A federal judge in New York overseeing a lawsuit between Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre and his convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell ordered the unsealing of dozens of names connected to the disgraced financier. A second batch of files has been made public after Giuffre’s lawyers uploaded 40 previously redacted documents …
Read More »Dominican national killed after Coast Guard fires on fleeing boat carrying $11M worth of cocaine
The U.S. Coast Guard says a national from the Dominican Republic has died after it opened fire on a boat carrying $11 million worth of cocaine that was trying to flee from authorities in the Caribbean Sea. The Coast Guard eventually caught up with the boat and took two other …
Read More »Staph bacteria linked to food poisoning at Utah homeless shelter
Staph bacteria found in meals prepared at a Salt Lake City homeless shelter last weekend appears to have cause food poisoning in more than 50 people, Utah Health officials said Friday. The Salt Lake County Health Department said tests pointed to bacteria commonly found on skin that can be introduced …
Read More »Little Rock police chief reprimanded for losing handgun
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Little Rock officials have reprimanded the police chief for losing his city-issued handgun. A written reprimand was issued to Police Chief Kenton Buckner on Tuesday after he reported one of his city-issued firearms as lost or stolen. Buckner said he moved over the Memorial Day weekend …
Read More »Woman considered world's oldest person dies a month after turning 116 in Detroit-area home
INKSTER, Mich. – A 116-year-old woman deemed the world’s oldest person has died in Michigan. Jeralean Talley died Wednesday at her home in the Detroit suburb of Inkster. Her daughter, Thelma Holloway, confirmed the death. Holloway said Thursday her mother was recently hospitalized and treated for fluid in her lungs, …
Read More »Parents Sue Catholic School for Denying Admission to Their Unvaccinated Son
A New York couple is suing a Catholic high school for refusing to grant a religious exemption that would allow their 14-year-old son to enroll in ninth grade without state-required vaccinations, claiming immunizations are a “violation of God’s supreme authority.” Andrea and Paul Polydor, of Garden City, believe human bodies …
Read More »Sentencing, guilty plea planned for rock throwing incident on I-80 that hurt Ohio teacher
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A Pennsylvania man is about to find out how much time he’ll serve for his role in a rock-throwing incident last year that badly injured an Ohio teacher traveling on Interstate 80. Union County court officials said 19-year-old Brett Lahr will learn Tuesday how long he’ll be …
Read More »Connecticut home invasion killer loses bid to drop appeals, proceed to execution
VERNON, Conn. – A Connecticut judge has rejected a request by one of two men convicted in the killings of a mother and her two daughters in a home invasion to drop his remaining appeals and proceed to execution. The Hartford Courant reports (http://cour.at/1dmKn02 ) that a Superior Court judge …
Read More »Man in wheelchair robs bank in New York, makes getaway
NEW YORK – It may not have been the fastest getaway, but police are searching for a man in a wheelchair who robbed a bank in New York City. It happened at the Santander bank in Queens shortly after 2 p.m. Monday. Police say a man in his late 20s …
Read More »1 dead after multiple people stabbed including children at southwest Ohio apartment complex
SPRINGDALE, Ohio – Police say one person is dead after multiple people were stabbed at an apartment complex in southwest Ohio, including another adult and three children. The Hamilton County Communications Center says the five victims were found early Thursday morning in Springdale, about 20 miles north of Cincinnati. Springdale …
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