FBI says man responsible for New Orleans truck attack that killed 14 made 2 trips to the city last fall.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — FBI says man responsible for New Orleans truck attack that killed 14 made 2 trips to the city last fall.
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Two police officers were allegedly attacked with a pen, one in the face and neck, after responding to calls about a disturbance on a domestic flight.
- The Independent
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ‘disaster tourists’ after photo with LA wildfire victims, claims star
‘Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers,’ said ‘Family Ties’ star
- The Independent
Black cop is accused of trafficking his white wife while flying to their honeymoon destination
Exclusive: Anthony Williams “spent his life fighting crime, and now to be accused of a crime so heinous as trafficking his own wife is unfathomable,” attorney Jasmine Rand told The Independent.
- Evening Standard
Prisoner who had sex with female guard in cell is violently attacked while holding baby in family visit
Linton Weirich was filmed having sex with a prison guard in a viral video
- Sky News
Girl, 12, took her own life after making sexual assault allegation, inquest hears
A 12-year-old girl who took her own life after making a sexual assault allegation "felt like she wasn't believed", her mother has told an inquest. Semina Halliwell died on 12 June, 2021, three days after attempting to take her own life at their home in Southport, Merseyside. Ms Halliwell told the coroner's court the assault "destroyed [Semina] mentally, physically".
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Harrowing detail about stabbed Coles worker
Police have revealed more information about a Coles worker who was allegedly stabbed by a 13-year-old boy, plunging a shopping centre into lockdown.
- FTW Outdoors
Man videotaped harassing elephant is relentlessly flogged online
An unidentified man is seen in a video from India harassing an elephant while onlookers screamed and hollered in apparent disapproval. Parveen Kaswan of the Indian Forest Service posted the video on X where commenters were relentless in their harsh criticism, calling for…
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New detail before alleged Coles stabbing
A 13-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed a Coles employee inside the supermarket was seen doing a strange act just hours earlier.
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15yo allegedly attacks man with machete
A man was left seriously injured after he was allegedly attacked by a machete-wielding 15-year-old in an armed robbery.
- The Independent
California governor Newsom accuses Musk of ‘encouraging looting’ with misleading LA fires claim
Factually incorrect posts shared by Elon Musk on his social media site claim California governor Gavin Newsom decriminalised looting
- BBC
Paignton man jailed for 'horrific sexual offences'
Craig Short, from Paignton, is jailed for historic sexual offences against two young victims.
- Sky News
Detective sacked over sexual relationship with schoolgirl
A detective constable has been sacked for gross misconduct after a panel decided he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. A misconduct hearing at Gloucestershire Police headquarters heard Det Con Nicholas Henry met the schoolgirl on a social networking site when she was just 15 and he was 24. On one occasion, Det Con Henry acted out a "rape fantasy" with the teenager - only stopping when he realised she was not consenting.
- The Independent
Woman ordered to stay away from kids after headbutting 6-year-old girl, cops say
Marsha R. Dunham, 36, has been released from jail providing she makes no contact with children under 18, according to release conditions set by the court
- The Independent
‘We can’t forget the girls behind her’: Indigenous family fights for justice after daughter’s death
Sixteen-year-old Selena Not Afraid vanished on the way home from a New Year’s party in 2020. Now a man has been charged in her death, and Selena’s aunt tells Andrea Cavallier that she’s ready to hear the whole story of what happened that day.
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Alleged model killer’s courtroom request
A young fish and chips shop worker charged after allegedly killing a model while leaving a rave has asked a court for one thing.
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Man allegedly put rat poison in wife’s tea
A semi-retired businessman is accused of using rat poison to spike his wife’s tea over a period of almost two years.
- Storyful
Man Fights Off Robber Using Pair of Jeans in Laundromat
An 84-year-old man successfully fought off a would-be robber using a pair of jeans after he was attacked in a launderette in South Yorkshire recently.Security footage captured at the Coin-Op Laundrette in Maltby on January 7 shows a suspect with his face concealed telling the pensioner, Ron Croker, to give him his money.After Croker refuses to give up his money, the assailant briefly leaves the launderette, before re-entering and accosting Croker.Croker is then seen hitting the assailant with the pair of jeans, and then pushing him out the door.“I’ve worked all my life for my money. He’s not having it,” Croker told the BBC.Croker sustained bruises to his hands and arm in the incident, but he did not lose his wallet, the BBC reported. South Yorkshire Police said a 42-year-old man had been charged in relation to the incident. Credit: Coin-Op Launderette Maltby via Storyful
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Brazen moment driver carjacked at knifepoint
Vision shows the moment two men armed with knives steal a rideshare driver’s car before causing a head-on collision, with perpetrators still on the run.
- CNN
A father at the bedside of his son, a surfer and a woman who stayed behind with her beloved pets are among wildfire victims
An amputee and his son with cerebral palsy were among the 24 deaths in the fires raging around Los Angeles. The father was found at his son’s bedside.
- Evening Standard
Descendants of Jack the Ripper’s victims seek new inquest after DNA breakthrough
The mystery has endured for nearly 140 years and the victims’ families still hope to find the truth about the unsolved crime