Retrial begins in Richland Co. jail death case Monday
The retrial of a former Richland County corrections officer accused of causing an inmate's death began in the Richland County Court of Common Pleas on Monday.
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USA TODAYA Columbia professor wanted to document history. NYPD arrested him outside his home
The professor had just finished his last class to end a 28-year teaching career at Columbia University. Then police arrested him outside his home.
- CNN
Bodies, pickup truck found in Mexican region where American and Australian tourists went missing, sources say
Three bodies were found Friday in the Mexican region where an American and two Australians have been missing for several days, multiple sources told CNN.
- Miami Herald
Men charged with rape of Broward woman get probation. The victim wanted her day in court
The men posted their encounter with the woman on OnlyFans.
- People
Where Is Chris Watts Today? A Look at His Life in Prison After Family Murders
Chris Watts has been in prison in Wisconsin since 2018 after murdering his wife, Shanann, and young daughters, Bella and Celeste, in Colorado
- People
13-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Attacked by Classmate and Their Mother on a School Bus in Texas
A middle school student in Denton says she was attacked by a classmate and her mother as she rode the bus home from school on April 23
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Madeleine McCann's parents absent from vigil as Polish woman claiming to be missing girl attends
It has been 17 years since Madeleine McCann vanished from her holiday apartment in Portugal. Her parents Kate and Gerry were absent from a vigil marking the anniversary, while Polish woman Julia Wendall travelled to Britain
- People
'They Are Good Boys': Inside the Shocking Case of an Iowa Dad Allegedly Killed by His 2 Sons
Dennis Jones, 55, was found dead in a rural Iowa ditch after being fatally shot in another area, say authorities
- Sacramento Bee
K-9 finds missing 85-year-old woman clinging to tree in steep ravine, Colorado cops say
“We’re gonna get you home, OK?”
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She survived a knife attack by her ex-partner. He's been sentenced, but her fears remain
WARNING: This story contains details of abuse and may affect those who have experienced intimate partner violence or know someone who has.The first time Sabrina L'Heureux's ex-partner came at her with a knife was in March 2020.When he attacked her with a different blade a year and a half later, she managed to escape, bruised and bleeding, but with her child.She then spent the next 12 months fearing for their lives while he remained at large.On Wednesday, 47-year-old Paul John MacDonald of Kingst
- CBC
Toronto-area drivers stopped by OPP will have to give breath sample
All drivers in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area who are pulled over by Ontario Provincial Police highway safety officers will now be asked to provide a breath sample — no matter what they're stopped for.Officers will be conducting "mandatory alcohol screening" at every routine traffic stop as part of a new enforcement policy taking aim at drinking and driving, even if there is no reason to suspect a driver is impaired, the OPP said this week."The OPP have always had officers use their discr
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Two defendants guilty of conspiracy in groundbreaking Antifa trial in San Diego
Two defendants were found guilty of conspiracy in a groundbreaking trial that could change how Antifa is understood and targeted by prosecutors.
- Miami Herald
Boaters dumping trash in South Florida’s waters? Teens face felony charges
They were arrested on pollution charges after a video of the illegal dumping went viral.
- People
10-Year-Old Okla. Boy Who Discovered Family Dead in Candy Murder-Suicide Woke Up to Fire Alarm: Docs
The sole survivor of the murder-suicide slept through the killings, but says he heard the fire alarm go off in the middle of the night, per court records
- BBC
Henry Cuellar: US congressman and wife charged with taking $600,000 in bribes
It is alleged the couple accepted money from an Azerbaijani government-run oil firm and a Mexican bank.
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Amber Alert issued after 2 women found dead, child injured in New Mexico park
Two women were found dead in New Mexico park on Friday and an Amber Alert was issued for a 10-month-old girl who belonged to one of the victims.
- BBC
From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted
Kivimaki rose through teen cyber gangs to become a Most Wanted criminal responsible for one of the most shocking hacks in history.
- The Hill
D.C. appeals court temporarily suspends ex-Trump lawyer’s law license
The D.C. Court of Appeals has temporarily suspended the law license of former President Trump’s ex-lawyer following a similar order made in late March by a California State Bar Court. Former Trump attorney John Eastman’s license is suspended in D.C. pending a final disposition in the California court proceedings, chief judge of the D.C. Court…
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Americans arrested for allegedly swindling Canada out of 12 million COVID masks
Fraudsters in the U.S. swindled funds that were supposed to buy 12 million face masks for Canadians in the frantic early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new criminal indictment alleges. American authorities this week arrested two residents of New York state, charging them with wire fraud in an alleged $8.2-million US scam. Jonathan Cannon and Julie Dotton are accused of devising a scheme in which they falsely promised millions of masks to a Canadian company that was supplying two provinces. "Th
- CBC
York police arrest 1, seeking 2nd suspect after cop hit by car
York police have charged one man and are looking for another, after an officer was hit by a driver during an auto-theft investigation.Around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers found two allegedly stolen vehicles near Overlea Boulevard and Thorncliffe Park Drive in Toronto, according to a news release issued by York Regional Police Friday. Along with the force's canine unit, the officers tried to arrest the suspects, catching one after a short foot chase, police said. Another suspect got into a vehicle
- Wichita Eagle
Wichita woman, serving life sentence in killing of her toddler, dies in prison
The 20-month-old died in May 2007. Mother has been in prison since 2008.