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The Canadian PressIrish prime minister 'appalled' by Canadian tourist's death after alleged assault
MONTREAL — Ireland's prime minister says he's "absolutely appalled" by an assault in the country's capital that resulted in the death of a tourist from Montreal. Simon Harris on Wednesday described Neno Dolmajian's death in Dublin as "reprehensible" and "horrific" and told parliament the death is now being investigated as a murder. "I'm absolutely appalled at the recent vicious attack in Dublin city centre which resulted in the death of a young man, Neno Dolmajian, and my thoughts are with his l
- Miami Herald
Florida Keys sailboat was a floating house of horrors for children, cops say
Florida Keys police opened their investigation after the FBI arrested him.
- People
Firefighter Interrupted Ex's Date at Olive Garden with New Woman, Then Keyed Car Before They Vanished
Chandler Kuhbander and Raegan Anderson were found dead Sunday about 400 miles away, following a weeklong search
- People
Man Sentenced to Life for Shooting Dead Parents and 2 of Their Friends: 'I Deserve Worse'
In April 2023, Joseph M. Eaton killed his parents and their friends as they prepared to welcome him home from prison
- People
Missing Son of Ex-NFL Player Is Found Safe — Both Parents Taken into Custody
Bryson Muir, 14, had been missing since Father's Day
- BBC
Biker mum who stopped thief 'let down' by police
The taekwondo-trained mum wrestles a thief as he tries to steal her bike, but police do not arrive.
- The Canadian Press
Suspect's pants catch fire in arson attempt gone wrong: B.C. RCMP
RICHMOND, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver say they're looking for a man whose pants caught fire in an alleged arson attempt that went wrong.
- Associated Press
South African police find the body of former high jump world champion Freitag, who was shot
South African police have discovered the body of former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag after he went missing last month, local media reported on Wednesday. The body had not yet been formally identified by family members. Freitag's sister, Chrissie Lewis, had appealed for help on social media to find Freitag, who went missing in the predawn hours of June 17 after leaving his mother's house.
- USA TODAY
US Marshals Service finds 200 missing children in nationwide operation
The U.S. Marshals Operation has found 200 missing children, including 173 endangered runaways in a nationwide operation May 20-June 24.
- People
81-Year-Old Woman Sentenced to Life for Killing Rival in Love Triangle in 1985
"It needs to be said how brutal and how horrific this crime was. And cold-blooded," Judge Scott Nordstrand said on July 2
- People
A Baby Was Found Dead Along Texas Roadside 20 Years Ago, Having Bled Out. A Woman Was Just Arrested
Shelby Stotts was indicted on a 2nd-degree manslaughter charge after DNA testing allegedly identified her as the mother of a newborn left for dead in ditch in 2001
- The Canadian Press
Alberta man charged after teen shot, wounded on his rural property
EDMONTON — An elderly Alberta man is in custody facing assault and weapons charges after a teen was shot on his rural property over the weekend.
- Kansas City Star
Neighbor armed with knife terrorized families for months and wasn’t evicted, suit says
Now the Oregon families have filed a $6 million lawsuit.
- The Canadian Press
6 teenage baseball players charged as adults in South Dakota rape case take plea deals
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Six teenage players from a South Dakota American Legion baseball team who were charged as adults in a rape case last summer have reached plea deals.
- People
Ky. Man is Killed in Gun Shop After Fellow Customer Accidentally Shoots Him While ‘Manipulating’ Firearm
Chad Wainscott, 50, died over the weekend after another customer discharged a firearm at a Carroll County gun store
- CBC
3 new freezer units now tucked away in hospital's underground garage, housing unclaimed dead
Three new mobile freezer units have been built in the Health Sciences Centres’s garage to store unclaimed bodies. The storage units now have a wall built around them, blocking them from sight. (Elizabeth Whitten/CBC News)Just one day after CBC News reported that the largest hospital in Newfoundland and Labrador was storing dozens of unclaimed bodies in temporary freezers in an alleyway, the province's health authority went shopping for new equipment. Three newly constructed freezer units have be
- CBC
Man, woman charged in reported road rage incident in Windsor
A man and a woman are facing charges after what police describe as a road rage incident in Windsor Sunday night that led to police officers being assaulted, Windsor police say.In a news release on Tuesday, police said a 33-year-old man was driving a Chrysler 300 northbound on Pillette with a woman and a three-year-old child as passengers.According to police, the Chrysler stopped at Pillette Road and Ontario Street and was struck by a Toyota driven by a 24-year-old woman who police say is known t
- PA Media: UK News
Man found guilty of strangling wife in front of TikTok lover
Aminan Rahman, 46, murdered Suma Begum, 24, in a flat in east London in April 2023.
- The Canadian Press
The Karen Read murder case ends in a mistrial. Prosecutors say they will try again
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Monday after jurors deadlocked in the polarizing and much-watched case of Karen Read, a woman accused of striking her Boston police officer boyfriend with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm.
- CNN
Man accused of stabbing renowned author Salman Rushdie rejects plea deal that tied in federal terrorism-related charge
The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, rejected a plea deal Tuesday that would have tied in a federal terrorism-related charge but reduced his state prison sentence, according to the suspect’s lawyer.