Justice Department lawsuit says Baltimore bridge collapse was 'entirely avoidable' and seeks $100M in cleanup costs
BALTIMORE (AP) — Justice Department lawsuit says Baltimore bridge collapse was 'entirely avoidable' and seeks $100M in cleanup costs.
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Sky NewsWoman died of heart attack after being repeatedly raped by stranger on park bench, court hears
A woman died from a heart attack after she was raped by a stranger while unconscious on a park bench, a court has been told. Natalie Shotter, 37, had been on a night out before she was sexually assaulted and killed on a park bench in Southall Park, west London, jurors heard. Mohamed Iidow, 35, is on trial accused of rape and manslaughter.
- The Independent
MS-13 member ‘Little Devil’ lured four men into a Long Island park. They were then hacked to death by gang
Victims were killed after two of the men posted photos on social media showing them wearing items and flashing hand signs that wrongly suggested they were members of MS-13
- The Independent
Protester sprayed ‘Hamas is comin’ at a pro-Gaza rally. He was turned in by a gym buddy
Zaid Mohammad Mahdawi, 26, was taken into custody on Friday
- The Daily Beast
Judge Scolds ‘Privileged’ MAGA Election Official During Searing Sentencing
A Colorado judge threw the book at a MAGA folk hero on Thursday after bizarre scenes in court that included “magnetic mattresses” and courtroom outbursts. Tina Peters, the infamous election-denying Colorado clerk who tried to help Donald Trump overturn 2020 election results, was sentenced to nine years in prison—a far cry from probation, as her attorneys had asked for. Peters, 68, was found guilty last month of allowing a man associated with MyPillow’s Mike Lindell to enter the Mesa County elect
- The Independent
Mom injected ex-husband with fatal dose of poison. His dashcam gave her away
Mom of three injected the victim in the shoulder with M99, an anesthetic used on zoo animals which is up to 3,000 times stronger than morphine
- BBC
Gang jailed over 'shocking' McDonald's slavery case
Three are jailed after east Europeans are found working as slaves in a restaurant and bakery.
- BBC
Australian guilty of assault for cable-tying kids
Images of Matej Radelic restraining the three distressed children made global headlines in March.
- The Independent
Girl, 14, accused of beating her 79-year-old grandmother to death after teen moved from Ukraine
Sofia Koval allegedly killed her grandmother Yevheniia Koval on May 23 with a belt and her walker
- CNN
A 6-year-old girl was kidnapped in Arkansas in 1995. Almost 30 years later, a suspect was identified
Nearly 30 years after a six-year-old girl disappeared in Western Arkansas, authorities have identified a suspect in her abduction through DNA evidence.
- NewsWire
Horror details in alleged ‘dismemberment’
Police have revealed “brutal, macabre and bizarre” allegations surrounding the alleged murder of a missing husband whose remains were “dismembered” by his wife.
- The Independent
Powerball winner wins lawsuit to hold onto $2bn prize after he was accused of stealing ticket
The lottery saga has been ongoing since the winning ticket was purchased in 2022
- NewsWire
‘Broke me’: Dad allegedly attacked with hammer
A father had to undergo surgery for a fractured skull and broken jaw after he was allegedly struck with a hammer outside his home.
- BBC
Burglar hung out washing and cooked meal for victim
The victim returned home to find her house broken into and a note left saying "be happy, eat up".
- NewsWire
Dating app shock after woman’s mower death
Police claim the husband of a woman killed in an apparent ride-on lawnmower accident was messaging multiple women around the world on dating apps before his wife died.
- BBC
Duo arrested after reports of hare coursing
Two suspects, aged 17 and 19, are detained after rural residents contact police.
- Yahoo News Australia
Tradie's wild attack on mobile speed camera van caught on CCTV
Police have spoken out in the wake of the latest attack amid a rise in similar incidents across the country.
- Australian Associated Press
'Distressing scene': Stepfather dead, police shoot son
A man is dead and his stepson is under police guard in hospital after being shot by officers in Melbourne's northwest.
- BBC
Children among 70 killed in Haiti gang 'massacre'
Members of one of the country's armed groups, the Gran Grif gang, raided a small town forcing residents to run for their lives.
- NewsWire
Ambo allegedly assaulted after man found dead
A paramedic was allegedly assaulted after a man was found dead inside a home. His death is being treated by police as suspicious.
- NewsWire
Man’s bizarre excuse during knife bust
A man has given a bizarre excuse for why he was stopped allegedly carrying around seven knives during a police crackdown on knife crime.