Defiling the dearly departed
Vandals upend dozens of tombstones in a Cecil County cemetery drawing people from all over the region who are checking to make sure their loved ones' markers have not been damaged.
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The Canadian PressMass shootings across the US mark the first weekend of summer
The first weekend of summer brought a tragic yet familiar pattern for American cities wracked by gun violence as mass shootings left dozens dead or wounded at a party in Alabama, an entertainment district in Ohio and a grocery store in Arkansas.
- People
Mom Sentenced After 10-Year-Old Daughter Kills Woman at Barbecue, Victim’s Family Confronts Her in Court
Lakrisha Isaac was sentenced to five years in prison
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Nancy Pelosi Delivers Blistering 5-Word Trump Prediction
The former House speaker slammed the former president’s rhetoric after she was asked about her husband’s recovery from a 2022 hammer attack.
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Texas parole board denies clemency to Ramiro Gonzales, to be executed Wednesday despite expert witness walking back testimony
Texas’ parole board on Monday denied clemency for death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 2001 murder, despite the fact a key expert witness no longer stands by his testimony at trial.
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Police say owner of Montreal motel was implicated in drug trade, sex trafficking
The owner of Motel St-Jacques, a 31-room guest house located on a dead-end street in western Montreal, where $45 bought a four-hour stay and $40 allegedly bought a bag of crack cocaine, profited from the prostitution and drug trade that took place there, according to police.The owner, Jitendrakumar Patel, who went by Jack, according to a police affidavit filed in Quebec court last week, helped undercover police officers buy drugs, including crack cocaine and fentanyl. The affidavit alleges he al
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Fugitive wanted by U.S. Marshals for 11 years arrested in N.L.
A man convicted of sexual offences involving a minor in Arizona has been arrested in Newfoundland, after being on the run for more than a decade.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed in a statement that they arrested Robert Andrew Land in Carbonear on Friday.Earlier that day, Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Chief Justice Raymond Whalen issued an arrest warrant for the 62-year-old Land, pursuant to the Extradition Act.According to the RCMP, the U.S. Marshals had made a request to Ca
- People
Ph.D. Student Visiting Friend During School Break Is Accused of Murdering Baby, Abusing Slain Child's Twin
Nicole Virzi is charged with criminal homicide
- CBC
Regina high school teacher on trial for alleged sexual offences involving 15-year-old girl
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.The trial of a Regina teacher charged with sexual offences involving a 15-year-old student began in the Court of King's Bench in Regina on Monday.Jeffrey Dumba has pleaded not guilty to five charges including inviting a minor to touch herself sexually, distributing sexually explicit material to a minor and possessing child pornography.The charges relate to Dumba's alleged interactions with the teen between June 23, 2021 and Sept. 2, 2021.Regina po
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He Was Buried in 'Makeshift Tomb' Under Stairs for Nearly 8 Years. Prosecutors Think They Know Who Put Him There
The suspect allegedly the victim over the head with a frying pan, cut his throat with a box cutter and placed his body in a backyard storage area in 2014
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Boy, 14, charged with 1st-degree murder in Etobicoke mass shooting
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged in a mass shooting that left two men dead and three others injured earlier this month, Toronto police say.The accused has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seven counts of attempted murder, homicide Det.-Sgt. Phillip Campbell told reporters at a news conference Monday afternoon. Campbell said the teen was arrested the day after the shooting and charged on Monday after a stolen vehicle investigation. He was scheduled to appear
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Body found during search for missing hiker in San Diego: Police
The body of a woman believed to be a missing 50-year-old hiker was found Monday, a day after she went missing on a trail in a wilderness area in San Diego, according to police. The hiker, identified by police as Diem Le Nguyen, vanished Sunday morning after she became separated from her hiking group of about 100 people while on the Nighthawk Trail in Black Mountain Open Space Park in the Rancho Peñasquitos area of north San Diego, according to the San Diego Police Department. A search helicopter spotted a body Monday morning in the area Nguyen was hiking in, police said.
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Man who ran over and killed father-of-two was laughing after crash, jury told
Riasat Khan told Sheffield Crown Court how he was one of five people who were hit by a car in Sheffield in December 2023.
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Ex-deputy police chief Uday Jaswal charged with sexual assault
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has charged a former Ottawa police deputy chief with sexual assault over an incident that occurred while he was an inspector.Uday Jaswal is charged with a single count of sexual assault against one woman.Jaswal resigned in disgrace in 2022 amid many accusations of sexual harassment, including by a female civilian employee of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) who detailed her story to CBC in 2021."Jaswal was arrested by members of the SIU today and subseq
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An American woman is missing in the Bahamas after traveling to a yoga retreat, family says
The family of a Chicago woman missing in the Bahamas says they are “deeply concerned” for the safety of the 41-year-old, who traveled to the islands for a yoga retreat.
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Judge sets $10M bond for second Venezuelan man accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl
HOUSTON (AP) — A second Venezuelan man living in the U.S. illegally and accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl was ordered on Tuesday to be held on a $10 million bond.
- The Canadian Press
Former North Dakota lawmaker to plead guilty to traveling to pay for sex with minor
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota lawmaker who was one of the most powerful members of the Legislature has signed a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on a charge that he traveled to Europe with the intent of paying for sex with a minor.
- The Canadian Press
Suspect is dead after shootings near Las Vegas leave 5 people dead, teen injured, police say
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who fatally shot five people and critically injured a 13-year-old girl at apartments near Las Vegas has killed himself, authorities said Tuesday.
- Myrtle Beach Sun News
Fight over a kiss leads to Myrtle Beach, SC area man’s nose nearly sliced off from sword
A fight between two Myrtle Beach area men led to one of them cutting the other’s nose with a Japanese sword. The fight started over a kiss.
- The Canadian Press
Ex-University of Arizona grad student gets life sentence for killing professor on campus
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A former University of Arizona graduate student was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting a hydrology professor on campus months after he was expelled.
- The Canadian Press
Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A court in southern Nepal convicted a controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” on charges of sexually assaulting a minor.