office reported signs of struggle at the house and identified 31-year-old Juan Carlos Argueta Guerra, whose real name was later determined to be Hector Gamaliel Argueta-Guerra, as a person of interest in a post on Facebook that same day.

Argueta-Guerra was arrested and charged with kidnapping in February.

On March 13, the sheriff’s office reported finding remains it believed to belong to the family in Summerdale in Baldwin County.

“This is a horrific, gruesome murder,” said Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood at a media briefing.

Police said Argueta-Guerra was a member of the Sureños gang in El Salvador with a lengthy criminal history. In 2016, a detention order for terrorism-related conduct with special aggravating factors was issued against him. Other terror-related filings were made in 2018 as well as 2024.

Despite that long record, Mobile County Sheriff Paul Burch said Argueta-Guerra had been deported once before and then released inside the U.S. under the Biden administration.

“We wouldn’t be standing here today if this defendant, who has an extensive violent criminal history, was not released under Biden’s administration in 2021,” Burch said.

Police said Argueta-Guerra had been charged with a slew of additional crimes, including:

Three counts of kidnapping in the first degree;One count of capital murder under 14 years;One count of obstructing justice using a false identity;Three counts of abuse of a corpse;Three counts of capital murder/burglary;Three counts of capital murder/kidnapping; andOne count of capital murder of two or more persons.

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Argueta-Guerra pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to appear in court in April. The district attorney said they will seek the death penalty.

“Hector, you are a sick person to do what you did to this family, and we know if convicted, you will never see the outside world again,” the sheriff’s office said.

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A disturbing exposé from the Washington Post is raising serious ethical questions about the global electric vehicle boom, detailing alleged “slavery-like” conditions tied to a Brazilian plant operated by Chinese automaker BYD.

The exposé details a specialized task force’s findings of the alleged scheme, which “began in China, where job postings and foremen issued false promises of good pay — usually more than $1,700 per month — often without committing them to writing.”

“At the Brazilian border, workers were brought in on visas sponsored by [Chinese electric automaker] BYD that identified them incorrectly as specialized technicians rather than manual laborers,” the exposé alleges.

“They didn’t speak Portuguese. Many of their passports, investigators found, had been locked inside a drawer at the jobsite. Most of their pay — around half of what was promised, prosecutors said — was deposited in China, not Brazil. Some of the housing structures were patrolled by an armed guard, according to investigators,” it continues.

“What China was doing was saying, ‘Hey, yeah, we’re going to pay you all this money. We’re just going to deposit it in an account that you can’t access because you’re halfway around the world. How does that do for you?’” BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere comments.

The article also points out that the workers “never seemed to do anything for fun,” and their food was prepared in a garage “amid industrial detritus and vermin.”

But it gets even worse, with the Washington Post writing that “authorities alleged BYD and its partners had preyed upon 220 vulnerable laborers — some of whom were illiterate — duping them with false promises of high pay.”

“They were then pressed into punishing labor from which they could not escape. Many had their passports confiscated, prosecutors alleged, and much of their promised pay was withheld,” the article continues.

“This is the price of your environmentalism, boys and girls. This is what’s happening all over the place. … BYD is making these vehicles incredibly cheaply. This is not the way that Tesla is doing business by any means. But there are companies that do it this way,” Stu comments.

“We’re used to this type of thing from places like China. They can get these prices way, way down, and they’re building it on the backs of people like this,” he alleges.

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A Texas ex-substitute teacher and her boyfriend were indicted on a combined 39 child sex crime charges earlier this month stemming from sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl, according to multiple reports.

Madison Paige Jones, 30, was indicted on 19 criminal charges, including 13 counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, four counts of indecency with a child by exposure, one count of indecency with a child sexual contact, and one count of possession with intent to promote child pornography, according to court records.

‘She told officers that Jones and Dondlinger were in a relationship and that she had concerns with Dondlinger’s behavior toward a 5-year-old child in Jones’ home.’

On the same day, Jones’ 37-year-old boyfriend, Zackery Dondlinger, was indicted on 20 criminal charges, including 13 counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, three counts of indecency with a child by exposure, two counts of indecency with a child sexual contact, one count of sexual performance by a child, and one count of possession with intent to promote child pornography.

According to jail records, Jones and Dondlinger are being held at the Wayne McCollum Detention Center in Waxahachie. Their combined bonds total nearly $9 million — $5 million for Dondlinger and $3,840,000 for Jones.

As Blaze News reported in December, Jones had been a substitute teacher with the Midlothian Independent School District. However, the district said Jones was terminated from her position immediately following her arrest.

KDFW-TV reported that Jones had worked as a substitute four times in 2025 at Heritage High School and Baxter Elementary School.

The school district emphasized that there is no indication that the child sex crime charges are linked to Jones’ role as a substitute teacher. The school district said preliminary findings show that none of the alleged misconduct occurred on a Midlothian ISD campus or during school-sanctioned events.

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The Midlothian Police Department said in a statement that officers were “dispatched to investigate a report of a potential sexual assault involving a child” on Dec. 17.

KFDA-TV obtained court documents in January saying officers went to the home of a woman who identified herself as a friend of Jones.

“She told officers that Jones and Dondlinger were in a relationship and that she had concerns with Dondlinger’s behavior toward a 5-year-old child in Jones’ home,” KFDA reported.

Court documents said Jones informed authorities that Dondlinger was having sexual fantasies about the child.

According to KFDA, “Officers then spoke with Jones, who then confessed to sexually assaulting the 5-year-old on direction from Dondlinger.”

Jones confessed that she sent videos of the sex acts to Dondlinger via Snapchat to satisfy his sexual requests, according to court records.

Citing the affidavit, KFDA reported that investigators discovered a message from Dondlinger that corroborated Jones’ claim that she was acting at his direction.

The San Antonio Express-News reported that Jones is accused of possessing more than 500 visual depictions of child pornography.

KVII-TV reported that the alleged child sex abuse involved one purported victim between Dec. 5 and Dec. 17.

According to KVII, Jones was arrested Dec. 19, and Dondlinger was arrested Dec. 23 on an oil rig site about an hour west of Odessa.

Police seized an iPhone and an iPad from Jones and two iPhones from Dondlinger, according to KFDA.

The Midlothian Police Department said Jones and Dondlinger were in a dating relationship, CBS News reported.

The Ellis County District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Blaze News‘ request for comment.

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The general manager of the Seattle Seahawks football team says a new tax proposal from Democrats will make it much harder for him to sign new players.

On Wednesday, Washington state Democrats passed a proposal to impose a 9.9% state income tax on high earners, and it awaits the governor’s signature to be put into law.

‘So yeah, it’s going to sting from a recruiting standpoint.’

General manager John Schneider said during a radio interview Thursday that the team would lose an advantage it had to lure players away from high-tax states if the proposal passed and that it would affect other sports teams in the state as well.

“All the pro teams here in town, it’s always been a huge attraction, especially competing with the California teams. It’s been a big deal for us,” he said, referring to California’s high state income tax. “So yeah, it’s going to sting from a recruiting standpoint.”

He added that some players’ agents texted him to say, “Hey, can’t use that anymore, buddy, you know?”

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, has already pledged to sign the tax proposal. It will likely face legal challenges, but if it’s implemented, the state would begin taking payments in 2029.

“Dang, it’s gonna sting. There’s no question about it,” Schneider reiterated.

The “millionaire’s tax” will apply to those who earn $1 million or more, which would apply to any free agent signed by the Seahawks because the NFL minimum salary in 2026 for players who have already played one season is over $1 million.

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Critics of the law say it will lead to high-earning individuals and companies moving from the state to avoid taxes and taking their revenue with them.

Billionaire Howard Schultz announced his move from Washington state just this month as the bill was progressing through the legislature. Although he did not cite the tax as part of the reason for his departure, he fled to Florida, which has no state income tax.

The Seahawks won the Super Bowl championship in February after handily defeating the New England Patriots with a score of 29 to 13.

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The principal of a California high school is looking for other employment opportunities after facing a barrage of criticism from social media over the treatment of a pro-ICE student.

A student from Torrey Pines High School in San Diego was suspended in February for putting up flyers that read, “I love ICE,” and signed, “Real Americans.”

‘The District promotes all lawful exercise of free speech and students’ rights to express their viewpoints while also maintaining school campuses that are safe, orderly, and respectful learning environments.’

The swipe was made apparently at the hundreds of students who had previously walked out on classes to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. While the school did not sanction either protest, they did tell students that they would be marked truant if they walked out of school.

A letter sent to parents about the student getting suspended was posted to social media, which launched a campaign against the school.

On Thursday, an email from Rob Coppo announced his resignation as principal of the school.

“It is time for me to enter a new role in education, but I have been forever shaped by my time leading this incredible school,” he wrote. “The search will soon begin for my successor, and rest assured that we will find a highly qualified educational leader to carry on the proud tradition of excellence this school is known for.”

Coppo said in a comment to the the Coast News that he was nearing retirement and did not reference the ICE controversy.

The San Dieguito Union High School District previously released a statement to Blaze News denying that the student had been punished for his political point of view.

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“The San Dieguito Union High School District is aware of recent social media posts regarding an incident at Torrey Pines High School in late February,” the district’s statement reads.

“Some online commentary has suggested that students were disciplined because of their political views, but that claim is inaccurate — the District does not discipline students because of their political viewpoints,” the statement continued. “The District promotes all lawful exercise of free speech and students’ rights to express their viewpoints while also maintaining school campuses that are safe, orderly, and respectful learning environments for everyone.”

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Car manufacturers will need to comply with new AI tracking technology requirements by the end of the year.

The add-ons will place cameras pointed directly at the driver’s face to monitor eye movements, among other bodily functions.

‘The touch system is being designed to analyze alcohol found beneath the driver’s skin’s surface.’

The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is to blame for the new requirements that will allegedly reduce drunk driving deaths and reduce costs that Congress claimed were more than $44,000,000,000 in 2010.

Section 24220 of the bill, titled “ADVANCED IMPAIRED DRIVING TECHNOLOGY,” declares that in order to “ensure the prevention of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities,” advanced prevention technology “must be standard equipment in all new passenger motor vehicles.”

This includes requirements to “passively monitor” the performance of a driver in order to “accurately identify whether that driver may be impaired,” “prevent or limit motor vehicle operation if an impairment is detected,” and “passively and accurately detect” if a driver’s blood alcohol concentration is equal to or over the legal limits.

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According to Yahoo News, the technology in practice will be fairly invasive, as it will include a series of artificial intelligence-backed sensors and cameras that will continuously monitor the driver’s mental state.

This includes infrared cameras mounted on the steering column that will directly track the driver’s eyes for pupil dilation. The report also stated that the systems will monitor drowsiness patterns.

If the AI determines the driver to be impaired, it can both prevent ignition or limit the vehicle’s speed.

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One such example of this technology is made by Magna, a company contracted by General Motors.

Magna’s technology utilizes “cockpit-embedded sensors” that consistently measure a driver’s exhaled breath, which, when combined with “pupillary signals,” determines the driver’s blood alcohol levels.

In addition, not only is GM reportedly working on its own alcohol detection system, but researchers are looking to include touch as another way to detect impairment.

“The touch system is being designed to analyze alcohol found beneath the driver’s skin’s surface,” wrote the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program, which is funded by large automakers.

The technology is rather intrusive in that it requires a finger scan to use “tissue spectroscopy to measure alcohol” in the driver’s finger or palm.

As it stands, the monitoring technology is required for “all new passenger motor vehicles” only.

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On Sunday, March 15, the 98th Academy Awards was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, honoring films released in 2025.

Acceptance speeches were a mixed bag: plenty of good-natured thanks and sweet moments, alongside the usual political remarks — including Javier Bardem’s “No to war, and free Palestine” statement, Jimmy Kimmel’s Trump and Melania digs, gun-violence references, and other commentary on wars and politicians.

But there was one Oscar speech that stopped “Relatable” host Allie Beth Stuckey in her tracks: Jessie Buckley’s.

When the Irish actress took the stage to accept her Best Actress Oscar for her role as Agnes, William Shakespeare’s wife, in the film “Hamnet,” she chose to frame the moment not around her own talent, hard work, politics, or even her historic win as the first Irish woman in the category, but around the beauty of motherhood.

After thanking her fellow actresses and the producers of “Hamnet,” Buckley turned to her husband, Freddie Sorensen, with whom she welcomed their first child in 2025.

“You, Fred, I love you, man. I love you; you’re the most incredible dad. You’re my best friend, and I want to have 20,000 more babies with you. I do!” she tearfully exclaimed.

She then addressed their 8-month old daughter, Isla: “I love you, and I love being your mom, and I can’t wait to discover life beside you.”

“It’s Mother’s Day in the U.K. today. So I would like to dedicate this to the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart,” Buckley added.

Allie was pleasantly shocked by Buckley’s heartfelt speech about motherhood.

“I don’t know all Oscar speeches, but I’ve never heard a speech dedicated to motherhood,” she says.

“Dedicating it to motherhood as an institution and saying something to your husband — ‘I want to have 20,000 more babies with you’ — that’s just not usually what you see,” she adds.

Allie recalls Michelle Williams’ acceptance speech at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards, during which she said, “I’ve tried my very best to make a life of my own making … and I wouldn’t have been able to do this without employing a woman’s right to choose. To choose when to have children and with whom.”

“Well, obviously, being a mom and accomplishing these things is possible at the same time,” says Allie, “and even if it’s not, motherhood is better.”

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Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota unleashed an unhinged rhetorical attack against President Donald Trump after he accused her of playing a part in the Somali fraud ring.

The president lashed out at Omar while speaking about his new anti-fraud task force from the White House and criticized Somalia, the country she immigrated from.

‘She’s one of the ringleaders. She’s bad news, really bad news. She’s so bad for our country.’

“Everyone knows they’ve been cheating for years. It’s the first ever, and it’s gotta be stopped. It’s gotta be stopped. Think of it: Somalia is a third-world, maybe a fourth-world nation. One of the worst, one of the most dangerous,” Trump said, with Vice President JD Vance at his side.

“They don’t have anything. They don’t have councils. They don’t have government. They don’t have police. They shoot each other all over the place. They come here, and they steal $19 billion — it’s crazy,” he added.

“And Ilhan Omar, I hope this is part of it, but she married her brother supposedly. I mean, there’s a lot of documentation. That means she’s here illegally, and she’s a congresswoman,” Trump alleged. “And I hope you’re gonna be looking at that or somebody is, all right? Because she’s one of the ringleaders. She’s bad news, really bad news. She’s so bad for our country.”

Omar responded with a crazed attack on the president in a post on social media.

“The most disturbing part of his unhinged comments is how comfortable he is in telling the world how stupid he and his followers are,” Omar wrote.

“But I guess it’s expected from a man who regularly and publicly fantasized about sleeping with his own daughter and is clearly implicated in the worst pedophile coverup case,” she added.

The anti-fraud task force will be headed up by Vance.

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The president’s accusation that the Somalian community is responsible for $19 billion in fraud appears to be based on an estimate by then-federal prosecutor Joe Thompson, who said in December that as much as half of the $18 billion in federal funds billed in Minnesota could be fraudulent. Thompson later quit over his objections to immigration policy.

One of the larger convictions of fraud in the Somalian community from Minnesota involved $250 million of pandemic funds stolen through the Feeding Our Future scheme.

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Instead of accepting an Oscar on Sunday night, actor Sean Penn decided to visit a war zone.

Fellow actor Kieran Culkin told viewers that Penn probably “didn’t want to” be at the Oscars, poking fun at him while accepting the Oscar for him.

‘This year I’ll be at the right place.’

Penn won Best Supporting Actor for his role in “One Battle After Another,” his third Oscar in total.

After presenting the award, Culkin said, “Sean Penn couldn’t be here this evening — or didn’t want to, so I’ll be accepting the award on his behalf.”

Duty calls

It appeared that Penn preferred to spend his time in Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the president sharing a photo of his meeting with the 65-year-old.

“Sean, thanks to you, we know what a true friend of Ukraine is. You have stood with Ukraine since the first day of the full-scale war. This is still true today,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. “And we know that you will continue to stand with our country and our people,” he added, along with a photo of himself and Penn from inside the presidential office.

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Net positive

Penn’s retreat to Ukraine is a stark contrast to Ben Stiller, who chose to skip Oscar night for much more relatable reasons.

On Sunday afternoon, Stiller responded to a picture from the 2025 Oscars that asked, “Does he know the knicks won,” referring to the NBA’s New York Knicks.

The noted basketball fan replied, “This year I’ll be at the right place.”

Lo and behold, Stiller was pictured courtside at Madison Square Garden in an official team photo that stated, “[Ben Stiller] knows where to be.”

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Missing in action

Both Stiller and Penn are outspoken liberals, making their absence from the Oscars stage — a dependable platform for leftist political messaging — all the more notable.

Recently, Stiller asked the Trump administration to remove a clip of his film “Tropic Thunder” from one of the White House’s highly divisive hype videos, stating, “We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie.”

Stiller has consistently posted jabs at the administration on X, such as suggesting it is not adhering to the Constitution, but he has not mentioned the president by name on the platform since 2021, when Trump was ending his first term.

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