10 people were killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orlean’s Canal and Bourbon Street
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — 10 people were killed and 30 injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orlean’s Canal and Bourbon Street.
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Evening StandardPrisoner 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
- People
Newlywed Wife Is Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Husband After Traveling Overseas to Meet up with Him: Authorities
Marvil Facturan-Kocjančič, a native of the Philippines, was killed seven days after arriving in Slovenia
- The Independent
Owner of Vietnam’s ‘foreigners only’ restaurant charged with facilitating prostitution
Owner admits to acting as intermediary between women staff and foreign clients
- 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".
- Associated Press
South Korea's impeached President Yoon detained in massive law-enforcement effort
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was detained in a massive law enforcement operation at the presidential compound Wednesday morning, saying he complied with the warrant after weeks of defiance over attempts to question him in the investigation over his imposition of martial law last month. In a video message recorded before he was escorted to the headquarters of the anti-corruption agency, Yoon lamented that the “rule of law has completely collapsed in this country.” Yoon’s lawyers tried to persuade investigators not to execute the detention warrant, saying the president would voluntarily appear for questioning, but the agency declined.
- BBC
Dalit woman in India alleges rape by 64 men over five years
Police say that the woman was alleged sexually abused and gangraped when she was a minor.
- People
Bodycam Shows Bizarre Post-Arrest Behavior of Teen Who Killed Boyfriend by Intentionally Driving 100 mph into Wall
Mackenzie Shirilla, 19, of Ohio, was convicted in 2023 of killing her boyfriend and a friend after crashing into a car
- The Telegraph
Calls for Jack the Ripper inquest after DNA breakthrough
Relatives of Jack the Ripper’s victims are calling for a fresh inquest after DNA evidence emerged that may finally identify the killer.
- People
Mom Who Sexually Assaulted 2 Teens After Complaining to Them About Marital Problems in Hot Tub Learns Fate
"If the genders were reversed, there are few who would believe that leniency is appropriate," prosecutors reportedly told the court
- The Independent
Dad kills 4-year-old son after boy asked him to leave bedroom during argument, cops say
Mark Jones, 30, is charged with murder after he allegedly attacked his son Jacobi Jones, 4, at their Maryland home on Christmas Eve
- 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.
- The Telegraph
Muslim inmate tried to kill five prison officers and shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’, court hears
A Muslim inmate allegedly tried to kill five “kuffar” prison officers and shouted “Allahu Akbar” before one of the attacks, a court heard.
- The Independent
Jan 6 rioter Pamela Hemphill says she will refuse Trump’s pardon
Reformed ‘MAGA Granny’, who spent 60 days in jail for her role in the attempted insurrection at the US Capitol, has since washed her hands of the president-elect’s movement, calling it a ‘cult’
- People
Woman Says She Was Drugged, Raped by Diddy When She Was Teen Babysitter: Complaint
The unnamed plaintiff claims she was offered a drink that made her feel "groggy" before the alleged assault in New York City
- Twentytwo13
Senior lawyer: Too late for gag order on Najib’s royal addendum; discussions won’t influence lawyers, courts
Senior lawyer Datuk Seri Dr Jahaberdeen Mohamed Yunoos says it’s too late for the government to apply for a gag order on the royal addendum regarding Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s house arrest, as the matter has been in the public domain for nearly a year.
- CBC
Boissevain teacher sentenced to 6 months for sexual exploitation of former student
WARNING: This article contains details of abuse.A former southwestern Manitoba teacher will spend time behind bars for the sexual exploitation of a teenage student, which a judge called "an abuse of a position of trust."Troy Innes pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation in 2022 in the historic sex crime, which happened over a year in 2010. He was sentenced Tuesday in a Killarney provincial circuit court to six months in jail and 18 months probation, following sentencing submissions last October.In
- CNN
Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest
South Korea looks set for a dramatic political showdown this week as impeachment proceedings kick off against suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol, who remains holed up in his fortified residence evading arrest for a separate criminal investigation.
- Evening Standard
Prisoner accused of trying to murder jail guards because they were not Muslim
Aklakar Rahman is accused of using a sharpened spoon in the attacks on prison guards
- Reuters
Indian police arrest 44 men accused of raping teenager over five years
Police in India's southern state of Kerala have arrested 44 men accused of raping an 18-year-old girl over a period of five years, a police official said on Tuesday, in a case that has shocked the coastal tourist resort. Police have identified 58 of those men, some of whom are minors and arrested 44 over the last two days, officials said. The case came to light after the girl narrated the gang rape to a volunteer during a gender awareness programme.
- CNN
Italy releases Iranian businessman wanted by US over drone attack that killed Americans
Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who was detained in Italy at the request of the United States following a drone attack that killed three Americans, has been released.