Police: New Orleans attacker drove onto sidewalk, around police car in French Quarter, 'defeating' protections
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The IndependentOwner of Vietnam’s ‘foreigners only’ restaurant charged with facilitating prostitution
Owner admits to acting as intermediary between women staff and foreign clients
- People
Inside Case of Woman Who Killed Stepdad After Finding Nude Photos of Herself: 'Violating, Gut-Wrenching Feeling'
Jade Janks was convicted of the 2020 murder of Thomas Merriman
- BuzzFeed
Former Inmates Are Sharing Things About Prison That Most People Don’t Know, And I’m Shocked I Didn’t Know Any Of This
"Don't ask, don't tell. The guy running around talking about how he's in for 'a body' is a liar. He's definitely a deflecting sex offender."
- CNN
Protests turn violent in China after student falls to his death
Violent protests have erupted in China after the death of a teenage boy sparked accusations of a cover-up by authorities, videos from the northwestern region of Shaanxi have shown.
- 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.
- BBC
A murder that shook British India and toppled a king
A businessman was shot dead in India 100 years ago. Then, a sensational tale unfolded.
- People
Gisèle Pélicot's Daughter Believes Her Father Might Have Also Drugged and Sexually Abused Her: 'A Monster' Who 'Should Die in Prison'
Caroline Darian opened up about the suspected abuse, which her dad previously denied, in an emotional new interview
- 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
- 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.
- PA Media: UK News
Man and woman arrested after 18-year-old dies in crash
Emergency services found a vehicle had entered a water treatment facility and was partly submerged in a pit of water, police said.
- The Guardian
Girl, 12, died after assault allegation ‘wasn’t believed’, inquest hears
Semina Halliwell had reported case to police but ‘felt like she wasn’t believed’, her mother tells inquest
- 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.
- 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.
- The Telegraph
Nurse fighting for her life after being stabbed in hospital
A nurse is fighting for her life after being stabbed by a “member of the public” in a hospital.
- The Independent
Man cleared of causing death of partner who took her own life after controlling relationship
Kiena Dawes left a suicide note saying ‘Ryan Wellings killed me’ before her death, but a jury found him not guilty of her manslaughter
- CBC
Thieves use excavator to bash Mount Pearl bank, steal ATM
Early Monday morning someone used an excavator to tear down a corner of a bank on Commonwealth Avenue in Mount Pearl. (Darrell Roberts/CBC)For the third time in a month, thieves have used heavy machinery to rob a bank on the Avalon Peninsula. In this latest incident, police officers responded to the aftermath of a robbery on Monday morning just after 4 a.m., when someone used an excavator to tear into the corner of a bank in Mount Pearl, destroying the side of the building and leaving behind pil
- 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
- NY Daily News
Florida cop slams into motorist while watching porn
A now-former Florida police officer watching pornography on his cellphone slammed into another vehicle that had stopped for a school bus flashing its light. According to an internal investigation report obtained by the Smoking Gun on Friday, 28-year-old Lake County Deputy Sheriff Tristan Macomber rear-ended a 63-year-old woman’s Toyota Corolla, then claimed his brakes malfunctioned. When ...
- CBC
Notorious marine poacher found guilty of illegally harvesting and selling sea cucumbers
A B.C. fisherman has been found guilty of illegally harvesting and selling sea cucumber, adding to his long list of fishing violations. Scott Steer was found guilty of six counts, including breaching court prohibitions against possessing or acquiring fishing gear. His wife, Melissa — the sole director and shareholder of a numbered company involved in the sea cucumber scheme — was also found guilty of illegally selling sea cucumbers. In his judgment, B.C. Supreme Court Justice David Crerar said t
- AFP News
South Korea's Yoon will not attend first impeachment hearing
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial next week because of safety concerns, his lawyer said on Sunday.Therefore, the President will not be able to attend the trial on January 14," lawyer Yoon Kab-keun said in a statement sent to AFP. "The President is willing to appear at any time once safety issues are resolved."