New York mayor's former chief adviser, her son and two real estate investors are charged in a bribery conspiracy
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The IndependentGrandma and mom abused 13-year-old to death — forcing her into feces-covered cage as ‘discipline,’ cops say
Virginia Lujan, 55, and Jami Hodges, 33, both admitted that the girl was kept in the ‘cage’ to keep control of her, police said
- BBC
Man jailed for 19 years for decade of abuse
Police describe the man as a dangerous sexual predator and praised the victims for coming forward.
- Australian Associated Press
Arrests after 'despicable' attack on off-duty cops
Arrests have been made after an off-duty police officer was repeatedly kicked and punched in the head by a group of men as he was returning home from a concert.
- CNN
Trump pardons DC officers convicted in death and cover up
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.
- The Independent
Serial killer sings ‘99 Bottles of Beer’ as family of his murder victims describe the pain his crimes caused
Misch faces a separate murder charge for the 1988 killing of 9-year-old Michaela Garecht and is currently serving time for the 1989 killing of Margaret Ball
- NewsWire
Shocking footage of mum’s desperate act
Shocking footage has captured the moment a woman was dragged along the road after a teen allegedly stole her car with a child still inside.
- PA Media: UK News
Former actor guilty of assaulting ex-partner the day after early prison release
Heavily tattooed Jason Hoganson, 53, was photographed raising a thumb as he was released from HMP Durham on September 10 last year.
- PA Media: UK News
Joey Barton kicked wife in head during drunken row at home, court told
As a friend tried to intervene, Barton ‘threw’ him off and said ‘don’t disrespect me’, the trial heard.
- PA Media: UK News
Mother due to be sentenced over the deaths of her four sons in fire
Deveca Rose’s four children died in a fire after she left them alone to go to the shops.
- Storyful
Missing Three-Year-Old Girl Reunited With Family After Help From Police
A three-year-old girl was reunited with her family by Queensland Police officers after she was spotted wandering around a street on her own in Capalaba, south-east of Brisbane, on Wednesday, January 22.Queensland Police said in a statement the general duties officers were alerted to the little girl lost on Moreton Bay Road by members of the public just before 12 pm.Footage captured from an officer’s body worn camera shows the three-year-old enjoying a couple of fist bumps before she went on an adventure in the police car ahead of being reunited with her family.“No day is the same as a Queensland police officer, we deal with jobs big and small,” Senior Sergeant David Candale said. “Our officers were all too happy to help deliver the girl back home.” Credit: Queensland Police via Storyful
- CNN
A Chicago elementary school turned away agents they feared were from ICE. They turned out to be from the Secret Service
Fearing federal agents asking to search a Chicago elementary school Friday morning were from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, school officials denied them entry. But it turned out they were US Secret Service agents pursuing an investigation.
- PA Media: UK News
‘Sadistic’ child killer likely to die behind bars after dance class murders
Axel Rudakubana was not present in the courtroom as he received one of the highest minimum terms on record.
- The Independent
Suspect who posed as a child care worker is arrested after ‘raping teen waiting for the bus’
Derrick Dwayne Thompson, 57, drove a black Chevrolet Suburban advertising a fake childcare business
- Evening Standard
Man jailed for 12-and-a-half years for sexually abusing two children
Seberger abused two victims aged between 10 and 16 at the time of the offences
- Variety
Hugh Grant Calls for Police Investigation Into Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids After Prince Harry Settlement: ‘The People Who Commanded All This, They’re Still There’
Hugh Grant has called for the U.K. police to open a new criminal investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s News Group Newspapers. The actor joins a growing chorus of people who, in the wake of Prince Harry’s historical settlement with the company — which included admissions of guilt into phone hacking at The Sun newspaper — are now calling …
- The Independent
Suspect drove around with dead girlfriend for nearly two hours after ‘accidentally’ killing her, police say
Julio Vasquez allegedly told police he was ‘testing’ Gissell Perez when the gun went off during an argument
- The Independent
Father of Bollywood stabbing suspect says he plans to fight ‘false arrest’
Bangladeshi father claims son not the man seen in surveillance footage released by police after attack on Saif Ali Khan
- NewsWire
Huge update after alleged cop bashing
There has been a major development in the investigation into an alleged attack that left an off-duty police officer seriously injured.
- HuffPost
CNN Legal Analyst Stunned By ‘Extraordinary’ Donald Trump Move That’s ‘Sent Shock Waves'
Former prosecutor Elie Honig described it as "very heavy-handed."
- BBC
X refused to take down video viewed by Southport killer
Australia's internet regulator said X was the only major tech platform which refused its request.