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US Arrests Iraqi Militant Linked to Iran-Backed Attacks

US authorities have arrested Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi , a 32-year-old Iraqi national accused of orchestrating multiple terror attacks across Europe and plotting attacks in the United States. According to court documents unsealed on Friday, al-Saadi is alleged to be a commander for Kataib

May 15, 7:20 PM ET Est. Read: 2 Mins

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CrimeHomicide

DOJ Seeks Death Penalty for Israeli Embassy Staff Killings

The US Justice Department will seek the death penalty for Elias Rodriguez , accused of killing two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC outside a Jewish museum last year, according to court filings from multiple sources. Rodriguez faces federal hate crime and murder charges in the k

May 15, 3:13 PM ET Est. Read: 2 Mins

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CrimeRape

Weinstein Rape Retrial Ends in Mistrial

Harvey Weinstein’s third trial over allegations he raped actress Jessica Mann ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked, marking the third time juries have failed to reach a verdict on charges that Weinstein raped Mann in 2013. The majority-male Manhattan jury had been deliberating for th

May 15, 1:23 PM ET Est. Read: 2 Mins

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Wildlife

Hawaii Tourist Faces Federal Charges for Allegedly Harassing Endangered Seal

Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, a 38-year-old tourist , was arrested for allegedly throwing a rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal named Lani in Hawaii on May 5. According to multiple reports, Lytvynchuk bragged about being 'rich enough to pay the fines' after witnesses confronted him. The U.S. At

May 14, 7:03 PM ET·2 min read

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Homicide

Richard Glossip Granted Bond After Supreme Court Overturns Conviction

Richard Glossip, a former death row inmate who spent nearly three decades in prison and narrowly avoided execution three separate times, has been granted bond while awaiting retrial. Judge Natalie Mai set Glossip's bond at $500,000 with conditions including wearing an electronic monitoring device, n

May 14, 4:31 PM ET·2 min read

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Trafficking

UK Identifies 12 Fugitives Hiding in Spain

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has identified 12 most-wanted fugitives , including a man from Glasgow sought for a fatal shooting in 2007, believed to be hiding in Spain. Derek McGraw Ferguson, 62, is among the suspects named as part of Operation Captura's 20th anniversary campaign. According

May 14, 9:34 AM ET·3 min read

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Theft

NYC Issues $50 Ticket to Museum's Stationary KITT Replica

The Volo Museum in Illinois received a $50 speeding ticket from New York City for its replica of KITT, the iconic black Pontiac Trans Am from the 1980s TV series Knight Rider . According to multiple reports, the museum posted about receiving the citation on May 7, which alleged that their car was ca

May 14, 5:38 AM ET·2 min read

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Espionage

NY Man Convicted of Running Secret Chinese Police Station

A New York man has been convicted of running what authorities described as a secret Chinese police station in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood. Lu Jianwang, 64, was found guilty on charges of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government and obstruction of justice for destroying evidence re

May 13, 9:42 PM ET·2 min read

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Homicide

Utah Mother Sentenced to Life in Prison

Kouri Richins, a Utah mother who authored a children's book about grief after her husband's death, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his murder. According to multiple reports, Judge Richard Mrazik handed down the sentence on Wednesday, which would have been Eric Richins' 44th birthd

May 13, 7:33 PM ET·3 min read

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Homicide

Louisiana Settles for $4.8M in Ronald Greene Death Case

Louisiana officials have reached a tentative $4.8 million settlement with the family of Ronald Greene , a Black motorist who died in May 2019 following a violent confrontation with white police officers, according to multiple reports. The agreement comes after body-camera footage released in 2021 sh

May 13, 2:48 PM ET·1 min read

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Drugs

Counselor Sentenced for Matthew Perry Ketamine Death

Erik Fleming, a licensed drug addiction counselor, received a two-year prison sentence for his involvement in the ketamine overdose death of actor Matthew Perry. The sentencing occurred on May 13th, 2024, in federal court in Los Angeles before Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett. Fleming pleaded guilty in

May 13, 2:48 PM ET·2 min read

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Homicide

SC Supreme Court Overturns Murdaugh Convictions

The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously overturned Alex Murdaugh's double-murder convictions on May 13, citing jury tampering by Clerk of Court Becky Hill. The justices described her actions as 'nefarious' and 'breathtakingly disgraceful,' stating she improperly influenced jurors during his tri

May 13, 12:59 PM ET·4 min read

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Drugs

US Restricts Visas for 13 Tied to Indian Fentanyl Firm

The United States has imposed visa restrictions on 13 individuals linked to the Indian online pharmacy KS International Traders, accused of selling counterfeit prescription pills laced with fentanyl. According to the U.S. State Department, these individuals are close associates of KS International T

May 13, 4:52 AM ET·1 min read

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Shooting

Heroes Halt Cambridge Shooting

Two men were shot in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Monday when Tyler Brown , armed with an assault-style rifle, opened fire along Memorial Drive. Authorities praised a state trooper and a Marine veteran for their bravery in responding to the active shooter situation. The Middlesex District Attorney Ma

May 12, 11:35 PM ET·2 min read

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SexualAbuse

Brothers Jailed for Child Abuse Cover-Up

John Siddell, 41, was jailed for 15 years after admitting to sexually abusing three boys under the age of 14 between 2018 and 2021 in Leicestershire. His brother James, 44, received a sentence of two years and nine months for his role in helping John fake disabilities to avoid justice. According to

May 12, 7:27 PM ET·2 min read

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Shooting

Police Shoot Man Dead in Bedford After Overnight Standoff

A man in his 40s was shot dead by police in Bedford after an overnight standoff. The incident began around 10:40 PM Monday , when officers responded to reports of vehicles being damaged on Aylesbury Road and found the man barricaded inside a property, making threats. According to Bedfordshire Police

May 12, 2:48 PM ET·2 min read

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Homicide

7 Dead in Texas Shipping Container Heat Tragedy

At least seven people, believed to be immigrants, have died in a shipping container near the Texas-Mexico border. Authorities are investigating the incident as a potential human smuggling event. The bodies of six individuals were discovered inside a shipping container at a Union Pacific rail yard in

May 12, 9:10 AM ET·1 min read

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SexualAssault

Linden Appeals Conviction for Sexual Assaults

Jordan Linden, a former SNP council leader and chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP), has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentence for sexually assaulting five young men. According to multiple reports, Linden was sentenced to 18 months in prison following a seven-day trial at Falk

May 12, 5:18 AM ET·2 min read

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ChildAbuse

Teaching Assistant Jailed for Child Cruelty

Danuska Pullia, a 47-year-old teaching assistant, has been sentenced to four years in prison for child cruelty after admitting to spitting in the face of a special needs pupil and pinching another child's nose. The incidents occurred at a school in Sittingbourne, Kent, between September 2021 and Jul

May 11, 6:07 PM ET·2 min read

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Homicide

Man Charged After Car Hits Pedestrians in Nottinghamshire

Duane Anthony, a 40-year-old man from Chilwell, has been charged with five counts of attempted murder after allegedly ramming his car into pedestrians in Arnold, Nottinghamshire. The incident occurred early Saturday morning following an altercation in the town centre. The crash involved a red Vauxha

May 11, 8:35 AM ET·2 min read

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Homicide

Nancy Guthrie Missing for 100 Days

Nancy Guthrie has been missing for 100 days after vanishing from her Tucson, Arizona home on February 1. The investigation into the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother remains ongoing with no significant breakthroughs reported by major outlets. Blood evidence found on Nancy's front porch sugg

May 11, 6:45 AM ET·3 min read

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SexualAbuseCONFLICTING REPORTS

Sri Lanka Arrests Senior Monk in Child Abuse Case

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested Pallegama Hemarathana , a prominent Buddhist monk, on charges of sexually abusing an underage girl. The arrest marks one of the highest-profile cases involving clergy in Sri Lanka. The 71-year-old monk was taken into custody at a private hospital in Colombo where

May 11, 6:45 AM ET·1 min read

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HateCrime

Two Admit Antisemitic Hate Crime After Filming Abuse on TikTok

Two men admitted an antisemitic hate crime after filming themselves abusing a Jewish man on TikTok in London's predominantly Jewish area of Stamford Hill. Adam Bedoui, 20, and Abdelkader Bousloub, 21, both from Hillingdon, northwest London, pleaded guilty to a religiously aggravated public order off

May 9, 7:40 AM ET·2 min read

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ChildAbuse

US Cancels Visas of Cruise Workers in Child Abuse Case

U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen cruise ship workers, including some employed by Disney Cruise Line, following allegations of involvement in child sexual abuse material. According to statements from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), agents boarded e

May 8, 7:03 PM ET·1 min read

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Crime

US Arrests Iraqi Militant Linked to Iran-Backed Attacks